take off original pinstripe?

[newtoboat101]

what is the safest and easiest way for me to remove original pinstripe or decal and can i paint this area a solid color fiberglass boat,just got the boat ,and want to clean up after this season like late oct-nov, i have a million questions about boats ,please be patience with my lack of boat knowledge

 

[alldodge]

Heat gun on a low setting or hair dryer and a plastic putty knife.

 

[MTboatguy]

Heat gun on a low setting or hair dryer and a plastic putty knife.

Yup, same thing I was going to suggest, that is how I get the old numbers off boats that I buy works great.

 

[Scott Danforth]

then wipe down with lacquer thinner to remove any adhesive.

 

[newtoboat101]

thanx after i get decals off what can i use to get sticky or residue off can i paint this area after or should i pinstripe again

 

[newtoboat101]

thanx read my mind scott danforth

 

[littlerayray]

My buddy uses acetone to remove the sticky Ness

 

[Woodonglass]

If the heat gun and knife doesn't work or is to slow for ya...this works and is pretty fast and WON'T harm the gelcoat.

http://blog.1aauto.com/2011/06/29/the-3m-stripe-off-wheel-does-not-disappoint/

 

[gm280]

If they truly are pin stripe tape then the above answers your questions. If it is actually painted on, you will have to sand them off being carefully not to sand through. And yes you can repaint the stripes or buy pin stripes by the roll and reapply. Why are you removing them if you are wanting to put them back on? Are they damaged?

 

[newtoboat101]

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yes damaged scraped off in some area and want to change the color scheme, i can srape off with finger in little pieces ,so assuming just factory pinstripe

 

[Woodonglass]

If the heat gun and knife doesn't work or is to slow for ya...this works and is pretty fast and WON'T harm the gelcoat.

 

[newtoboat101]

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well i used a heat gun at 500 degrees about 2-2 1/2 inches away from hull and was able to pull decals or pinstripe off boat took about 3 hours to do this ,where pinstripe was broken or not being there cost me a lot of time ,instead steady flow and pull in maybe 3 foot long strips,then wipe down decal crap or the edge that it left ,now should i compound ,then what ,want that shine back, whats my next step any suggestions ,i want to put pinstripe on top near window maybe a little thicker ,or would a better result to paint top a color stripe ,also would like to buy something that i can use for small little holes in side of boat have 1 hole about a pencil thickness in top part of hull want to fix

 

[newtoboat101]

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can u see this any better?

 

[newtoboat101]

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[DeepBlue2010]

why compounding and polishing if you will reapply the strips again?! Lots of online marine stores, maybe iBoats.com as well but I am not sure, carry rolls of pin strips of different length, color and width.

 

[newtoboat101]

it has a dull look to gelcoat ,and was not going to apply pinstripe to the same areas as original ,buddy told me that old pinstripe will always show on side of boat, can i compound and wax this off the boat,just asking what would other people do or done to get rid of old pinstripe " shadow" thanx

 

[DeepBlue2010]

I don't think they can be compounded and polished out. I believe the UV affects the exposed gel to the point of actually changing color. Those area were hidden under the strips with no UV exposure. To blind them, you actually need to blend the rest of the boat not them. I could be wrong though. Our expert on the subject is ondarvr, try to send him a PM and if he tell you any different opinion, take it and ignore anything I just said