boat renamming

[mr elevman]

ive read a lot on this and ive removed the old vinal lettering and commpounded the transum and what do i find another namewhare the letters were over laped the gelcoat was 1-2 mm rased and yellowed i sanded smooth and i can still see the lettering with keeping to the lore of compleatly removing the old name do i keep sandding till i hit glass or paint/gel and forget ( if it wasent for bad luck id have no luck )boat is 36 years young

[prowlersfish]

Wet sand and more wet sanding . you could try fiberglass paint remover if they are painted on . ( I would not use remover if the transom is painted ). if all else fails Paint the transom. you can use a good paint like briteside and roll and tip . thats where you roll the paint on folllowing it with a tipping brush (good brush dipded lightly in thinner) it will look almost as good a sprayed get 2 feet away you will never know.

[Safari]

I had the same problem - the reality is that you are probably the only one that can see the old letters. I can see the old letters on mine when I look at the transom at the right angle in the right light. Nobody else can see the old lettering. At some point you have to let it go - it's a boat.........

[rossjo]

Its all gotta go - ALL remnants of the old name!

If not, a dingo will eat your catch!

Seriously - juts make it look good - I've renamed several boats with no ill effects (I did remove the old name completely however, and only Sharks and Cudas have eaten my catch).

Brightside works great, but might be best to use a 2-part version after all of this work! It will last much longer. 2 coats please.

No bananas either!

[Lookout]

The gelcoat under the old vinal lettering is a different color. DONT keep wetsanding...lol if you want to wetsand, then sand the rest of the transom. the sun has changed the color of the rest of the transom, the color under the vinal is the origional (or closer to) the origional color.