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Old 01-25-2006, 06:42 AM   #1
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Question Just for the hull of it

I’ve got my 2006 NH registration stickers ready to place on the hull. The problem is, do I slap this sticker on top of the stack or do I remove them all before I put on the new ones? I’ve got over a dozen haphazardly stacked on top of each other and I don’t know when enough is enough.

What is the best and easiest way to remove the old registration stickers?

I would be afraid to use a razor scraper for fear of damaging the finish of the boat.

Do I warm them with a heat gun or blow dryer and peal them off?

Is there a solvent to use? Maybe fatlazyless knows if Wally-mart sells something cheap for this?

Should I consider getting this done by the service folks at the marina?

Or do I just have to buy a new boat and start the stack again? (if so, how do I convince my wife that this is the way to go ?)

What do you do and what do you suggest?
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Old 01-25-2006, 08:07 AM   #2
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Well Skipper -- the answer is obvious -- If you have that many stickers on the hull it's obviously time for a new boat. This is one of the easiest excuses to get past the wife "Honey, there's no more room for the registration stickers - time to go shopping"

Sorry -- couldn't resist (me bad).

As I've never experianced that dilemna, I'll leave it to someone who has gone through it to answer - but I would think that a razor near the lower levels (not the hull) and a lot of patience - because they are designed to flake off once applied - would do the trick. You might not get a perfectly flat surface, but one you can work with.

We'll see what the experts chime in with.
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Old 01-25-2006, 08:19 AM   #3
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Al,

I finally took my stack off this fall. I had about 5 and found that I could peel most of the stack off rather easily. The pieces left behind came off with a bit of effort using a fingernail. Or you could just put the new one over the pieces.
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Old 01-25-2006, 08:48 AM   #4
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I found that most of the stickers will come off pretty easy.If you cleaned the surface before you put the first one on,it will probably give you a hard time.Do not use a razor unless you don't mind scraching the hell out of your hull.I have had good succes using a heat gun (carefull not to burn your boat!) and a stiff plastic scraper like those used for auto body repair work.You could also substitute a plastic kitchen spatula or the like.To get the leftover glue I used glue remover or some other type of solvent.
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Old 01-25-2006, 09:20 AM   #5
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Default sticky stickers.....

I second the advice SIKSUKR gives, you don't want to use a razor blade on gelcoat unless you have a very steady hand and lots of practice.

A hairdryer will really soften things up and make it a lot easier to remove the decals, if you don't have access to a heat gun.

By the way, a really good solvent to use to remove any leftover residue is the classic american standby, WD-40!

Spray some WD-40 on the crap left behind and rub the gunk off with a piece of old towel.

The WD-40 is harmless to gelcoat but really removes old adhesive!

Good luck....

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A hairdryer will really soften things up and make it a lot easier to remove the decals, if you don't have access to a heat gun.


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Skip's right. We've always had good success removing the old decals using a hair dryer. The heat softens the adhesive just enough to make it easy to slowly peel off the old decal(s) in one piece.
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Old 01-25-2006, 11:09 AM   #7
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Prepare to bs shocked by how nice the gelcoat looks under the first sticker. You'll want a new boat...
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Old 01-25-2006, 11:38 AM   #8
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Default olde stickers

If you have ever tossed a paint thinner soaked paper towel into a wood stove then you know that it immediately flames and roars, big time! With that in mind, I'd go with a heat gun and a sharp razor blade scraper, and keep the paint thinner or wd-40 way far away from a heat gun.

Lots of olde stickers all piled up, sort of remind me of some experienced warrant officer with all those hash marks on the sleeve.
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Old 01-25-2006, 11:51 AM   #9
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"Goo-Gone" also cleans glue up great, it's available in most any store. Ususlly a good layer of stickers peel off pretty easily.
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Old 01-25-2006, 12:20 PM   #10
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Default One of my favorite tools

is 1/2 of a wooden clothespin. After softening up the decals with a hair dryer, I use the "sharp" end of the clothespin to scrape off the remainder without harming the gelcoat. It's pretty much a once-a-year tool that sits in my toolbox.
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Old 01-25-2006, 01:57 PM   #11
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What's a "clothes pin?"
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Interesting that when looking at "other uses" for clothespins, scraping registration stickers is not on the list. Information about wooden clothespins Surprised to see what is on the list. I also wondered how to remove those stickers. I'm not sure I can envision how the sharp edge (mine are all rounded blunt) of 1/2 a wood clothespin would work.

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Al.....Buy the boat! Too many stickers time for an upgrade!...Hell I'd buy it .
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