[bgadow]

If you dig through the old threads you will read my experience with water. It was positive. I tried it with the "green" type used by Zenith and others, the one that does not respond well to heat. I bought a cheap blow-up kiddie pool at the dollar store and let the crt sit face down in water. It took about 5 days, as I recall. I think the longer you wait the easier it will go. I tried it later with the RCA style PVA and it didn't respond at all even after a week. If you have an outbuilding with some spare room, I say just get such a pool and let it soak. Detergent couldn't hurt. Some have suggested kerosene or other solvents-the trouble I see there is that you then have to deal with this vat of flammable, smelly stuff. There is a product called Bean-a-Doo which is sold as a soaking agent to remove adhesives from automotive trim, and perhaps it would work. Made from soybean oil. But, very expensive. Even plain vegatable oil would be expensive if you bought enough to soak a tube.

I have removed several faceplates with heat, with good results, but I am nervous after reading some of these experiences. I may be removing one this week but I don't think that one has any adhesion left at all. I may stick with water from here on out.