Cleaningh up after removing sticky letters.

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Today SWMO took a hot air gun to the sticky letters on the hull. This worked rather well but left a gungy, sticky residue. Best way to remove this? Acetone? Also should we polish the hull before or after applying the new name?
Thanks for any suggestions.
 
Yes, acetone or a cellulose paint thinner. Works like nothing else and no apparent problems on cured Gel, but I would agree a good polish after because it will remove everything from the gel including any previous polish that has filled the micro scratches. The name will stcik to a polished surface as long as it is properly rubbed off and you may as well give it a polish after - it will help protect the new vinyl.
 
I would clean with automotive panel wipe, then compound, but not apply any polish. A couple of coats of good wax polish after applying the new lettering.
 
You can buy sticky glue remover from places like screw fix or Lidl in a small aerosol can if acetone doesn’t appeal but presumably SWMO has nail polisher remover to hand.
 
In my experience panel wipes are fine, but just harder work. It all comes down to the solvents, and if you are aware the solvents used in panel wipes they are simply not as aggressive as cellulose thinners and leave more of a residue.

Thinners is really agrressive, does an amazing job of removing all the sticky stuff and is cheap and cheerful. I cant imagine why you would use anything else, and if it doesnt come off with thinners it is a real problem!

Just my personal experience you understand. ;)
 
ip485 said:
In my experience panel wipes are fine, but just harder work. It all comes down to the solvents, and if you are aware the solvents used in panel wipes they are simply not as aggressive as cellulose thinners and leave more of a residue.

Thinners is really agrressive, does an amazing job of removing all the sticky stuff and is cheap and cheerful. I cant imagine why you would use anything else, and if it doesnt come off with thinners it is a real problem!

Just my personal experience you understand. ;)
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Automotive panel wipe is designed to clean and degrease prior to painting, it's good enough to remove anything, including silicon residue. It doesn't attack plastics or acrylic, which cellulose thinners and acetone will.

Price wise, it's about the same as acetone, both of which are slightly more expensive than standard cellulose thinners.

You mention panels wipes, i'm talking about panel wipe, a solvent, not a wipe, perhaps we're not talking about the same stuff ?

Panel Wipe 2.5 Litre Pre Paint De-Waxer [PanelWipe] - £11.75 : Jawel Paints
 
Paul glad you have corrected me, I was referring to the plural. Quite right.

You are also correct cellulose is very aggressive, and should not go anywhere near plastics or acrylic. I havent had a problem with it on gel
 
ip485 said:
Paul glad you have corrected me, I was referring to the plural. Quite right.

You are also correct cellulose is very aggressive, and should not go anywhere near plastics or acrylic. I havent had a problem with it on gel
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Yes, If we sprayed an a/craft with cellulose paint, masking the perspex with tape and newspaper was not OK, as the solvent would get through the paper and have a go at the perspex. It would not be apparent for a while, but later would cause 'crazing' making visibility a problem in sunlight at angles. Bits of perspex for airyplanes are not cheap!
 
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