That is a good idea Bill!

Was the sail Pentax? Im thinking the plastic sails may be a bit more
sensitive to heat.

I'll grab some spares and see how it goes.

picking up the boat in 7 days time. its currently about 1600 miles from
here!

Cheers

Darren.

On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 6:32 AM, Bill <b_cash_98@yahoo.com> wrote:

> -
> When I removed all the advertising from the BadaBing Sails I used a
> hair dryer. Just warm them up and they should peal off. Not a heat
> gun! a hair dryer. It will taker a little while but its not much
> fuss.
>
> -- In beachcats@yahoogroups.com <beachcats%40yahoogroups.com>, Victor the
> Cleaner <jonathan@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > "Dazz" jack1574@... nacraphillia hasta find out:
> >
> > > Hi There
> > >
> > > I'm picking up a new boat in a few weeks, It has some large stick
> on
> > > advertising on the sails.
> > >
> > >
> http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j91/Tornado_ALIVE/BrassMonkey005chop
> ped.jpg
> > >
> > > any suggestions for removing them safely?
> > >
> > > Buckets and buckets of acetone?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Dazz
> >
> > I've never had to tackle anything this big and potentially
> unpleasant,
> > but acetone's about the *last* solvent I'd use: toxic, carcinogenic,
> > volatile, flammable, and you can never predict which plastic it's
> going
> > to attack.
> >
> > My suggestion would be to try one of the citrus-based cleaners like
> > Goo Gone. Generally does a great job on old adhesives, safe as
> milk,
> > and smells nice.
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
>
>
>


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