Removing pin stripes off ’82

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   I'm trying to figure out the best way to remove the vinyl(?) pin stripes from my '82. Should I use a heat gun? Are there any cool chemicals that I can use?

Any advice is appreciated. 

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82tique Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: June-04-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 339	Post Options Post Reply Quote 82tique Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Removing pin stripes off ’82 Posted: March-24-2005 at 11:05pm
	I'm trying to figure out the best way to remove the vinyl(?) pin stripes from my '82. Should I use a heat gun? Are there any cool chemicals that I can use? Any advice is appreciated.

David F Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: June-11-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1770	Post Options Post Reply Quote David F Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-25-2005 at 1:29pm
	I just remove some of mine night before last. I simply used a razor blade followed by Acetone to remove the adhesive residue. I do NOT recommend this practice if your boat is painted. Just be carefull with the blade so you do not gouge the gelcoat. BTW, I had to remove all the stripes with the blade because I am repairing stress cracked gelcoat...so the tape was broken often at the cracks. You might find that once you lift enough of the tape with the blade, you can just carefully and slowly pull it off.

82tique Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: June-04-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 339	Post Options Post Reply Quote 82tique Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-25-2005 at 2:44pm
	have you tried a heat gun? just curious.

David F Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: June-11-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1770	Post Options Post Reply Quote David F Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-25-2005 at 4:04pm
	nope, although worth a try. With a razor blade, I had about 5 feet off in under 90 sec.

reidp Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum Member Joined: December-06-2003 Location: Mooresville, NC Status: Offline Points: 1804	Post Options Post Reply Quote reidp Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-25-2005 at 7:19pm
	The heat gun does help incredibly along with the blade David mentioned and you won't need a super sharp one either. My gun has the scraper type attachment to use also. It's a sinch(sp).
	ReidP 1973 Mustang

79nautique Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Post Options Post Reply Quote 79nautique Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: March-27-2005 at 12:27pm
	You can go to NAPA or an automotive paint supply store and get a special rubber disk that attaches to a drill that is made to remove pin striping and have the whole job done in 15 mininutes with out scratching or digging into the gel coat or going back to remove the adhesive.

Removing pin stripes off ’82

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