Island Boat Lettering shows you tips on removing painted lettering & vinyl lettering and also installs vinyl lettering over trunk hatch and cuts around latches.
I had to remove a blue painted boat name off of my transom. I called around for name installers to see how much the cost would be. I then decided to look at this video, and did the whole job myself!!! I did everything that I was directed to do in this video and the name came off perfectly. If it did not come off fully, I just simply used the Oven Off again. I was scared when I saw the yellow residue 😢, but I was able to remove it successully as directed in the video. Thanks for all the information. Great Video
I thought the same. Using this type of chemicals and then washing it off into the water is sooo bad. This type of work should be done with boat in a dry dock situation.
Easy Off is carbonic acid (carbonated water), ethanol-2-butoxy ethoxy, and ethanol 2-amino, and isobutane propellant - all bio-degradable and in relatively small concentrations (2-10%) in the easy off. It's actually a pretty good solution... because the temptation to use more aggressive solvents or paint strippers would be much worse.
so how did you put all the colors together as one before you put the transfer tape on? or was it printed and then cut out? I promise I won't tell anyone lol @@nancedemartino3883
Thanks for that great video! Really helpful. I see you're removing the paint of a non-colored gel coat. I have a Parker with an Off-White (beige) gel coat, what would be the procedure? And if I can use EZoff what is the solution to taking out that yellow excess?
Unfortunately, there isn't much that can be done to remove the fade, it's embedded into the gelcoat. If you are using the easy off method, white vinegar will only help neutralize the yellowing left by the spray. However, we do notice that as long as the new name is around the same size, your eye goes to the new letters and eventually what is exposed, the sun will do it's job. Hope that helps!
So how do you get rid of the "ghost letters" left by removing the vinyl. I can't just cover them with the same lettering and I don't want the old lettering to still show.
The only real solution to that problem is to have the hull light sanded. Once you remove any adhesive from the old lettering measure roughly what you see leftover. What we do is just make the new lettering a little taller and a little longer to mask over the area. Your eye will go to the new darker lettering and the "ghosting" does "visually" disappear in contrast. Hope that helps!
Hi Daniel! You know I don't have any idea how long it was on there... It was very faded and did leave a slight fade under the new lettering, but looked so much better!
I don't believe in luck. I believe in naming your boat what you like. If it like it you will smile when you say it or talk about it. Luck is like wishing and hoping. Wishing and hoping are verbs that really have no action... Do and act and great things happen like, owning a boat with a name you like!! My .02.
