Date:         Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:35:53 -0600
Reply-To:     Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Removing Westfalia decal from pop top.. ?
Comments: To: laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM
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This one from Max Wellhouse:
Bob:  3M makes a Roloc Tool for your electric drill called an "Adhesive and
pin striping removal" tool.   It's a bunch of white plastic discs that flex
when pressured at high  speed.  They work wonderfully. Less than $15 for
the whole kit and available at most any larger auto body parts place.
Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel

...and this one from Terry:
This is how I remove vinyl lettering off the doors of Semi's prior to
paint---
3-M makes a soft solid rubber wheel you fit on a supplied arbor, and
chuck into your drill---

Take the wheel and balst over the lettering and it's gone.
BUT--this is for a smooth surface---not the stippled finish of a Westy
pop top-
You may mess up the grained finish of the top---

Get out your hair dryer, or heat gun, warm the lettering up--and peel it
off---

If there is any glue residue left--mineral spirits will remove that
without attacking the paint.
And you'll be able to put new sticker's where they were if you want--do
not use WD-40 to remove the glue--you'll never be able to get anything
to stick where you used it--


Bob Stevens

http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Delanty" <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 4:54 PM
Subject: Removing Westfalia decal from pop top.. ?


> Today I recieved a fresh set of the large "Westfalia" decals
> that go on the pop-top.
>
> Does anyone have any good suggestions on how to easily
> remove the remains of the old stickers without damaging the
> painted finish of the top?
>
> Any chemicals that work good on ancient sticker glue, but
> don't hurt the top?
>
> Steve
> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
>