BOB here.....:-) We use Boat Striping Tape (vinyl) from West Marine, both Seafit and West Marine brand. The tape looks awesome and lasts more than 10 years. Plan B. Buy a roll for $48 bucks and using a heat gun, remove the old tape, clean with Acetone and apply the new tape. Some colors have a clear Film that you remove And peel back after the new tape is applied. If you’re a Klutz like me hire a striping pro guy ($80 about) to apply the tape and make it perfect. Removing numbers that are over a color strip you can carefully heat up with a heat gun And using your wife’s fingernail carefully peal the numbers off. Use plastic or wood, never metal. If that fails go to Plan B. Be well Bob Sent from my iPad
On Mar 27, 2018, at 11:33 AM, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
FYI Mboaters - this boat has a STICKER as a cove stripe ... using a scraper, any type, or a heat gun to _remove_ anything stuck to the cove stripe will likely cause damage. BOB needs to provide suggestion as Bob knows the type of 'sticker' used as the cove stripe and its properties and ways to minimize damage when removing the current registration and name lettering.
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On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 12:19 PM, Charlie Fortner <charlie@rentrof.net> wrote:
On Tue, Mar 27, 2018, at 14:07, Burton Lowry wrote:
I've gotten off a lot of old vinyl lettering by heating them gently with a heat gun. Once they are warm--they don't need to be hot, be very careful and get a razor blade under an edge.
I've had good success with a heat gun, too.
I like to use the plastic scraper blades in my razor holder. Like this: https://scraperite.com/plastic-blades-guide/use
I'm less likely to screw up the underlying surface with a plastic blade.
Charlie
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