New Press Coating

[Frog]

Whatever you end up doing, if the spray adhesive for fleece is going to be an ongoing thing, use a mask to at least minimize the overspray.
It's worth the few extra seconds it takes.
Chipboard, masonite, even corrugated. Almost anything will work.

[Maxie]

The aluminum we get clean with acetone.
The painted parts we use a orange citrus cleaner from Tekmar.
We also use their water based adhesive.
The trick is to keep it clean from the start.

[Northland]

Kind of on topic...I acquired a used press several months ago and the gentleman I purchased it from must have owned stock in in a spray adhesive company.  Does anyone have any trick to removing lots of spray adhesive from all over a press?

I've used Xylene, successfully.
- It's a strong solvent that doesn't evaporate as fast as Acetone or MEK.
- It's cheap ($25/gallon)
- But, it can negatively affect a paint job if overdone.
- It requires the use of an organic vapor respirator, safety eye-wear, no open flame and good exhaust.
- It would also require careful handling of dirty rags to prevent fire hazard.

[RICK STEFANICK]

One of the top refurb guys in our industry one told ne purple power and a pressure washer putting plastic over what needs plastic over it. SERIOUSLY I think it works

[DannyGruninger]

We should have done this when we built our new shop but when we got our ch3 press in my old shop we coated it with Ultra Ever Dry and it kept the press way cleaner....


here's a video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ayRImPvcQU

[Maxie]

Danny that stuff is amazing.        What’s does it cost?

[DannyGruninger]

Danny that stuff is amazing.        What’s does it cost?

I want to say it's expensive.... It was over 50 dollars per quart when we used it

[Maxie]

I woke up in the middle of the night with an idea, why don’t they supply us machines already coated with this stuff.       

[Northland]

Danny that stuff is amazing.        What’s does it cost?

I want to say it's expensive.... It was over 50 dollars per quart when we used it

Disclaimer.... I don't have any experience with either "Ultra Ever dry"  or this DIY version of the product.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pI8sDNDTOg