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Any advise on how to remove safety labels on rear of boat (they are right in the middle of where I need to put my boat name and hailing port)
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womblesd wrote: Sun May 24, 2020 6:39 pm Any advise on how to remove safety labels on rear of boat (they are right in the middle of where I need to put my boat name and hailing port)
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Easy. Heat gun or hair dryer. Plastic spatula. Goo gone or goof off.

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AsLan7 wrote: Sun May 24, 2020 7:12 pm
womblesd wrote: Sun May 24, 2020 6:39 pm Any advise on how to remove safety labels on rear of boat (they are right in the middle of where I need to put my boat name and hailing port)
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Easy. Heat gun or hair dryer. Plastic spatula. Goo gone or goof off.

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We removed ours, but left sticky residue that is a dirt magnet. Need to try goo/goof to remove...
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I used 3m emblem remover to get rid of that.
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I keep old credit cards and used gift cards for scraping those sticky spots. Spray a little GooGone and scrape away.
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Heat gun then goo gone. Got this heat gun for $15 on amazon....and yes it is the Spanish version 🤣
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ajcampen wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 8:20 am Heat gun then goo gone. Got this heat gun for $15 on amazon....and yes it is the Spanish version 🤣
Nice I have the same one.
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