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S280 corner removal

Bryteayes

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I’m trying to remove a couple of the corner brackets on an S280 to put on the habitat extension of CARA (1998 M1079). They will be purely cosmetic but I think they will visually help tie the extension to the rest of the habitat. I have all bolts removed but the corner brackets appear to be held on by an adhesive. Any idea how to get them off?
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Bryteayes

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AAR's adhesives are the devil....

I have window cover slide channels inside my M1079 hab that simply cannot be removed.
Others have done it.
My truck is special.

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I've been able to get the tip of a pry bar under one edge slightly. I've been thinking about putting water in an airless paint sprayer to cut the adhesive. 2-3K PSI hopefully will be able to cause the adhesive to slip a little and allow for repositioning of a series of pry bars.
 

Bryteayes

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To an extent, I'd try it.

But there's foam in those aluminum panels, so certainly not flame.
I tried a little propane torch just for grins. it helped remove the adhesive on the outside but i wasnt brave enough to try to heat even an entire side of the corner bracker. I was underwhelmed enough by heat that I decided against using a steam cleaner. My steam cleaner has very little pressure that's why I'm going to try the paint sprayer. I've seen many people cut up by the airless paint sprayers having what looks like a little nothing cut on a fingertip but having paint injected past their elbows. They are nasty bitches when used against flesh!
 
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