T&T: Boat Letters Removal

[Peter Bennett]

  I think the oven cleaner is used to remove painted-on lettering.

For stick-on vinyl lettering, I used a razor blade thing, that you
might use to remove excess paint from a window.   I used that to lift
a portion of the letter, and just pulled gently til I had the whole
letter off (or it ripped - then I started over).   WD-40 is good for
removing residual adhesive, but it won't go through the vinyl letters,
so you have to start with some mechanical removal method. I don't
think I used a heat gun when removing the old lettering and
decorations, so don 't know if it would help.

Of course, if the old lettering has been on for any length of time,
the surrounding gel-coat will be faded or discoloured, so there will
still be a slight shadow of the old lettering - don't know what to do
about that  (I have "shadow" honeybees on the sides of my flybridge as
a result of the previous owner's decorations.)

Saturday, May 10, 2008, 5:55:43 PM, tbehan6468 wrote:

tac> The recent questions about Boat Lettering? caused me to remember
tac> that I need to remove the old hailing
tac> port off the stern and add the new one. Can someone give me a
tac> few pointers on removing vinyl letters
tac> from an Awlgrip painted surface? (white) ? I sure don't want to
tac> do anything that will soften the paint
tac> around and underneath the letters. 
tac> ? For instance, can I use a heat gun if I'm careful ? Or is that
tac> just a bad idea to begin with ? Also,
tac> I seem to remember something about using oven cleaner. How about
tac> using one of the products that soften
tac> and remove the glue remnants left after removing a bumper
tac> sticker, such as 'Goof Off' or 'Goo Gone'??
tac> What's worked for you ?

tac> Any suggestions are welcome.

tac> Thanks everyone.

tac> Tim Behan
tac> 1983 36' Monk?


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