Boat numbers

  • tony_p
    Waterloo, IA
    Posts: 1792
    April 30, 2006 at 12:07 pm #1249979

    I have to put new numbers on my boat.Whats the best way to get the old ones off, with out scratching the boat?

    hof
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2443
    April 30, 2006 at 12:09 pm #442183

    I’ve had good luck using a heat gun. A good solvent should also get the old numbers off.

    Good Luck,
    Mike

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    April 30, 2006 at 2:51 pm #442203

    I hope you are ordering them from Blue Fleck! Hudo got that good Voodoo!!!

    amwatson
    Holmen,WI
    Posts: 5130
    April 30, 2006 at 3:08 pm #442209

    The hair dryer trick works great. Just get them warm, not super hot, and peel them off Wal-Mart has some sort of spray that is suppose to help get old numbers off, but haven’t tried it yet.

    powercamo
    Saint Paul
    Posts: 31
    April 30, 2006 at 3:54 pm #442220

    Use the heat gun to remove the vinyl film. The adhesive can then be removed with a citrus based cleaner, this breaks down the adhesive and removes it. Clean the area with iso-propyl alcohol to remove any grease and dirt. Then put on the new decals.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    April 30, 2006 at 6:26 pm #442252

    Or be like me with 1/4″ on numbers piled up…

    tony_p
    Waterloo, IA
    Posts: 1792
    April 30, 2006 at 7:04 pm #442256

    .Thanks guy’s

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