sail number removal?

[scottyk]

Does any one have any good ideas for how to get the sticky back variety off?
Scotty

[Gumby]

Ah yes, what a pain they are. With sand stuck in them too :eek:

[Mezaire]

Scotty,

Found this on another website-

Technique for Removing Sail Numbers
I have recently finished a project removing my old sail numbers and putting new ones on. I found that (in my case anyway) the procedure the laser FAQ2 described did not work very well. I was putting Acetone on the number, letting it sit, peeling the number off, then rubbing the rest of the residue off. The residue was not smearing too much, but it did leave the sail a little sticky around where the number was.
After I had finished 8 of 10 numbers that way, I turned the sail over and put the Acetone on from the other side of the sail. Doing about 2 inch sections at a time, I put enough Acetone on the back of the sail to go through the sail and work at the number. After I put the Acetone on from the back, I flipped the sail over and peeled off the 2 inch section of the number. I then cut the 2 inch section off so that the residue on the section would not get on anything else. The section peeled up nice and cleanly (for the most part) and only required a once or twice over with an Acetone soaked cloth. 99% of the residue was removed.
This method worked much better than the way I was originally taking the numbers off with. It left very little residue and required much less elbow grease. Using a putty knife to get all the residue off was not needed. I also didn't need to use any talcum powder either. I don't think it matters what you use, whether Acetone or something else.
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This is just what I have learned from my experience in removing sail numbers. good luck.

Got any acetone?

[Mezaire]

And just found this one to

http://www.geocities.com/kc7cscow/clink/cmanual/removlet.htm

[bitofascallywag]

always keep in mind that mek has a really low flash point.....a wee spark shall set a big fire off......take care

[catbuilder]

Hello All

Have just removed numbers from a sail I bought probably two weeks ago. I'm not saying this is the right way, but its what worked for me. I carefully peeled the numbers of first (without soaking with anything) which left a majority of the glue, then dabbed on acetone with a rag or paint brush, let sit for a minute or so, then with a rag dipped in the acetone, just rubbed it off, the glue builds up onto itself and just pick these up with your rag and throw away. You can at the very end of this, soak another clean piece of rag and clean any traces of glue left. On my sail, you can't even tell they were there. My sail was dacron, the numbers probably were on there for 8 years at a guess.

Matt Harper