Belt sander or a router set at 1/16" peel. Takes all that sun-damaged
gelcoat off so you don't have a "shadow" from the name. Build it back up
afterwards.

Jim Watts
Paradigm Shift
C&C 35 Mk III
Victoria, BC


On 11 March 2014 10:06, Marek Dziedzic <[email protected]> wrote:

>   Firs triple check if this is paint and not some decal (I was 150% sure
> that the home port name on my new(er) boat was painted, but it was some
> fancy decal (very thin and very well holding)).
>
> Oven cleaner may or may not work. If you decide on doing it, make sure
> that your work area is well protected; it will drip and ooze and your
> gelcoat might change colour slightly. And if you do it on a hot day, make
> sure that you don't breathe in the fumes; they are really noxious.
>
> For me, eventually, light rubbing compound and a lot of elbow grease did
> the job.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Marek (in Ottawa)
>
>
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> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:09:50 -0400
> From: Joel Aronson <[email protected]>
> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat Name Removal Techniques
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> If you are going to use a razor, file off the corners so you are less
> likely to damage the gelcoat.
>
> Doesn't oven cleaner work?
>
> Joel
> 35/3
> Annapolis
>
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