Vinyl Stripe Nightmare

[dmarkvid2]

Re: Vinyl Stripe Nightmare

Mabey your hair dryer is not hot enough. Try to get an industrial type dryer. I borrowed one to take a name off my boat, and it came off in seconds.

 

[LORDY611]

Re: Vinyl Stripe Nightmare

WD40 or Goof off and a razor blade has worked for me, but ditto the gouge problem. Take it easy.
Have you tried paint remover?

 

[thunderroad]

Re: Vinyl Stripe Nightmare

Have you seen the little plastic things that look exactly like an old single edge razor blade? They're actually pretty sharp too....but not sharp enough to gouge paint. A friend in the body shop business showed me one once and I bought a box at the local auto pts store. Take a HEAT GUN (not a hair dryer)...warm up the surface.. (don't try to burn it off) get the little "razor" blade started under a corner and work it. They work very well.

 

[strizzy]

Re: Vinyl Stripe Nightmare

Yeah you can use the plastic blades with a heat gun, work pretty good on stripes that arent all beat to hell. Im telling you the wheels are the only way to go on tuff stuff though.

 

[tiller7104]

Re: Vinyl Stripe Nightmare

Still messing with it....I bought the eraser (wheel fits on drill) Yea that did nothing

Tried mapp gas and propane Yea did't work either

Tried brake fluid nope not a budge

Tried heat gun ( not hairdryer) Nope no go just made gooey mess

SIngle edge razor blade, stripe to brittle

I am actually going to try and sand it off I think?

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Vinyl Stripe Nightmare

Is there a repaint in the future? Go ahead and use an orbital sander. It sounds as if you have tried everything. I am surprised about the eraser wheel and everything else you have tried!

3M makes a "permanent" adhesive for some of their vinyl and that sounds like it. If anyone here is Prior Service and remembers the old Post Stickers ...... they NEVER came off your bumper.

 

[tiller7104]

Re: Vinyl Stripe Nightmare

Yup repaint is the end result....I am going to roll and tip. It is getting cold here in Pennsylvania so time to move indoors. Will try it this weekend!