My new(ish) HP-45

[rprosperi]

(01-13-2020 11:48 PM)teenix Wrote:  

(01-13-2020 11:00 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  Thanks for these techniques and tips Tony, very helpful suggestions.

I planned to use a heat gun to soften the label adhesive before pulling it back. I've heard several folks (some that do this all the time) suggest it's best to remove the label fully, clean the old adhesive from the label and the calc. body, and then add new sheet adhesive to mount the label. Either way, I'm not putting the 2 screws underneath back in; I don't know if I'll ever need to open them again (hopefully someone else will be doing it in another 45 years) but there's surely no need to have 6 screws, 4 will do just fine.

Thanks.

I think I remember something mentioned about 3M adhesives, but it eludes me.

Do you know a suitable kind that will still allow removal?

cheers

Tony

Nah, I wish I did. I've found that if an adhesive is good enough to 'permanently' attach a label, it will not be easily removable. But I've also found using a heat gun to be the best means to loosen adhesives, though you have to be really careful to not melt the plastic underneath or damage anything inside. The key is to keep the heat gun constantly moving while continuously trying to pry/pull off the label, and never, ever use a hair dryer.