Thread: Removing gaskets off soft metal (3M Roloc)

Made a short little video (using a fellow members GenV case as the model) to show you what I use to safely and correctly remove gaskets off non ferrous metals.


YouTube - 3M Roloc

For other metals, such as steel and iron, you would use the GREEN colored bristle pad from 3M.

No need to invest in the white ones, the other two will do all the jobs nicely for almost any application you will ever need them to.

3M? Roloc? Bristle Discs

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Nice, way better than scotch brite! I'm gonna have to go to harber frieght one day and look for tha pack you got farnsworth. You don't have an item # by chance do ya? I could use this for my tool box...

Originally Posted by Iron Indian

. You don't have an item # by chance do ya? I could use this for my tool box...

Harbor Freight: Item #94196 "Surface CO" Price $12.99

Its very handy to have...101 uses for this small package. I bought it JUST for this video, I have only been using the 3M bristle pads since then.

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I carefully used a razor blade

Nice video Farns. I already have the harbor freight pack you have. I just need to shop for some Roloc discs now.

Originally Posted by 99prixgt

I carefully used a razor blade

Not saying you cant use them, they work yes, but there is a better, safer way.

I just kept getting cores sent in, or cases sent in for work where somebody had used a gasket scraper, or a razor blade obviously, and just hacked the crap out of em. Looked like some were drug behind a car on a gravel road. Its sad to see, so made a video showing that there is a much better safer way to do it, for those who are not skilled enough to use a blade.

Not saying you HAVE to do this or use this method, for every job, there is always another way to go about doing it.

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Originally Posted by GR8racingfool

Not saying you cant use them, they work yes, but there is a better, safer way.

I just kept getting cores sent in, or cases sent in for work where somebody had used a gasket scraper, or a razor blade obviously, and just hacked the crap out of em. Looked like some were drug behind a car on a gravel road. Its sad to see, so made a video showing that there is a much better safer way to do it, for those who are not skilled enough to use a blade.

Not saying you HAVE to do this or use this method, for every job, there is always another way to go about doing it.

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Agreed. Im glad you posted this method, I will definitely try using your method next time . It was extremely tedious using a razor blade, I had to keep changing blades every 5 seconds because they would dull and get jagged, your method is much more care-free.

good video! looks good

I have a few rolec disks at home that I could do a little write up.

yellow-aluminum
green- cast
I just use yellow on everything works fine.

I will make a vid/write up tomorrow.

green scotch pads ftw. Cleans mine up every time with alitte elbow grease and some spray cleaner like carb cleaner

Here ya go, sorry for the late reply. Somebody else uploaded my video again after I deleted them all.

YouTube - Honda-Tech: How to Remove tough gaskets

Yes, green is for ferrous metals, and yellow for non ferrous metals. They also have white, which is a super heavy duty bristle pad that will take almost anything off, including tattoos if you wish. LOL

Light pressure when you work, and keep the RPM's of the die-grinder (or power drill, what ever you wish to use) at a medium level, which will allow the pad to do its job, and not trash it, or wear it out quickly.

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Great video, it wont jack your **** up. I will also stress not to use the scotch brite style pads for anything on the engine. They will leave tons of fibers behind.

Originally Posted by 01GTP

I will also stress not to use the scotch brite style pads for anything on the engine. They will leave tons of fibers behind.

X2, seen it first hand. Unless your doing it on parts OFF the engine, and they are going to be really cleaned out after wards before they are reinstalled, keep scotch brite/fiber pads far away from a open engine.

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