Decal removal

Stretch79 · Wednesday at 13:01

Hi guys

Got to remove my decals from a frame and send them to someone for colour matching.

Is there a simple way to do this without damaging them too much?

Not worried about scratching frame etc as that’ll be re sprayed

Thanks

fguki · Wednesday at 13:07

You can try to heat them gently and peel them off to save them. Thats the way to go and thats basically the only way.

markoc · Wednesday at 13:10

Heat with a hairdryer - slowly and from a distance or it could blister the decal. Put the frame somewhere warm to start with to raise it's ambient temperature. Dependent on the decal could try some dental floss underneath if you can get a purchase by lifting a section.

Thame Game · Wednesday at 16:29

As above. A little white spirit can help as you go along. The decals can get quite gummy as the heat releases them.

Stretch79 · Wednesday at 18:17

Many thanks guys.

What about the clear coat? Heating up still work?

Thanks

markoc · Wednesday at 20:23

I’m not sure heat will do much to the clear coat if they’re lacquered in. Possibly some thinners applied sparingly to try and remove it but it could damage the decal underneath.

Stretch79 · Wednesday at 20:44

I’ll try that then thank you and go carefully

FZRIP · Wednesday at 20:51

I used some cheap paint and varnish remover from screwfix recently, it removed the clear coat from a 95 P7 very well.

Stretch79 · Wednesday at 21:01

FZRIP said:
I used some cheap paint and varnish remover from screwfix recently, it removed the clear coat from a 95 P7 very well.

Great. I’ll grab some of that then. Thank you

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