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Sharing some helpful striping information

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:31 am
by JGedridge
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

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:34 am
by rbcool
Good to know Joe.... thanks for sharing

Ron 8)

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:41 am
by k9th
Sounds like a good plan and thanks for the advice.

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:42 am
by alexander38
changed the stripes on mine last yr, what a P.I.T.A. but it's worth it.

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:53 pm
by rossjo
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.

stripe removal

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:22 am
by BobCT
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

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:12 am
by gardnersf
I also used the 3M Stripe eraser. Grat product. I pulled the three stripes off my arch in about 90 minutes

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:01 pm
by foofer b
Striping? Darn I thought he said Stripping!

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 5:32 pm
by rbcool
foofer b wrote:Striping? Darn I thought he said Stripping!
You been hanging out at Hooters too much :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ron 8)

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:54 am
by Allen Sr
foofer b wrote:Striping? Darn I thought he said Stripping!
We don't want to see you Stripping!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: