Have to remove her old name decals from the stern (they are in bad shape, & renaming)as well as her reg. numbers, I know I CAN'T use Acetone on ACP plastic. I've heard that regular old gas is okay to use, and won't eat it. Anyone have any ideas?
Best way to remove Old decals from ACP hulls
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You're probably dealing with vinyl lettering - it's on the surface. As Lake says, the adhesive is heat sensitive, and the ACP isn't very sensitive. On a warm day in the sun, you can peal those off with a fingernail. I'd avoid a razor knife as it can gouge the hull. Instead, use a blunter putty knife, which will also save your fingernails. Clean up any residue with a solvent that is less aggressive than acetone, such as common mineral spirits or hexane. That ACP is almost indestructible (much more than fiberglass gelcoat), but why take chances.
ACP is a plastic folks. Any use of Acetone or keytones as I use to say will destroy it. Even Goo Gone may be bad. As Parsons said use a putty blade vs. razor knife. If Goo Gone or 3M adhesive remover look and read first and if anything against use on plastics, stay away. I am not sure about gas as that is an oil by product but could be any derivatives in it so ask someone who would know. I did use it a time or two but cleaned off any residuce quickly but not sure if used on ACP. Alcohol would work.
I wished hunter didnt make up their own name for plastic. It's "Lexan". Acp is the entire hull including the fiberglass and foam sandwhich.
https://www.acplasticsinc.com/informationcenter/r/what-is-lexan
Good stuff there.
Cars use this stuff all the time, so the surface has to be resistant to gasoline otherwise the paint would be at risk.
https://www.acplasticsinc.com/informationcenter/r/what-is-lexan
Good stuff there.
Cars use this stuff all the time, so the surface has to be resistant to gasoline otherwise the paint would be at risk.
I used mineral spirits to remove the pin strip decal running down the waterline and also to removed the hunter logo residue. Dock rash was too much for me to look at. I painted the entire hull below the gunnals and replaced the decals. No side effects noted.
Um. It's actually Luran, More specifically Luran-S. BASF first formulated it make car bumpers.
Yep my bad. I am corrected. Lexan is polycarbonate plastic, luran is ASA plastic. They are very similar and can be blended together. Polycarbonate is less prone to cracking
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