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epetti:
I'm working on making a new MAME cabinet from an old shell I was able to get with some pretty beat up side art.  (Mortal Kombat cabinet with Point Blank side art, which I never heard of before this).  I searched the forums and was able to use a hair dryer to get the side art off without too much trouble.  But getting the stickiness underneath off has been a bit more of a pain.

I tried Goof Off and it was useless.  Tried WD-40 and it actually worked, but was very slow and messy.  Saw some other suggestions like lighter fluid or MEK or Goo Gone, but I'm wondering how tedious of a process it is scraping it all of after you apply that, and how quickly I'll pass out from the fumes.

Once it's all off I'll need to do a sanding pass anyway before applying a fresh coat of paint over what's there, just to plug all the holes and scars from it's past lives.  Can I quickly just sand off the goo as part of the whole sanding pass and skip using any solvent, or is that a bad idea?  Any other suggestions for quickest and easiest way to get rid of the gunk?  If you do apply a solvent, what do you use to take off the solvent and gunk?  Just a cloth or something harsher?

Thanks.

lilshawn:
i would advise against trying to sand it off. your paper is just going to get gunked up and clogged with it.

Ronsonol lighter fluid or Goo Gone should get that right off... lay the cabinet flat if you can, and squirt it down and let it work for a few minutes. then use a scraper to scrape it off. finish up with a cloth and some more fluid. if you are indeed going to sand it and repaint then you don't have to be 100% gone, but you do need most of it gone before you sand it.

agent4877:
I would suggest using a heat gun and scraper. I'm currently doing the same to my cabinet at it works great! Even takes off the glue!

mgb:
yep
heat gun and scraper, then goo gone or similar and then sand

paigeoliver:
Goo Gone. You don't want any sticky areas underneath your new paint job.

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