Bearclaw
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What's the best and or easiest way to remove the stripes and graphics from a 20 year old boat? I did the search feature and read most of the posts about it. Any suggestions ? This will be my first time attempting this.
Bearclaw - I feel your pain. I just finished this task on a boat a bit older than yours and used everything mentioned above other than the 3M Eraser Wheel and if there is an easy way, I didn't find it. My best success came from a heat gun and a fine edged putty knife but even this combo was limited to removing small pieces intact as age left the vinyl very brittle. Go slow or the scratches will show.JL8Jeff said:I'm in the middle of removing the lettering from my sprint boat and it's tedious with the stickers being on the boat for at least 20 years. I'm using a razor blade to remove the sticker rocking/wiggling it back and forth as I follow the sticker. I did gouge the paint in one area a little when I got too aggressive so I slowed down. Then the leftover residue is a combination of 3m General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner then thumbnail to scrape the thicker areas while it's softened, paint thinner, Soft Scrub and Rubbing Compound. If your boat isn't painted, you could use the razor blade after the adhesive cleaner to scrape the thick areas more aggressively. I need to have both garage doors open with the fumes from the adhesive cleaner and thinner and I do get up and walk out every once in a while.
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