Replacing a Makita guide rail splinter guard

Sep 27, 2024 Last reply: 1 year ago 9 Replies
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I decided to replace one damaged splinter guard and another that looked pretty worn down. Does anyone know what is the best solvent to remove the adhesive residue?



On a previous replacement I found Acetone really attacked the gunge but it ended up with loads of sticky gunge everywhere. This time I scraped as much off as possible with a scraper adding white spirit and re-scraping the residue taking a bit more off each time. After 2/3 scrapings the remainder could be removed with Scotchbrite soaked in white spirit. This did the job but was time consuming and I just wondered if anyone has done this before and has a better solution?


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You could ask Peter Millard who seems to be the go to person for guide rails. Contact details in his website -

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Whatever Makita use is nothing like that, pulling the splinter guard off leaves a very well stuck on DS tape that takes some shifting. The only video that showed a Makita change was a US one and the demonstrator had the same issues I had except he had a better scraper than me that seemed to get the bulk off better.

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Well it probably is a question of the most appropriate solvent. You've tried white spirit and acetone, what about IPA or paint stripper.

Or MEK?

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I did try IPA but it was no better than white spirit. Acetone does dissolve the gunge but because it evaporates quickly the gunge re-hardens into sticky lumps as you’re working on it. One video on a Makita splinter guard change I did see was a Yank who simply pulled off the old rubber, dosed the DS tape with Acetone and stuck the new splinter guard on that and it seemed to hold OK, I just do not know how often you can do that.

As for MEK or paint stripper I did not have any to hand and by the time I went out and got some I would have done it the way I did. I am asking more for the next time I have to replace one If someone knows from experience a sure fire solvent so I can get some ready rather than having to experiment with various types.

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If only there were a website with this sort of info..

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Maybe heating the tape gently would help? Hair dryer on the tape, and hope the glue softens enough so it can be pulled off?

Thomas Prufer

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Double sided tape is designed NOT to be pulled off. Especially when used in production.

Like many car connectors that are designed for ease of assembly, but never for disassembly

In fact how many 'snap together, destroy to disassemble' parts can YOU think of today?

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Though in some cases you need one example to destructively disassemble, in order to figure out how to carefully disassemble them cleanly.

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Agreed :-)

I had one kettle that I liked enough to try and fix it, but it would have been days of work. I bought another one for £20...

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