Thank you so much for the kind words. It thrills me to hear how well this works for so many folks. Happy woodworking my friend.

Excellent Joe...that's what I like to hear. Thanks so much for YOUR feedback

That makes sense. Thomas, thank you for taking the time to add that analysis...Art

Whoaaa, 997.2TT...that's a beast! I'd love to see that sim racing rig. You know, after all the bells and whistles ordered for this car, the salesman told me he could put me in a Turbo for 8K more because much of the extras I was paying for came standard on the Turbo and I didn't even order ceramic brakes. I cancelled the C4S order and took him up on his offer, that was until he refused to give me the same 6% off msrp that he was giving me on the C4S. I got my feelings hurt and felt he was taking advantage of my good nature, so I went back to this C4S. I have no regrets though. The Turbo was gonna be a coupe and this C4S is a fun-as-hell cabriolet and unquestionably the best car I've ever owned in my life, hands down!. Thank you for the compliment my friend. I would say good luck with the glue removal, but I assure you, you won't need luck, it's a sure thing, I promise!

Thanks...this is such a pain for woodworkers and these Bessey clamps are expensive as all get up. I'm hoping this is gonna make many woodworkers very happy. Good to hear from you.

Excellent Raven...thank YOU for the feedback.

@@abowen2 Your welcome 🙂

That's what I like to hear. I just hate it when we out here continually get ripped off by these companies trying to sell us BS snake oil. They know we're probably NOT gonna bring it back so they make their profits stiffing us one at a time. So glad it worked for you Oliver...best wishes to you.

Thank you so much for the kind words. It always pleases me to see how others are benefiting from this video. I also made another video about Bessey Clamps...how to eliminate slippage as they age. If you haven't seen that, you may benefit from that as well. BTW, my wife gets a kick out of how my car always seems to upstage me. lol. If I read your handle accurately, I'm assuming you're from, 'Nu Joisey' So, from an ex 'Nu Yawka' I say, stay safe out there and again...thank you for the kind words my friend. Here's the video about Bessey clamp slippage. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/esiblLNyt6mvpKc.html

Outstanding...glad to hear I was able to put your skepticism to bed.

Yep, absolutely, PVC works just fine. I think I just wanted to actually be able to look thru the tube and see the progress. Thanks for your comment.

Wow...how cool is that? Thanks sooooo much for the feedback William.

Excellent Dan...that's how I felt when I did it the first time...all I could think about was how much time I just saved myself, not to mention how much money I saved not having to buy new clamps. I am so glad it worked for you. Thanks for the positive feedback.

I should also mention that beffore I put the clamps in the tube, I also removed the movable head from the clamps - I figured it would help get the vinegar up higher. A little more work but worth it since that was where the worst of the glue was. Thanks again...

Lol! Thank you Barry for your kind words...the Porsche is my stress release. I'll drive it for as long as I can get in and more importantly, climb out of it without help. Lol! Merry Christmas sir.

Excellent...isn't it such a cool feeling when you stumble across solutions in life that truly work? Thanks for the feedback Angelina.

I promise you, if u ensure a good continuous dousing of white vinegar on ur saw, you'll be pleasantly surprised. Please be sure to give us an update.

Marshall...Remember, you can also get a piece of pvc pipe from Home Depot, glue a cap on the end and just stand it up in a corner over night. I promise you, you will NOT need to take a brush to it, not one little bit. Also, I hear you about the acknowledgment of our dedicated military service time. I returned home from Navy boot camp on December 18, 1968. I got off the train on Long Island NY and walked into a bar to enjoy my first beer as a Sailor and was met by lice infected losers who accused me of killing babies in View Nam. Two bikers came to my aid, kicked one ass and sent the other 3 fleeing. Three weeks later, I was in Saigon...in transit to catch my ship off the coast. My next 2 years was hell. Three deployments to Nam one including morgue duty. However, after those deployments, I developed a whole new respect for soldiers and Marines and a whole new appreciation for life itself. I kept my nose clean for the next 21+ years...a very difficult thing to do considering the rampant abuse of drugs and the racial unrest in the military back then, but...I did it with my eyes on the prize, to be a police officer one day. I spent 20 years in patrol and UC narcotics, I walked away from both services proud and daring anyone to besmirch law enforcement or the military services. Thank you Marshall...thank you so much for YOUR service and dedication. I do hope life treated you well brother!

@@abowen2 My method took less than one fluid ounce of vinegar. The brush was no trouble and just my ocd in action. Granted, my glue deposit was only a couple of days old and was the only glue deposit. I usually cover clamps with packing tape or wax paper to prevent glue deposits on my clamps. Don't know why I didn't do that this time.

