A while back I asked for advice on how to remove a boat's name painted on the fibreglass, and got suggestions for lacquer thinners, vinegar, Easy Off, a heat gun and scraper, etc. (I also did an archive search, but it returned very little.) I've now tried all the recipes with hardly any success. Whatever that paint is, it's hardy, and it's well set. Rubbing compound works, I'd end up removing the surrounding gelcoat in the process. Any other heavy duty ideas before I try a razor blade scraper? Cheers, Garrett

Garrett, I tried all the so called special products also. The only thing that worked for me was Easy Off oven cleaner. Tested it first of course. Used a plastic putty knife scraper (Home Depot-$0.79) to 'peel' it off. Hand rubbed and waxed the transom after that. Could barely see it when looking at an angle. Suspect the sun will take care of the rest. Even had compliments on how good it looked. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Lambert" <e16@telus.net> To: "'TWL'" <trawler-world-list@samurai.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 12:29 PM Subject: TWL: Removing Old Paint from Fibreglass > A while back I asked for advice on how to remove a boat's name painted > on the fibreglass, and got suggestions for lacquer thinners, vinegar, > Easy Off, a heat gun and scraper, etc. (I also did an archive search, > but it returned very little.) I've now tried all the recipes with hardly > any success. Whatever that paint is, it's hardy, and it's well set. > Rubbing compound works, I'd end up removing the surrounding gelcoat in > the process. Any other heavy duty ideas before I try a razor blade > scraper? > > Cheers, Garrett > > >