Removing and replacing hull striping

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Harry Gafney

The striping on my 86 Hunter 31 is a mess and has to be replaced. I'm hesitant to do it because I replaced the striping on the side of the cabin with metallic blue and dark blue striping I got from Hunter and most of it has fallen off in 2-3 years. As directed by Hunter, I carefully cleaned the surface with acetone and dried it. Nevertheless, the new striping only stayed on for a couple of years. Once I remove the hull striping, what is the best way to clean the surface? What is the best procedure to get the new striping straight and free of air bubbles? Read Tim Op't Holt's reply to "removing ancient vinyl striping. Tim, what is VertGlas? Is this a sealant that should be put over newly installed striping. All suggestions and help greatly appreciated. Thanks, Harry
 
Dec 2, 1999
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Hunter Vision-36 Rio Vista, CA.
Can't tell you why it peeled.

Harry: I cannot tell you why the tape did not stick. What I can tell you and you may already know this. I used an "eraser" on a drill. You can see my original post on the Photo Forum. When I got done with the removal, I used a "little" acetone on a rag and then just rubbed off any existing adhesive. I did NOT replaace my stripes and I think that it looks better. If you remove the tape from the hull, you may want to have a sign person make and apply your new stripes.
 
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Lou Phillippi

Vinyl Striping

If you look back into the recent article I posted on stripe removal, you can read that I used a detergent and water spray on the hull before laying the striping down, then used a small wallpaper roller to squeeze out the air bubbles. I did this with an earlier boat 10 years ago and the stripes are still adhered well. The yard told me to use Goof Off instead of acetone to clean off the old adhesive. It worked well with none of the attendent problems that acetone can cause. After the area under the stripes is truly dry...I'd allow at least a week...you can wax over the striped area safely. If the surface on the cabin where you replaced those stripes was chalky and oxidized, the stripes you put on might not have had a good adhering surface. The boat yard told me to use
 
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Tim Op't Holt

striping and vert glas

Vert Glas is available from MarineStore.com. It is an acrylic material. There is a 3 step process: step one is to remove all oxidation with the oxidation remover (like super soft scrub) and the enclosed scrubber. Step two is a thorough washing with their stuff, like simple green. Step 3 is the application of gelcoat restorer. It goes on with an applicator included in the kit. The kit has all three products I mentioned, plus some vertglas remover if you ever have to remove the vertglas to fix your gelcoat. I have applied vert glas over striping with no ill-effect. It may even be good for it. The kit comes with 1 pint of #3. I buy an additional pint and am able to put 5 coats on my H31. Total cost of the kit and an extra pint is < $100. You just keep going around and around until its gone. Best to do it on the hard. I've done it twice now, 2 years apart, and I was pleased with how long it lasted. It leaves a nice semigloss shine. When I replace striping, I get the old stuff off, clean off the adhesive with goo-gone or a similar product, then spray with a light mist of soapy water. A damp cloth or squeegee can be used to get the bubbles out.
 
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Bill O'Donovan

This is easier

1. Use a hairdryer to soften up the stripe, and gently apply a Gem straight razor to scrape it off. 2. Hire the local signmaker who services the yard to put the new stripe on. He knows the application process and the artistry of it better than all of us combined. If you don't believe me, have you ever tried to lay brick?
 
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