Thread: De-webbing

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My "webmaster" went through about 5 pounds of glue sticks webbing the place. I was NOT looking forward to de-webbing. Then I got an idea.

I took a plastic clothes hanger and cut out the longest (bottom) section, then chucked it in my cordless drill. When I fired it up & stuck it in the web... nothing happened. So, I stuck a small square of masking tape to it & tried it again. In about 30 seconds, I had cleared an entire wall! All of the web was now neatly wrapped around the plastic stick. It looked a lot like cotton candy. I did another wall, but then it got too fat to handle. So, I simple slid it off the end of the stick, added another small square of tape, and continued de-webbing.

Was there any long term effects of the webbing? i was thinking about using one, but always worried about there being some marks left behind.

Thanks!

I used mine on fabric curtains and it came off very easily and left no damage. I would have concerns about it being on painted walls because the large drops did stick very well to the fabric and had to be pulled off with some force.

No, not what I've seen so far. Andrew went nuts this year and hit just about everything! Good thing the cat doesn't sit still very long!!! Anyway, this weekend I successful peeled web off of wood, laminate, fabric, paint, plastic, velvet, and even paper. The only danger I see is drippings on carpet. Andrew rigged a tray under my gun to catch (most of) them, and the ones he missed landed on tile, so I can't say for sure.

Of course, all of this might depend on the glue sticks used.

I hated the webmaster gun. It's going on Ebay next October!

I wasn't all that impressed with the Webcaster either but I'm going to give it a second try before I give up. I think some more practice is in order before I write it off.

It does take some practice. I found that I would squeeze the trigger once then turn on the air, then turn off the air an repeat. I also found you got a lot better effect if you sprayed horizontal to what you wanted webbed.

awesome tips and thanks for the answers.

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I sprayed it on plastic, no harm there. It came right off when I was removing it.

Originally Posted by Dark Star

It does take some practice. I found that I would squeeze the trigger once then turn on the air, then turn off the air an repeat. I also found you got a lot better effect if you sprayed horizontal to what you wanted webbed.

Does take practice. The first time didn't go so well for my husband. After he turned down the pressure and used a little fishing line to get the webbing started, it turned out great.

We only used it outside. He was hesitant to use it on anything inside.