All these years I cannot count how many "citrusy" solutions have come out and claimed to do the magical removal, all with fail.
I have used countless solutions all claiming to be the BEST! I went yesterday to letter 2 semis. One had a sticker covering the whole door and under it was adhesive from 2 other decals, along with the sticky remains of several dot stickers
I spent 20 minutes cleaning both doors and hood. The company was shocked! They said they had been trying for months. My rapid remover is in a non labeled squirtbottle and I tell no one nothing, call me selfish!
This stuff rocks, its nasty! but it rocks! thnak you Roger
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
Your welcome Bruce,I think? I mean, how will I ever make enough money to pay off my debts. If you don't start telling people about Rapid products?.
He he he
Roger P.s. We are ending our 12 month motorhome tour this month, the new sales look to be over 18percent for2011 and we are breaking records already for2012. We are tired,we canvased sales in 20 states, and had time to vacation as well,what a trip it has been!
Posted by Bart McCune (Member # 21369) on :
I've had so many people ask me what I use when removing but I usually say,"a citrus based remover". I've taken factory emblems and vinyl off with rapid remover off of 20 year old cars without a trace of adhesive left. Now if someone could come up with a magical chemical to get rid of ghosting...
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
I've always gotten great results from all the RapidTac products, but I didn't know why until I met the man who makes it - Roger's been in the trenches with us and genuinely cares about what he sells and the people who buy it.
Even his promo hats and t-shirts are top-notch......
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Like the old commercial said..."Never leave home without it".
I never left to a job without the full range of "Rapid" products.
Many independent truckers were happy that I could assure them that I could do the job, including removal of old lettering, better than their wives with a scraper and a Brillo pad!!!
Roger helped me to be able to retire!
Luv ya Roger!
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
Great products. I keep two sets of everything - one for the shop and one in the kit that goes out on jobs.
Why I even rub the stuff on my arthritis! Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
Thanks folks ! It truly makes me feel great when I know someone is really happy with these products. I use them myself around the house and shop and I always know they will perform for me.
I think a lot of other products today are built on the " profit & reverse " senerio, the quality of the components are determined by how much profit a company thinks they can make.
My policy has always been to make them as good as possible then price it appropriatly, if the product is worth the cost then it will sell.
And that opens doors for other products built as good as possible, more manufacturers should try this method of business.
Roger
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
I once used Rapid Remover to get this thick gresse off my little dog's back. She had been rubbing herself underneath a semi-truck. Her back was coverd with thick black gresse. I rubbed Rapid tack on her back into the gresse, rinsed with water, then finished off the rest with shampoo.
Posted by Curtis hammond (Member # 2170) on :
years ago a trucker come in with his beautiful candy red tractor., He wanted it re lettered and I quoted him $50 to peal and clean it.
Of course he said he would peal it himself. He brought it later and that beautiful candy red paint had blade marks, nicks and gouges from his blade. Can you cover those marks with the new letters?
But, of course the residue was still there. So, out comes the rapid remover. He just about had a grand mall hissy fit on the spot as I wiped off the snot. I was about sure there was goona be a fight.
"I about ruined my paint job and all you had to do is spray it? And now yer goona charge me $50, he raged???
Yes.. Clean charge is always $50.
"You at least have to give me some of that juice", he states. . Sure. $20 for the sample size spritzer. It was a good day to be smug.
Posted by Dennis Kiernan (Member # 12202) on :
Roger, wd I be able to find your products in one of my local stores in San Francisco?
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Dennis ... all sign supply store will have them!
Posted by Len Mort (Member # 7030) on :
Rgoer I love your products, our full service sign supplier in this area www.nepcosignsupply.com does not carry your products in our area. Help us out here.
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
Hey Len, ( like Curtis) maybe it's time for me to get smug with them! I will send them your post reply here and tell them you and others are going somewhere else to find Rapid products, With your permission of course? We do have 90 percent of all the suppliers covered .
Roger
Posted by Marty Happy (Member # 302) on :
Will Rapid Remover clean silicone that has been used as adhesive on painted pieces?
Posted by John Lennig (Member # 2455) on :
We keep a gallon of each Rapid product in the Paint Dept. of the TV show , The Killing, that I work on, we can handle any situation that comes up.
Posted by Bill Diaz (Member # 2549) on :
Rapid Remover also works well on road tar and all the grease that accumulates on the back of semi tractor sleepers. It works in the ultrasonic brush cleaner and will clean off HOK lettering and striping enamel before it cures.
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
I'm really not sure Marty, have never tried that. Let us all know if it works!
Roger
Posted by Len Mort (Member # 7030) on :
Roger, smug is good,go for it.
