Hey guys. Im surprising my parents for their anniversary with a full detail on their boat. The problem Im having is removing the vinyl. Its going very slow. I can only remove a inch or 2 inchs at a time before the vinyl rips and/or falls apart. Any suggestions on how I can remove bigger strips at a time? To give you an idea on how long this boat sat outside unprotected, I need Powergloss x2 with 4" PFW to get through the oxidation. BRUTAL! Thanks for your help! *Apparently Im either inept with a laptop or you just can't bold in the title...I think it gets my point across tho.
Hmm, do you have any pictures to better illustrate what's happening? Also, great idea for an anniversary surprise
I have had this same exact experience with my parents boat. The vinyl just kept cracking apart when I tried peeling it off. I tried everything, even heating it up with an industrial heat gun! Nothing worked, I had to go at it a few inches at a time until it was done. I think the vinyl loses all of it's elasticity after a while and becomes that brittle. Good luck!
I have remove some old protection vinyl on a boat trailer. And I use a rubber wheel that was connect to a drill. It a wheel made specialy to remove vinyl Astro Pneumatic Pinstripe Removal Tool & Smart Eraser Pads You can buy these kind of wheel in any good body shop
My wife has a sign shop and uses a heat gun followed by a staight razor. Steamer would be good too. You need to be careful. You will also need an adhesive remover as well to remove the glue. 3M makes a pretty good commercial adhesive remover. Take your time and good luck.
Steaming didnt touch this vinyl. I dont even need adhesive remover, as its completely dried and brittle. A heat gun almost touching the vinyl didnt do anything, either.
