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Date:         Sat, 6 Mar 2004 14:17:49 -0500
Reply-To:     dylan friedman <insyncro@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         dylan friedman <insyncro@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: grey vinyl beltline decal stripe
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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great advise, thanks again.

----- Original Message ----- From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 1:29 PM Subject: Re: grey vinyl beltline decal stripe

> In a message dated 3/6/04 12:36:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, THX0001@AOL.COM > writes: > > > > You need a stripe eraser disc, the bigger the better. These are found at > > an > > auto body supply house. > > > > > > using a rotary high speed buffing device to remove the vinyl stripe is not > advised. > one - you will burn the paint - especially on the edges since its set down in > that recess- > two- it will just melt the stripe, making a gooey mess and take 10 times as > long- > > use a hairdryer, and a credit card. heat a 2 foot section at a time, and it > will peel right off. we used this method (with a low temp heat gun -hair dryer > will suffice) at work to remove vinyl truck lettering and such, without > damaging the paint below. > > it helps to have your fingers down by the decal as you are heating it - if > your fingers are getting too hot, then the surface is getting too hot. gauge it > accordingly by giving the heat source some distance held away from the decal. > > chris >


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