3M makes an attachment to their =
Roloc(drill
chuck adapter) which consists of several white thin circular plstic =
floppy type
discs. When spun at drill speed, they stiffen up and youuse this =
tool like
a wire brush attachment to remove the decal... I believe the =
name of
it is something like 3M stripe and decal remover. It is =
advertised
as not hurting painted surfaces.. I personally have not used this
product/tool for removing decals, but I have a friend in the body shop =
business
that swears by this tool. It comes in 4 and 6" diameters and =
the
roloc and the discs are under $15 retail. I can however vouch for =
the
tools ability to remove contact cement from the botttom of vinyl inside =
layers
of ABS Royalex canoes and polyethylene kayaks without damage(unless you =
really
bear down on the tool and concentrate the buffing action on one area for =
too
long.
The name of this product(Idecided to look it up in =
rthe
catalogue) is Scothbrite Molding adhesive and Stripe Removal disc. =
4"
disc is part number07501 and 6" is07502. 4" =
requires 4000
rpm dril(air powered?)and the 6" is 2800. I use the 6" =
due to
the large areas of contact cement ai must remove from the canoes. =
Hope
this helps.
Dimwitted moose and Flying Squirrel 90 =
GL
Millennium Falcon III 132k
Excuse this message for not =
being directly
Vanagon
related. It's just that that =
you're all so
good with auto
problems in general! =
;>)
Anyway, how do I remove those =
lame decals
stripes
(auto manufactures seem to be =
using more and
more)
without doing damage to the =
paint? Is it
just a time
consuming chore or is there =
something I can
use to
peel it off in =
seconds?
Thanks in =
advance,
Kevin
'87 gl syncro westy