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localboy
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 Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject: Removing pin striping. |
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Anyone ever done it?
I hate the gold stripe on our black 25. NOTIHNG else on the entire boat is gold. I think gray would look so much nicer and would match the canvas and the boat name. I noticed it's peeling off in a few places and on the cabin top I'm missing about 1/2" here and there. So that got me to thinking. Remove it and replace it with something I like or leave it without. Input/experience?
I know, I'm being picky/anal. But I'll have some time on my hands to thing about crap like this come next weekend.....
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Dreamer
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:21 am Post subject: |
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Mark,
Go fo it! Get a little heat on it with a heat gun or hair dryer and peel that sucker off. Clean the area with acetone and become a striper (not stripper). Oddly, the TomCat didn't come with any striping although we've seen one with it. I might add some one day but it's way down my list of things to do.
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rogerar
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:48 am Post subject: |
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A lot better way is to use 3M part # 07499, stripe off wheel. It's a rubber wheel that fits in your drill and works like an eraser, works GREAT, been using them for years, no way to damage gel coat. If you use a heat gun, be careful!!
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B~C
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:56 am Post subject: |
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well you just need to add some more gold bling if that's the only gold colored item you have. Throw some gold colored dingle balls on the overhead, drape a bunch of gold chains around the chart plotter....and add a thousand pounds of ballast (lowering kit), add the monster stereo and you'll be stylin
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Doryman
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| rogerar wrote: | A lot better way is to use 3M part # 07499, stripe off wheel. It's a rubber wheel that fits in your drill and works like an eraser, works GREAT, been using them for years, no way to damage gel coat. If you use a heat gun, be careful!!
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I have to remove the Nevada registration numbers from my new 22. They are the cheap kind that come from the hardware store as individual numbers. Heat gun or 3M wheel?
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Captains Cat
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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Since they're small and have sharp corners, I'd try a good single edged razor blade followed by Goo B Gone.... Or acetone... Or rubbing alcohol. If those don't work, try vodka and tonic (for yourself  ) and a heat gun...
Charlie
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rogerbum
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| B~C wrote: | | well you just need to add some more gold bling if that's the only gold colored item you have. Throw some gold colored dingle balls on the overhead, drape a bunch of gold chains around the chart plotter....and add a thousand pounds of ballast (lowering kit), add the monster stereo and you'll be stylin |
And don't forget to put some new gold rims with spinners on the trailer.
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Captains Cat
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Actually, I have a couple of fancy gold rail clamp on rod holders that I don't need. Anyone need them?
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localboy
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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Heck, while I am at it, I'll replace the S/S helm with one of those welded chain steering wheels. La vida loca-style. 
I'll do some checking on that 3M wheel. Sounds interesting. |
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localboy
Joined: 30 Sep 2006
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| Dreamer wrote: | | Oddly, the TomCat didn't come with any striping although we've seen one with it. I might add some one day but it's way down my list of things to do. |
I'm actually curious why it was installed in the first place. I figured the gel coat line wasn't clean/straight but then I noted the middle (color) line is straight as an arrow.  I even saw someone's 25 at FH (sorry, don't remember who's) that only had the pinstripe on the middle portion and not the lower one like mine. |
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