How do i remove the stripping along the hull
Hi guysI own a Bayliner 2052 which has a 1" or so grey stripe decal running
all around the lower hull. This has been damaged to one side on the front where it was originally
moored to a bouy which
in turn rubbed this decal.
Now,its really stuck well and i was wondering if anyone had
experienced removing and reinstating this stripe.
Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Thanks for reading
Simon |
Aug 13
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| I used it (two actually, and the ones I bought were bright orange) It
worked far better than the heat gun. I had no problem with the gel
coat, I kept the drill boverned down to the slowest speed that still
removed the pin stripes. (my stripes were 15 y.o. |
animal05
Aug 14
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| Seems to me that a heat gun on low and a little unscented nail polish
remover would be much simpler and just as quick. |
Short
Aug 15
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| I could have made a career out of the heat gun. The erase wheel just
spun it off. It was similar to the plastic erasers used to take ink off
mylar drawings (for those old enough to remember such things :-) ) |
animal05
Aug 14
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| Good point. And I still have my slide rule. :>) |
Short
Aug 15
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| Post Versa-Log? I augmented my slip stick with the one of the first TI SR-10 calculators.
150 Bux! Now they give 'em away in boxes of Cheerios. |
D.Duck
Aug 14
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| Remember it well. I had one of the original Bomar Brains - still have
it in fact. And I still say, the best two PCs EVER were the VIC-20 and Commodore
64. Those things were amazing. |
Short
Aug 15
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| Yep, but the darn things won't run Windows, even v3.1 let alone Vista. 8>0 |
D.Duck
Aug 14
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| Yeah, well, you have me beat by a few years. The taught us the basics of
a slide rule in H.S. but they were up to (if I remember right) SR55
ny the time I graduated. I remember my older brother "having" to get a
SR10 when he was attending Penn State. They started to allow them for
tests, and a slide rule just wouldn't cut it anymore. My parents paid
about $120 for it. |
animal05
Aug 14
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| I thankyou all very much guys for the advice.
The stripe is a vinyl overlay, so yes, using a low heat heat gun i
think should do the job. Once again, many many thanks and i'll give it a try. kind regards
Simon |
Aug 14
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| http://tinyurl.com/22mr4t |
Gene
Aug 14
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| Does this actually disintegrate (erase) the stripes, or peel them?
Seems a bit tricky to not harm the gel coat if the former. --Vic |
Vic
Aug 14
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| Low heat to remove the stripe and goo-gone to remove any adhesive
still on the boat. You can use automotive pinstriping if you want.
It's basically the same. |
Aug 14
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| My understanding is that it is essentially an eraser... sort of like
an old style ink eraser...... a very fine abraisive. If they haven't been on there since forever, your best course of
action is to peel them using the least heat necessary.... |
Gene
Aug 14
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|
Thankyou for that Gene,any advise is very welcome.
I have now just gone out and bought a cheap heat gun so hopefully over
the weekend i'll attempt this fix. Simon |
Aug 14
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| Is it a vinyl overlay or is it placed into the gel coat - makes a
difference. If it's a vinyl overlay, then a heat gun on low will remove the tape.
Clean with acetone and replace the tape. If it's layed under the gel coat, it needs to replaced by an
experienced glass repair person. |
Short
Aug 14
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| As always, good advice Tom. A caution though......be careful if using a heat gun as you can melt
the gelcoat pretty easily, thus the Toms advice on keeping it on low, and
far enough from the boat. I learned the hard way several years ago when
removing striping from our 270 Sundancer. A hairdryer will do the job,
without the danger of melting the gelcoat.if you have the patience. |
JimH
Aug 13
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| Get a rubber wheel attachment for a drill from an auto body store. It
will wheel the decal stripes off easily. Set the drill at the lowest
speed that removes the striping. Don't stay in one spot too long or you
can burn the gel coat. |
animal05
Aug 13
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| WD40 will also do a good job of removing the glue left after you
remove the decal. |
Reginald
Aug 13
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