"barret bonden" wrote:
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 ?

Hair dryer/heat gun enough to soften the tape. A plastic
scraper or longish thumbnail works great to peel up the
letters. Won't scratch the jellcoat. Wipe off the goo with
that 3M glue remover stuff. Make sure you get it all or the
wax/goo balls will forever mar your perfect shine...

Seahag