Vinyl graphic removing
01-23-2006, 06:29 PM
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Re: Vinyl graphic removing
If you still have clear coat on your boat it won't be an issue.
Originally Posted by TeamTaboo
Do not use brake cleaner it will remove the paint also
01-23-2006, 07:20 PM
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Re: Vinyl graphic removing
When I worked in the body shop we would use a salamander heater to warm whole side of car.Get an edge started with two guys,''4 hands are better than 2''and would usually come off pretty good.Use plastic razor blade and Du Ponts 3812 enamel reducer or another ''alkid'' enamel reducer.This reducer will make glue gum up when you scrap with plastic razor and will not hurt the paint.Then buff, if it is clear coat it should look like new.If not cleared your buffer will turn the color of boat.
01-23-2006, 10:55 PM
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Re: Vinyl graphic removing
Whenever we needed to remove stickers on the race boat we always used a heat gun to warm them up and then just peeled them off with our fingers. When we bought the Apache it had vinyl graphics all over it that we had removed while the boat was at Martin Offshore. To the best of my knowledge they also used only a heat gun and their fingers to removed the graphics. After the vinyl was gone they followed up with a polishing compound, a lighter polish and then several coats of wax. The results turned out pretty well.
There is also something out there called "Sticker Off" that breaks down the glue and makes it easier to get the stickers off. I don't know where it comes from, but our local vinyl sticker guy uses it. I will ask him where it comes from when I see him. Meanwhile, maybe an Internet search will yield some results.
There is also something out there called "Sticker Off" that breaks down the glue and makes it easier to get the stickers off. I don't know where it comes from, but our local vinyl sticker guy uses it. I will ask him where it comes from when I see him. Meanwhile, maybe an Internet search will yield some results.
01-23-2006, 11:58 PM
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Re: Vinyl graphic removing
Originally Posted by masher44
Just removed mine from the side of the boat.... I used a heat gun and peeled it off and then rubbed with WD-40 and a plastic scraper (actually an old credit card) to get the adhesive off. I left the deck graphics on because I was afraid there would be too much fading around it but the sides came out nice....
It is MUCH easier with two people and 4 hands tugging on the vinyl
It is MUCH easier with two people and 4 hands tugging on the vinyl
this method has always worked the best for me....
01-24-2006, 04:28 PM
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Re: Vinyl graphic removing
i was told today by local shop that the best way to have this done is take off the vinyl is to take them off and then have the boat wet sand and buff and then wax so that there won't be a color difference from the rest of the hull. what's yall input on that ? thanks in advance
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01-24-2006, 04:34 PM
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Re: Vinyl graphic removing
That's 100% correct. Remove all the vinyl and sticker residue followed by wet/dry sanding (depending on preference) and finally buff/wax. If the area under the vinyl is not raised or does not require sanding to match the rest of the hull, just compound and wax and be done with it.
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