While applying a second coat of epoxy to the guides of my new build I discovered a small drop of cured epoxy on the blank. Is there any method of safely removing this without damaging the blank or would it be best to leave it in place?
Thanks,
Mike

If it won't pick off with a finger nail. it is pretty well stuck there! If the blank is unpainted, you can try to carefully try to slice most of it off with a razor blade and then scrape or sand off the rest. Be sure to protect the are around it by covering with masking tape. If not done very very carefully, it can end up worse than leaving the spot alone!

If it is a painted blank, best forget it.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/2015 04:49PM by Phil Erickson.

Remember the "dry wall principal." Which is, there is a time in a project when it's best to leave it alone because everything you do from then on will make it worse. The challenge is to recognize that point.

try warming it up with I use a hair dryer then try to pop it off with a finger nail

Bill - willierods.com



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/2015 08:42AM by bill boettcher.

Since it is relatively fresh (a day or two), hit it with a hair dryer, this should soften the epoxy quite nicely. Note: If your hair can handle the heat of a hair dryer so can a blank. At this point use your finger nail or a piece of split bamboo or even your burnishing tool to scrape the drop of epoxy away. This should remove it without touching the underneath finish of the blank. A little DNA on a soft rag should get anything remaining. Really old and hardened epoxy is much more difficult to remove than stuff that has only cured for only a few days.

Thanks to everyone for your help!

I agree hair dryer is best option. Use finger nail or plastic putty knife. Good luck. MH