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Default How do i remove the stripping along the hull

Vic Smith wrote:

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:00:48 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:


On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:39:18 -0400, animal05
wrote:


gilly wrote:

Hi guys

I 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


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.


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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


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.