Vinyl removal with no power

[Iain Pearson]

Hi Daniel
What substrate are you removing from ( Glass, Paint, laminate ) and is it inside or outside ?

[Daniel Evans]

Hi Iain

It’s a white aluminium tray, it’s outside but i need to do it early in the morning so they’ll be no power.

Thanks

[David Rogers]

Use a big / standard plumbers torch – get one with a self igniter too and waft it over a larger area to raise the temp evenly.

Makes for a wider spread of heat that you can control at a distance. Use them all the time when on site or doing vans in the cold weather as it’s faster than dragging out the heat gun…careful, careful though.

Dave

[Daniel Evans]

Thanks Dave

Just before you replied though I went and bought a dremel gas blow torch getting delivered tomorrow, I’ll see what that’s like, easier enough to hold when you’re up a ladder too and seems powerful enough to heat so vinyl (I think)

Anyone used Vinyl off?

It seems pretty good in the videos but you don’t know for sure.

[Iain Pearson]

Is it a solid vinyl or cut vinyl ?
I find a lot depends on how long the vinyl has been in situe , and also, the make of vinyl as adhesive characteristics are quite dramatic on some.
Opt for the heat method to start, but I still find it easier to remove using a cardboard core and rolling it off.
Sometimes when you heat it, the compound of the adhesive can change and leave a load of residue on the substrate which you then have to clean off.
I’d take equipment for every eventuality and see what works best on the day.

Where about is the job ?

[Mo Gillis-Coates]

One that works for me it hot almost boiling water…. depending on how big the sign is though, if on site with no power I would use a flask of it, but you may need a few flasks if its big. However I have only used this on vehicles in the past with cut lettering vinyl.

So far its only failed me once on a vinyl that has been on so long, it took the paint off with it

Hope this helps
BigMo