Yes, acetone could be dangerous.
Xylene has worked well for me. Gets the goo off and does not seem to hurt
the gelcoat.
Some of the branded products smell of it so probably are based on it but it
is probably cheaper to buy the generic ingredient on its own.
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"katy" wrote in message
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Bob Crantz wrote:
Try Acetone or MEK.

3M makes some nifty products for goo removal too.

Amen!

"barret bonden" wrote in message
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Have a flaking decayed red (plastic of some sort) stick on stripe
around
the whole boat just under the gunwale. I read ads for "Molding Adhesive
and
Stripe Removal Disc" kits; circular disks (plastic of some sort) that
attach to hand drills and scour off car decals. I would assume that if
these things don't hurt car paint they won't bother jell coat (?)

I've also heard of using a hair dryer - my girlfriend has graciously
volunteered hers..anyone with experince in this ?




Acetone can make your gelcoat soften...iif you leave it on long
enough to work on the tape, you're taking a chance that you'll do
damage to your paint and fiberglass...