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Old 09-12-18 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Cibi42
olive oil and baking soda. a little elbow grease but comes out a treat and no harmful fumes or skin contact. Although if the glue has actually hardened you might need to work harder on it or go for a very mild abrasive like a light auto polisher paste
This sounds brilliant.
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