Removing pin stripes off ’82
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Topic: Removing pin stripes off ’82
Posted By: 82tique
Subject: Removing pin stripes off ’82
Date 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.
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Posted By: David F
Date 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.
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Posted By: 82tique
Date Posted: March-25-2005 at 2:44pm
have you tried a heat gun? just curious.
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Posted By: David F
Date Posted: March-25-2005 at 4:04pm
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nope, although worth a try. With a razor blade, I had about 5 feet off in under 90 sec.
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Posted By: reidp
Date 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).
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March-27-2005 at 12:27pm
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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.
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