How to remove blobs of epoxy?

Noob here. Gluing on the doublers on my second bulkhead I guess I got distracted and didn't scrape of the outflow after clamping. This is on the bottoms of the bulkheads (NE Dory) so maybe it won't be visible? I do care about weight though. Please see the picture. It's a like a 3mm bead of rockhard goop. I'd like advice on the best way to get this stuff off without damaging the plywood.

PS: is it normal that this commenting interface doesn't show a preview of an image? Anyway in case it didn't work here's the URL: http://imgur.com/f1tDkVt.

 


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RE: How to remove blobs of epoxy?

The internets says acetone, methylene chloride, heat gun, sharp scraper, angle grinder. I do own a Bosch "Dremel". No angle grinder though. Also, I'm posting pics of my build at an album in imgur: http://imgur.com/a/vHeEY.

RE: How to remove blobs of epoxy?

   I have found for me a heat  gun and sharp furniture scraper works very well. 

RE: How to remove blobs of epoxy?

   I really liked the Shinto saw rasp. I bought both the one CLC has and the one with the handle that you can push like a plane. It came in very handy at leveling the seams   on the outside of the hull. Takes no time to take down dried epoxy. These are very sharp and care needs to be taken not to take off too much. Next to the Stanley hand plane it was my favorite tool in my dory build.

RE: How to remove blobs of epoxy?

Don't forget the old fashioned razor knife, if it is still green. Best to wipe up quickly, but if it is a few hours old, will still take a nail print, any sharp instrament will work. Good luck. JRC.   

RE: How to remove blobs of epoxy?

   Definitely heat gun and a scraper to remove unwanted epoxy.  The heat gun is also useful for pulling out wires.  A little heat will soften the epoxy and allow the wire to be extracted with a needle nose or pliers. 

RE: How to remove blobs of epoxy?

   I nice hack I learned on this forum is to use an ordinary hair drier instead of a heat gun.

RE: How to remove blobs of epoxy?

   Try a StewMac  Ultimate Scaper

https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/types-of-tools/scrapers/stewmac-ultimate-scraper.html

It is easy to maintain the edge, and when done, this thing makes a great "epoxy erasure" for drips, runs, blobs, etc  Also great for smoothing the inevitable orange peel that epoxy forms

 

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