Removing painted letters from fiberglass

[crw1957]

My registration letters/numbers are painted on my boat. The boat is white fiberglass. How do I remove the old numbers to prepare for new ones ?

 

[WizeOne]

Re: Removing painted letters from fiberglass

My registration letters/numbers are painted on my boat. The boat is white fiberglass. How do I remove the old numbers to prepare for new ones ?

Very odd that they are painted. Stick-ons have been available for decades.

Not sure what to use but I know what not to use and that is something like Jasco Paint Remover. It will distort the gel coat.

If they are on a flat surface you might consider color sanding them off with some 600 grit. If they are like mine, they are mounted on a concave surface which would not lend itself to sanding.

Hopefully someone has some better and effective ideas.

 

[dlngr]

Re: Removing painted letters from fiberglass

Easy Off oven cleaner. Spray it on ,wait a few minutes wipe off with paper towels.

 

[rskeeters]

Re: Removing painted letters from fiberglass

I know this is an old thread, but I recently did this and it worked like a charm. I started with 600 grit wet sandpaper, then 1000, then 1500 literally 5-10 min job