Removing painted name

[Hoaroak]

I want to remove a name painted on a polished GRP hull. The paint seems to be a normal oil based. Does anyone have experience and what is the recommended method?

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[30boat]

Sandvik make very good carbide scrapers that,used with care,will lift the paint without harming the gelcoat.I scraped off a stripe around my boat,19 meters in all,with one of those and didn't make a single scratch.
The secret with these scrapers is the curved blades that don't dig in easily.

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[Avocet]

If you do leave some fine scratches with the scraper, rub them down until they've disappeared with 1000 grade wet-or-dry paper and then with 1200grade. After that, buff the topsides with buffing compound and a mechanical polisher (see other threads on this).



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[tome]

I used T cut and finished off with a wipe down with Acetone, it was much easier than I anticipated and took no more than 30 minutes to remove the name & port of registry.

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[Hoaroak]

Thanks to everyone! I was subsequently recommended to a special paint remover called 'Dilunett': expensive at £11 but used it and it did the job in an hour, leaving the gel coat as new. I washed off with a pressure washer and there isn't even a trace of the name. Brilliant!

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