i just use a razor knife. i learned something about spirals. if you wrap the front and back of the quill tightly with thread then soak the thread in supergllue it makes it nearly impossible to wrip off the feathers.

those that use rubbing alcohol need to be useing denatured alcohol the oil is removed..

QuoteOriginally posted by CBH:
I have found that after I carefully remove all of the feather that I can get with my pocket knife, a piece of sandpaper used carefully gets the rest of the feather and any glue left behind. After that, wipe the shaft clean with a little bit of lacquer thinner on a rag. The glue sticks much better than when I used alcohol to clean with.

+1 exact same method I use.
Only thing I would add is that you gently scrape back and forth over the old glue until your pretty sure it's all gone, then use a 400 grit sandpaper lightly rough up the area, then clean with paint thinner, laquer thinner. The glue will adhere so nice!  

you gotta get a ZIP STRIP you cant beat em.....

I used Goo Gone Extreme on bare carbon to remove vanes and glue before replacing with wraps and feathers.  Soak briefly and then scrape lightly.

It's the chemical stuff...not the orange stuff.

Joe