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Posted by shirley houston (Member # 4021) on :
 
I am attempting to remove a large decal that had been on the vehicle several years. Can anyone tell me th best product to use. I am using a heat gun with Little Chisler but it is still very stuborn.

Thanks for your help
 

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Posted by Mark M. Kottwitz (Member # 1764) on :
 
try a wall paper steamer. I have one that I used to remove vinyl off an 18 wheeler tanker that was full of water, and it worked wonders... i had used a torch and it wasn't touching it.
 

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Posted by shirley houston (Member # 4021) on :
 
Thanks Mark. I am using a heat gun.
 

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Posted by Felix Marcano (Member # 1833) on :
 
Heat gun & chisler here. Or those little plastic razor blades. Good luck!
 

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Posted by Don Hulsey (Member # 128) on :
 
The steamer works really well, but if you don't have one, I have found that a hair dryer works better than a heat gun. The heat gun tends to get the vinyl too hot, and it stretches too much too quickly.
 

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Posted by Rick Beisiegel (Member # 3723) on :
 
Shirley, another vote for the steamer. I have 3 of them and couldn't live without it.


 

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Posted by Bob Moroney (Member # 9498) on :
 
I use a $45 a $45 wallpaper steamer from Home Depoe. Much easier
 

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Posted by Bill Reusch (Member # 8028) on :
 
I like a steamer for bigger projects too. I know there's a sweet spot, temperature wise, for removing vinyl without leaving adhesive residue, but what brand leaves the least?
 

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Posted by shirley houston (Member # 4021) on :
 
Thanks everyone for your advise. I have successfully removed the decals with a heat gun and razor blade. Have been working on these 20 vec
vehicles for about a month now. Still have 4 to go, but decals are not on all of them. This has been a good job. Have had to work around the weather.

Thanks to all who replied.
 

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Posted by Jeff Wisdom (Member # 6193) on :
 
Steamer works wonders.
I got one online, added a plunger base to the tip and it concentrates the steam and heat. It pulls up the vinyl and the adhesive all together.
 

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Posted by Brian Dish (Member # 10782) on :
 
Jeff a photo of your setup would be great!

Does the plunger pull up the vinyl?

TIA
 

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Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
 
Although I no longer have a need to remove OR apply any vinyl (Loving retirement), I would also love to see a picture of a toilet plunger attached to a wallpaper steamer. It sounds like a good idea and I wish I had known about it many years ago!!!
 

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