Decal Removal
Hubby has taken off the large decals that were covering the lower half of our cargo doors and we are left with half the door white and the other half not so white. Does anyone have any suggestions for...
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tallpall888 wrote:
Don't remember where I got them but "eraser wheels" attached to a drill were effective for me. Got three of them off the internet and used them to remove severely cracked decals that had been exposed to Texas sun over a couple of summers.
These were solid discs of eraser, gum colored. You hold it up to the decal and it heats it up and 'erases' it. Some material from the wheel is sacrificed in the process, like a pencil eraser, but it is effective.
A quick search shows similar products available that are fluted. Don't know if they are better, but they sure cost a lot more. I got the original three disk, complete with shanks to be ready for a drill, for about 18 bucks. One disk is good for about a square yard of decals which will take about an hour..
They're called "Large Stripe Removal Disc". Eastmans or other on line automotive paint and body supply houses carry them. I bought a couple types and found that the solid wheel that is about 3 to 4 inches in diameter worked best. There is a disc that is about 10 inches in diameter made up of 8 layers of maybe 1/16 inch thick pads that attaches to a hand grinder. Found that was more work than the small wheel as the large one seemed to leave more glue on the trailer than the small wheel. Keep the RPM's down on the small tool and it will last longer. I used the drill motor at high speed and egg shaped a couple wheels before I found that a very slow speed actually made the job go faster than high speed.
