Vinyl graphics removal?

[Foobar]

Ok, so I have a new 210 FSH. It comes with some vinyl graphics just above the waterline near the stern on the sides of the boat like most of the Yamahas. My last boat also had vinyl graphics, which of course get beaten up over time. I decided to remove them and as expected they cause to gelcoat to fade unevenly.

I am thinking about just removing the graphics off the new boat. Thoughts?


White and grey stripes
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[Brandon_SC]

I really like the stickers removed... the boats have a clean look without them. I’m in the process of removing mine on my 230. I’m using a stripe eraser wheel made by 3m. Cheap on amazon. Hook it up to a drill and it removes the graphic without scuffing your precious gel coat.

 

[Foobar]

I was thinking just light use of a heat gun. The boat has not even been in the water yet. They should come off pretty easily.

 

[haknslash]

Yea with the boat so new a hair dryer or heat gun would takes those off no problem.

 

[bronze_10]

Hell.. we used a heat gun in our 230... most came off..... a few were stubborn..

 

[haknslash]

While you're at it you should de-lawyerize the boat by removing the majority of the 5o0 warning stickers . It really cleans up the cockpit area.

 

[Foobar]

While you're at it you should de-lawyerize the boat by removing the majority of the 5o0 warning stickers . It really cleans up the cockpit area.

Yes, that is already planned. The only one that will remain is the passenger rating sticker.

 

[Jgorm]

I did my fx140 jet ski by hand with no heat and they came off fairly easily if they didn't have cracks or scratches.

 

[LeeFlan7]

i removed the stickers from my boat...so much better looking

 

[zipper]

Removed mine last spring after 10 years. Pretty easy to see how oxidized the gelcoat was.A couple of days wetsanding the oxidation came off,And then with the help of Marine 31 products,I was very pleased with the outcome.But yours is new and won't need to do this.

 

[djetok]

We just pulled them while floating (might have been intoxicated) at the lake then used goo gone for the residue at storage later.