Heat gun should be here tomorrow...

[airdvr1227]

...and then it's off with all the tacky decals Carver thought looked good in 1989.

 

[JoLin]

LOL. I lucked out. By 1992 Carver became 'untacked' :joyous:

 

[Newbie@boats]

Post up some before and after pics

 

[mr 88]

I would buy a eraser wheel from a auto parts store to supplement the gun. Hooks up to your drill,[ corded/electric] and works great after the top coat of the decals are off. You don't have to press to hard,let the rubber compound on the wheel do the work..

 

[airdvr1227]

I have one of those as well but to get the wide vinyl off it gets too hot and leaves a residue that's almost part of the gelcoat. And, the stripe at the waterline is all beat up. I'd be there for a week with that wheel.

 

[mr 88]

I said to use the wheel after you have gotten off as much vinyl as you can with the heat gun. Usually there is a residue left that the heat gun misses here and there.

 

[JimS123]

The wife's hair dryer, an old bath towel and a $2.99 quart of acetone from the hardware store. Only a little elbow grease needed. BTDT No need to buy expensive hardware. The worst part is then finding dark shiny gelcoat that doesn't match what was outside the decals.

 

[redneck joe]

...and then it's off with all the tacky decals Carver thought looked good in 1989.

There was not too much that looked good in any of the 80's.....

 

[NYBo]

There was not too much that looked good in any of the 80's.....

What, you don't like this look???

 

[redneck joe]

Wow

 

[airdvr1227]

While the heat gun was good for getting into the corners the eraser wheel was definitely the quickest. A little acetone to get the residue and it looked good. Spent yesterday on the end of a buffer followed by two coats of wax. Still more to do but it's getting there.

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Sorry. Only pic and none of the before and after. I forgot the before pic.:culpability: