Concerto
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It does not matter whether it is paint or vinyl letters, they will have left a change in colour of the gel coat. For paint, gently sand off the paint. For vinyl, carefully use a hot air gun to soften the adhesive and used a scrapper or wide chisel to remove. Then compound the area before polishing. Lots of details in this PowerPoint presentation I made earlier this year on restoring gel coat. It would be worth getting your daughter to view it so she knows what to do (or have your arm twisted to do it for her). All the smooth areas of the hull and deck would probably look a lot better with a high shine. Your daughter has to learn she is now the PBO (poor bloody owner).Got to find a way of removing the old names. She’s being renamed ‘Eowyn’. (Don’t ask!)
https://wiki.westerly-owners.co.uk/images/8/86/Gel_coat_renovation_19May2020.pdf