Sharing some helpful striping information

JGedridge · Post by **JGedridge** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:31 am

Hey all,

The striping on my 36 tricabiin is a joke, so therefore I am going to restripe it.

Many of you know to take a heat gun to it and heat it up and pull it off.

This worked for the upper deck striping but not for the boot stripe

The boot stripe was actually 3 stripes. 3" Bottom, 3/4 mid and 1/4 top.

The heat gun wouldn't work becuase the stripe is so old. And in the past I used a 3M stripe off erase wheel, but Im not going to spend 50 bucks.

Therefore the marina uses a different technique. Take a single sided razor blade in a 2" scraper and take it off slowly. ***There are 2 sides to a single side razor blade!!!*** You have to rest it along the gel-coat and see if it glides without friction. If it does not, flip it over.

I had all the striping off within an hour! ...Just want to make your lives easier guys!

Joe

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:34 am

Good to know Joe.... thanks for sharing

Ron

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:41 am

Sounds like a good plan and thanks for the advice.

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:42 am

changed the stripes on mine last yr, what a P.I.T.A. but it's worth it.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:53 pm

Took most of the ugly stripes off of my Sea Pro 18 last year with that razor blade method. Works great - but be careful so you don't nick the gel coat.

BobCT · Post by **BobCT** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:22 am

I did the ones on my midcabin last year, the three that run along topside and up the radar arch.

They were cooked so the razor blade method didn't work. I went through two of the 3M wheels. It probably took 4 hours all together.

Bob

gardnersf · Post by **gardnersf** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:12 am

I also used the 3M Stripe eraser. Grat product. I pulled the three stripes off my arch in about 90 minutes

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:01 pm

Striping? Darn I thought he said Stripping!

rbcool · Post by **rbcool** » Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:32 pm

foofer b wrote:Striping? Darn I thought he said Stripping!

You been hanging out at Hooters too much

Ron

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:54 am

foofer b wrote:Striping? Darn I thought he said Stripping!

We don't want to see you Stripping!!!

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Sharing some helpful striping information

Sharing some helpful striping information

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