What is this glue and how do I remove it?

[Dec1975]

Long story, short: I have an old SWR Goliath II that I'm re-hab'ing. I've pulled all the rat fur off. Now, I want to make sure I use the right stuff to remove this left-over glue. I've already tried hitting it with sand paper (60-grit), but it's not coming up.

Side note- that's no moon!

 

[mmbongo]

 

[two fingers]

When I did an old B40 Ampeg cab rehab I hit mine with a paint scraper and/or putty knife (don't remember which) before going at it with sand paper. Worked like a champ.

 

[Fishheadjoe]

When I stripped a pair of Cerwin Vega cabs of rat fur, the dried glue underneath was pretty hard. I hit it with this stuff
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and a scraper and it came out great!
Fishheadjoe

 

[beans-on-toast]

My order of preference:

1. Belt sander but be very careful.
2. Random orbital sander.
3. Acetone, horrid stuff.
4. The right amount of heat will release any adhesive and allow it to be scraped. You don’t want to delaminate the plywood. An old technique is to use a cloths iron over a damp cotton cloth.

Be care not to change the roundover of the edges. Otherwise, the hardware will not fit properly.