Painted boat name removal
 

How is a good way to remove a boat name from the transom of a Formula that was painted on? Think there was athread once in General Discussion but I can't find it.

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Robert ....there was a post about using oven cleaner to remove paint from gelcoat ...I would verify it first ...bust seems it lifted imron right off gel ... Also Formula Outlaw (Russ) sanded his grafics off ther rear of his 311 after removing the Silent thunder .... Looks like it was never there ....

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I used Easy-OFF oven cleaner and shaved it off with a razor blade. It took a lot of time, and you will never get it completely gone. Some of the paint stays in the pores of the gel. However, once you vinyl letter or paint over it, you will never see it.

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Isn't there some stuff out there specifically for that purpose-- Goo Off ? I'd check with on of those vinyl sign shops or car detailer to get something that isn't going to do more harm than good

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I think that your talking about goop off, that stuff works great, but never tried it to remove a boat title off gel coat.

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A friend used Easy Off on his boat - couldn't tell that there was anything there after a good buff / compound. I don't think Goo Gone would work on paint - works great on other things though.

A mild wet sand could do it too.

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Robert,
If your talking about the "Never Satisfied", that paint actually came off a bit with a scrub brush and soap! I had to be careful when I washed the transom. I think the Easy Off would do it!

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I used easy-off as well and buffed the hell out of it, worked good can hardley tell

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Yeah, but it was a lotta work and it still ain't completely done. :eek: :drink: :D :D

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Acetone will remove the paint and not hurt the gel. Should be enough to just do that but if the name has been there a long time, the surrounding gel will have faded somewhat from exposure. In that case, if the exposure/chalking isn't excessive, a mild wet sand with 1200 paper wil bring it up nicely. A little buff after that and there wil be no trace.

If you need to wet sand, don't do the 600 grit thing like alot of people recommend. That is just way more aggressive than necessary. You'd only need to start with 600 if you've got a real basket case on your hands. 1200 or even 1500 will work fine. Use a padded sanding block and keep the water on it. You should always start out with the least aggressive paper that will do the job.

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Third, you continue to impress me with your knowledge of things other than burnout 70's and early 80's rock bands. :D

Any start on that boat yet?

Bring in a porta-john for the wife and pick up some wrenches man! Her bathroom can wait (another couple years. :eek: ).

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[QUOTE=Rippem]Third, you continue to impress me with your knowledge of things other than burnout 70's and early 80's rock bands. :D QUOTE]

I'm not just another pretty face Rip. :D :D

Bathroom is done, a portion of it needs carpet (rest is tile). Carpet guys will do that. Sooooooo, it's on to the boat now, YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!

Can't wait to tear them babies down. Gotta make a little call to Too Old and get some parts on order.

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right on...the season comes up quick now... :cool:

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Thirdbird has it acitone or even laquer thinner..then color sand and or buff with rubbing compound

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sawzall... no harsh chemicals, enviromentally friendly. :p

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Wasn't Dukenrock's fault,the name was already on it when he bought the 382. The new "Twisted Pair" will, I'm sure, be in Vinyl.

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I sanded mine off when I did the repaint. I also had to primer, and block sand, and primer and block sand, about 3 - 4 times until I was satisfied. Then when I painted it, I found a couple of minor spots where I STILL didn't do a good enough job. Whatever you do, be sure to cover it up with another name, preferrably a bigger name.

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boats that are trailered and stored, or boathoused generally suffer very little from the "name remains the same" problem.

It's the UV everywhere but for the most part for both, and some chemical interaction with gel for the paints, accelerated by UV.

You won't have to do more than a cleaner/wax that area on Kevin's after the paint removal unless...it sat outside in AZ.

It's pretty hard to hurt gel chemically. I'd go for the soaking with a rag with acetone to soften it and then scrape it away with a plastic/rubber window tinting or vinyl sqeegee.

I've never heard of the Easy Off bit, but I'll bet it works...I would just start with very thin use, or just one letter to see how much is required...sneak up on it.

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I've seen some nicely painted names, but I will be doing binyl on this one.

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Is binyl hard to get rid of when you're done with it?

Like a Mennonite babe? :eek: :D

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I agree with you 100% They did a nice job on yours. I am in the process of doing mine right now. Same guy who letters my service vans. They did a nice job on yours! I like the name.