Removing Vinyl Boat Lettering

The price was too good to resist and all it needed was a little sprucing up which included removing some tattered old vinyl decals.

Removing vinyl boat lettering.

Removing decals might seem like a straight forward and simple task to the casual observer. I just bought a little used runabout that i m going to fix up and flip. Boat lettering cannot be used for printing images intricate designs text effects or gradients because it is cut from one solid colored sheet of vinyl. Is it a painted boat name or vinyl boat name.

No solvents or chemicals. Assistance for large graphics is recommended. There are numerous reasons a person is presented with the need or want to remove decals of all kinds. Apply and remove your boat graphics and lettering with these easy step by step instructions.

Easy removal of old boat lettering and graphics. You can get this started with a plastic scraper or your fingernails pretty simply. From my experience using the eraser wheel to get decals off of a boat is the best way for most diy ers and professionals to get off decals. Boat decals are not pre masked due to the decal being a single piece of material.

If you are trying to remove a vinyl decal or a registration sticker from a boat definitely start with the eraser wheel. Start with a hair dryer or heat gun. Use heat to remove it. If you don t want to take the boat to a company then you can try for yourself.

Peel up the edge and pull from the surface. The first step in removing an old boat name is to determine what you re dealing with. Be very careful when using a heat gun as they have the power to blister gelcoat heat up the surface of the sticker then while heating the sticker slowly start to peel back the sticker with your nails or a razor blade once you have it started it is best. Vinyl boat names and decals are just as common these days and removing them requires a different approach.

Click the icon above to download these instructions. With an endless array of vinyl graphics and stickers that can be found on vehicles many people find themselves faced with the challenge to remove decals. Boat decals have your graphic printed on a high adhesive vinyl and are not made from individually cut pieces. This is our recommended installation process.