Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_home.com> wrote: Amie got a new Shadow, but they put an Eclipse decal on it. We got a proper set of Shadow decals in the mail and I now have the task of replacing the old with the new. Any ideas on how to remove the old ones without damaging the gelcoat? I guess soaking in water won't work! Once you are really sure the kayak is a Shadow and not an Eclipse, try warming the decal up with a heat gun or hair dryer to soften it up some. Next use a fingernail to get a corner of the decal up and try peeling it off while warm. Keep the heat gun moving and try not to get the fiberglass hotter than you can stand to hold your hand against. A solvent like Acetone or gasoline will clean up the adhesive residue, but be careful not to use a wool rag or anything that might make a spark from static electricity and wear rubber gloves when using a solvent. If it doesn't look like you will be able to remove the decals another option would be to use the acetone to remove the printing on the original decal and stick the new decals right over the old ones if they are the same size. Use a mist of water when putting the new decal in place and then work the water out from the middle to the edges (to avoid bubbles of air getting trapped under the plastic decal and possibly to allow positioning it). Matt Broze http://www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Mar 10 2001 - 03:08:15 PST
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