I use a contact adhesive remover, bestine, from the art supply store that seems to be fairly innocuous, probably because of the small quantities you need. > > > Any ideas on how to remove [decals] without damaging the gelcoat? > > > Use a hair dryer or heat gun. Works fine. Work slowly and you won't have a > lot of gunk to clean off as a second phase. You'll have some, no matter what > you do. Try alcohol, and if that doesn't do it, work up to a heavy duty > commercial adhesive remover. Hardware stores will have that. Goof-Off works > well, too, but wipe it up right away. > -- Gabriel L Romeu http://studiofurniture.com İİİİİ furniture from the workshop http://studiofurniture.com/diary İİİİİ life as a tourist, daily journal http://studiofurniture.com/paint İİİİİ paintings, photographs, etchings, objects *************************************************************************** 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 - 13:32:25 PST
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