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[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by VintagePC

If the PVA is indeed polyvinyl alcohol "PVA", then water solubility is really the only way to go. It essentially turns gummy after a while. If you can get some water circulation going it would certainly speed up the process. (a small aquarium pump directed at the PVA might help).

It's actually of the family of Polyvinyl Acetates - kinda like fancy elmers or wood glue.


Later they used polyepoxides - no cutting through that stuff! Patent 3,265,234 from Union Carbide spelled the death of PVA resins, I imagine.

Cheers,

[VintagePC]

Originally Posted by Findm-Keepm

It's actually of the family of Polyvinyl Acetates - kinda like fancy elmers or wood glue.

Cheers,

Polyvinyl acetate is soluble in VOCs... I wonder if acetone might help then. (or ether if you can get it, but it's a little less "safe" to work with.)