Looking for advice, tips on removing vinyl lettering

[Phill Fenton]

The best way I have found to do this is to use a wall paper stripper. This is like a kettle that produces steam. Steve Broughton first suggested this on this very forum, and I’ve been doing it this way ever since.

You can buy a cheap wall paper stripper from Argos for about £20.

[Robert Lambie]

mbx is a great machine but a bit over priced i think. its only any use for text and stripes upto about 6inch high. works on any sort though, including reflectives.

[Paul Goodwin]

I now use a steam wall paper striper as well. just be carefull on plastic panels.

On a smart car i used it on teh paint went a tad funny on the door panel on one side, may not have been the steam but it may have been, not sure the only thing i can think of is it’s a platic car.

apart from that it’s a very quick and clean way of striping vinyl.

[Shane Drew]

quote Prestige-Auto-Tints:

Can anybody offer some advice regarding remaval of vinyl. I have a couple of vans to letter that have lettering on them, I have removed lettering before, heat gun, little chizler but found it to be a slow process. I have a brochure from Jag Sign Supplies and they do a piece of kit called a MBX vinyl and glue remover, but at £265 + vat it seems a bit steep. Just wondering if any of you experience guy’s had an easier way.

Thanks in advance

Bob 😀

Best advice I can offer: pay someone else to do it!! 😮 Otherwise a wallpaper stripper is a good option.

I strip buses with them all the time, saves heaps of time and energy.

Shane

[Nicola McIntosh]

have you not got any kids? :lol1: my five year old lucy is fab at picking the lettering off….i just make a wee start and she will peel away all day, but if she is not around i use a heat gun 😀 tried the paper stripper but too messy for me, though it does a great job!! 😛

nik

[Jayne Marsh]

Removing vinyl is always a pain in the neck, I use a heat gun, then wreck my fingernails picking the lettering off and finally jizer to remove the glue, but test a small bit of paintwork first to make sure the Jizer doesnt affect it.

[Carrie Brown]

We have been quite lucky so far …… in the last three years we have only had 4 or 5 vehicles to remove the graphics from ….. customers usually end up removing it themselves once we tell them its an extra charge. …… You watch now Ive said that we will get loads in to do 😮 Just as most others here do, we use a heat gun or wallpaper steamer.

😀

[Robert Lambie]

quote niknaxpc:

have you not got any kids? :lol1: my five year old lucy is fab at picking the lettering off….i just make a wee start and she will peel away all day, but if she is not around i use a heat gun 😀 tried the paper stripper but too messy for me, though it does a great job!! 😛

nik

and i bet you have a hot basement with 15 more hand stitching Persian rugs 18 hours a day?
terrible nik…. terrible… who would have thought it? 😉 :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

[Brian Little]

is the wall paper steamer any good at getting just the glue off ? customers givin me an x parcel force van to do after hes taken the lettering off…cant help but feel id have a better chance if i had the lettering as well

Regards Brian

[Robert Lambie]

check the demo on vinyl removal mate, has loadsa tips on this.

[Brian Little]

cheers Rob 😀 😀

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote Robert Lambie:

quote niknaxpc:

and i bet you have a hot basement with 15 more hand stitching Persian rugs 18 hours a day?
terrible nik…. terrible… who would have thought it? 😉 :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

ha-ha nice one!! :lol1: :lol1: i actually have a crying match everytime i have to remove lettering from anything…..she just loves doing it…must take it from her mum :lol1: 😉

Nik

[kennyrblair]

Hi
As everyone says there is no easy way to remove vinyl.
Before i started my sign company i had a cleaning company for 8 years
in this time i removed a lot of graphics from vehicles and tried all sorts of ways but the best way i found was with a heat gun then remove the excess glue with a product call “TAR & GLUE” which is available from most Cleaning Material Suppliers. If you can’t find this product let me know and iwill post my suppliers details.

Cheers
Kenny

[Brian Little]

nik did you get email 😀