Removing BAL fastflex from tools

[FreeD]

Hi.

Have been tiling outside over the last week with fastflex...I now have hardened fastflex on some of my tools...anyone know anything I can soak them in to easily remove adhesive?

cheers

[whitebeam]

One of these with plenty of elbow grease

[FreeD]

Nightmare must be some chemical that losens the adhesive...I know when I used 2 part flexible for the first time the only thing that would get it off my hands was petrol! maybe I should try that...

The sun caught me out a few times last week! had to throw a few buckets away

[whitebeam]

Might be cheaper to buy a new trowel

[Phil Hobson]

I use these http://www.calibrestonetools.com/Dia...d-Pads-s/8.htm

[SandyFloor]

I use one of these to clean my mixing paddles. Works a treat.

[whitebeam]

I use these Diamond Hand Pads

Great price Phil but the postage could be expensive

[doug boardley]

soaking them won't be any good Simon, for a quick clean I sometimes take my angle grinder to them

[Alan.P]

If you do forget to clean tools down a good scrape as has been said, also the grinder approach works a treat lol otherwise lay the trowel flat on a concrete or other solid base and chip off with a bucket trowel.

[andy allen]

find a pile of gravel a rub your trowel on it like a duracel bunny with new batteries

if that dont work get the grinder out.

[Dave]

Good old brick acid..

But quicker to use grinder..