@@marshallmurrell4583 I tried covering the clamps as well, but you know as I do, when the clock begins on a clamp project, the last thing we want to waste time on is whipping out some cellophane tape and/or wax paper. Here's the other thing...though your method used very little vinegar, I fill the tube with vinegar and after removing the last of the clamps, I put a cap on the tube and put it outside near the back of my garage, until I need it again. One year later, I used it to clean 6 clamps and away it went again. I've had the same tube for 2 years or so, since I made the video and it's still filled with vinegar, so you won't be having to spend big bux replacing it. However, if that system works for you, that makes me very happy to know I contributed in some small way to help you clean your clamps without spending a full day on useless scraping. good luck to you Marshall.

My pleasure...I'm so glad this worked for you. Thanks for the feedback.

Fred, what really saddens me is all the countless folks over the years who've paid a lot of hard earned money for crap that doesn't work just to eventually sell their useless clamps at garage sales or just plain given them away. I'm so glad to see everyone who has tried this off this video walked away a happy camper...Fred, it makes my day to see you are one of them. Thank you for taking the time to feed back your results.

Thanks for the comment RW

Greg, I'm so glad this is gonna work out for you and solve your dilemma and a heart felt Thank you for your kind sentiments.

You'll be very happy Philip...thanks for viewing the video.

Bill, thank you for the kind words...I'm so glad this worked for you. If you use Bessey clamps, I posted another video on how to improve the ratcheting/grabbing ability of those clamps.

Excellent...thanks for your comment my friend.

Trust me...it's gonna work beautifully for you. Thanks Jim... Also, if your Bessey's are kind of slipping and getting a tad difficult to grab and crank down like they did when they were new, let me know...I have a fix for that too. I'm just trying to figure out how to make an edited youtube video showing the fix.

Thanks...I will...I just discovered something pretty cool, also about these clamps...when I get home from our 2 month cross country RV vacation, I'll try to figure out how to put a video out there.

I just picked up some old Pony Jergenson Cabinet Master clamps from a guy who was retiring from woodworking. They looked clean at first but I'm going to use your tip again and let them soak for about a day each. I've seen other videos that recommend the paste wax application afterwards to save yourself the headache with future glue drips. Time will tell though. Hopefully they're right. Thanks again for this tip. I hope you had a pleasant trip! I look forward to your new videos.

@@BinleyClan Just a quick follow up...did you soak you Master clamps? How did they turn out? BTW, my trip was great, thank you and Happy New Year.

AJM...did you ever get around to trying it...I'd like to know how it worked for you.

Thank you Dave...actually, I bought them at a local plastics/plexiglass place here in San Diego. If for some reason your city doesn't have a similar supplier, take a look on Amazon.com , they too sell them in varying lengths. Not sure if they have 3-4 foot lengths, but, you could certainly buy two 24 inch lengths and epoxy them together. I would suspect that would be a verty doable thing. Good luck Dave and let me know how it works out for you. Happy New Year! Dave, an after thought. If you're not too concerned about wanting to see thru the tube, you could certainly just pick up a similar PVC/ABS tube from Home Depot.

Thanks Bob...I hope it worked for you

Excellent Erol...I plan to visit Belgium one day. My best to you

@@abowen2 nice, come to visit my workshop 😀

@@erol9000 If we make it there, I will...thank you!

Thank YOU! BTW...good luck with your patio door leak...hopefully you found the culprit. I too have a leak at my 112 yr old balcony patio doors...I've spent thousands unsuccessfully trying to find/remedy it. My house is historic and during a fairly recent tour of it, a historic home enthusiast saw the stain on the ceiling under the balcony doors and remarked that he and his family had been battling that very same leak back when he lived here...60 years ago!!!!

I have no doubt that this will work for you Maudie...Thanks for watching.

Well, I'm not sure if your goal is to remove the glue build up or to remove old paint. The short answer to cover both is, Yes...white vinegar is a natural corrosive. It'll remove the glue rather quickly and it will also, more slowly, eat away at your paint.

Thanks Troy. keep in mind, something I didn't mention, but I suspect some of you may have thought of...you can also use PVC or ABS vs the more expensive clear tubing I used. You can use caps to seal one end but unless you fabricated a flat bottom on your tube, you'll just have to lean it up against a corner wall to prevent the tube from tipping and spilling your vinegar.

You're quite welcome

Well Theo, you are gonna be soooo happy with the result...I promise you...it works!!! let me know how it turns out for you.

Absolutely...all that glue on my clamps IS in fact Titebond III...it'll melt it away.

Theodore, I used White Vinegar

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I only wish I was able to afford it when I was much younger and had lots more hair to blow around (it has a red convertible top) But...I'm not gonna look a gift horse in the mouth...it's a blast to drive, even at my age. I'll drive it until I can't climb out of it any longer, then it'll be time to get rid of it. Until then...it's a perfect car for southern California weather. My best to you Sean...thank you for the compliment my friend.

Thank you for the kind wordsEckhard. I will certainly check out King's Finewoodworking group...thanks for the invite.

Don, it does have an effect on the color of the clamp. But, if your 'best' clamps are 'relatively' unusable due to glue buildup, I would beg the question, are they still your 'best' clamps? I have no doubt it removed the glue, but it sounds like the slight discoloration left you less than satisfied...I'm sorry to hear that.