engsol wrote:
The old name on my boat is terrible, and I want to remove it.
It seems to be the vinyl stuff. Today I got the heat gun and
putty knife after it, followed by 3M's best. Marginal results
at best.
20 minutes later only one letter was 'kinda' removed.

Anyone have a "no kidding, this really works, and is fast!"
method? LOL..and one that won't turn me into a Super Fund Site?
Thanks
Norm B

Hi Norm,

Are you sure it's vinyl? I've never had any problems removing vinyl
lettering in the past: used a sharp safety blade and scraped it off,
cleaning the remaining adhesive with "Goo-Gone". A heat gun should
loosen it, but be careful not to damage the hull in the process.
Vinyl's always been very easy to pull off. If you are absolutely sure
it's vinyl and not paint, is there anyway to track down the manufacturer
and find out what they recommend? Sounds unlikely though...

If it's paint, you can try oven cleaner, but make sure you try a test
patch first before you potentially ruin you boat's finish.

Last resort (if it's paint, and won't come off easily) is to sand,
primer and repaint the transom...

Or just learn to live with the boat's name. It isn't "Passing Wind" is
it? That's always been one of the worst boat names I've ever seen...

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