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
Rapid Remover works very well. Smells like something used in chemical warfare though - any chance of completely masking the odor with the infamous 'vanilla?'
Also curious: I had a gallon sitting on my garage shelf and it developed a 'ring' of solution around the bottom. I could see no evidence of a crack where it might be leaking, but the 'jug' became distorted a little. Does the 'solution' eventually attack it's container after a while? And can it permeate it as well? It was the weirdest thing....I'd wipe the container and the shelf, and it would reappear again within a day or two. Maybe I didn't use it quick enough. Good stuff though - kinda messy - but it does cut the adhesive in a jiffy.
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
Hi Todd, well,first off, we do use a chemical mask in Remover (it's ungodly without it) but can,t use more then we do. Secondly, how in the heck old is your bottle sitting on the shelf? We keep samples from batch lots over a year with no visible effects like you describe.Now some samples stick around as long as a few years, and yes we see permeation and a slight loss of volume,maybe 0.5 percent after a couple years,no staining though. Just look at it as the bottle is more then half full, and have a wonderful day. He he he Roger
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Being a "vinyl jockey", I used to buy Rapid Remover and Rapid Tac by the gallon and never had a "leaking" problem. But a gallon of each only lasted for a month or so!!!
I, personally, made Roger as rich as he is!!!
(But his products also helped me to make a few bux easier too!!!)
Posted by Steve Luck (Member # 5292) on :
Roger, I use RapidTac all the time and Rapid Remover is unbelieveable! I have seen it dissolve road oil on the doors of trucks while I was removing old vinyl lettering. Can you add a little Peach scent to the orange scent so it will smell like a fuzzy navel? Ha Ha!
I also think you should put some peppermint scent in the RapidTac around the Christmas holiday for fun! I love the vanilla scent, but what's wrong with a little variety?
Oh and I love my RapidTac T-shirt and hat by the way!
Sign-cerely, Steve
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
It kills bugs real fast too.
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Roger,
You can add my post for Nepco, I DO go somewhere else to buy your products I've tried their brand in a pinch but it does NOT compare.
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
You got it Bob, and thanks much!
Roger
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
You got it Bob, and thanks much!
Roger
Posted by Chuck Churchill (Member # 68) on :
Rapid Remover and silicone....Marty, last week we had to remove 1 week old GE Silicone 1 from latex painted wood doors. We had razor bladed off the thickness and then tried Rapid Remover to get the thin residue left on the door. It didn't help (even though we love the product for removing adhesives). I will also point out the Rapid Remover didn't do any damage to the door. We ended up using a gel like substance from DAP that is sold as silicone remover. You leave it on the silicone for two hours then wipe it off. It took off most of the remaining silicome but left a filmy residue on the door. A swipe with Goo Gone got rid of the film but left very small white marks along the perimeter of the silicone bead. Client said he would touch those up with the paint (they still have some).
Roger's products are great and Rapid Remover is the best of the best.
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
Big thanks to you Chuck, and thanks also for the info. On silicon removal,now I know!
Roger
Posted by Bob Moroney (Member # 9498) on :
Roger, you can add my name to NEPCO. They told me they didn't want to have to buy a full pallett load at a time. After taking with you I told them they could buy smaller quantities. They still don't carry it.
Can't understand why any legitimate sign supply company wouldn't carry it. Same way I can't understand why some sign guys continue to use " a few drops of dish soap" instead of Rapid Tac II.
I always use the best products to provide the customer the best job and make my life easier at the same time.
Give-em hell at NEPCO
Posted by Len Mort (Member # 7030) on :
Roger I have some acrylic panels with the paper protection overlay that has been around for a while making it almost impossible to remove the liner, comes off in many tiny pieces, time consuming.
I have tried many solvents and removers to no avail. I had a sample bottle of your Rapid Remover on the shelf (Not from NEPCO) sprayed it on the protective paper liner waited a few minutes and pealed it off in one piece!
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Unfortunately for Len ... one morning, when half awake, he used Rapid Remover by mistake ... instead of shampoo in the shower!
Posted by Len Mort (Member # 7030) on :
So that explains it Si! All along I just thought that grass does not grow on a busy street.
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
Well guys, Nepco used to carry our products but now carry competitive brand.
Sooo, here's 3 other choices near you.
Fellers supply Woburn Ma. 800-654-8405
New England sign supply Woburn, 800-792-5426
Supplies Unlimited, Wakefield, Ma 800-323-7704
Roger
Posted by Len Mort (Member # 7030) on :
I'll go with NES !
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
Sorry Len, I try to get the products in all the suppliers stores, but some won't cooperate!
Fortunately we have most.
Roger
Posted by roger bailey (Member # 556) on :
Sorry Len, I try to get the products in all the suppliers stores, but some won't cooperate!
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