Getting Registration Stickers off Hull

(sid7) · (sid7) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 04-29-2003, 12:55 PM

What is the best thing to use to get the registration stickers off of a boat? the person who owned the boat before me did a really poor job of putting them on and i want to take them off an get somemore.

(jeffr) · (jeffr) **Join Date: May 2002** 04-29-2003, 12:59 PM

Heat gun.

swass 04-29-2003, 1:05 PM

Your fingernail and Goof Off.

(timmy) · (timmy) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 04-29-2003, 1:12 PM

I second the goof off. I used it a little over a week ago taking my reg off, as i recently moved to FL.

midwest_boater 04-29-2003, 1:15 PM

Use "Cut-Thru" from Certified. Just watch as the stickers slide off without hurting anything else.

(sid7) · (sid7) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 04-29-2003, 1:24 PM

where are you guys getting good off and Cut thru at?

swass 04-29-2003, 1:26 PM

Pep Boys, CarQuest, AutoZone, etc.

I've never heard of Cut-Thru.

leggester 04-29-2003, 1:35 PM

WD40, Lighter Fluid, Acetone... ...

swass 04-29-2003, 1:38 PM

Yep...you don't need to spend the money on Goof Off. Any solvent you have layin' around will work too (e.g., paint thinner, toluene, MEK, gas, etc.).

(sid7) · (sid7) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 04-29-2003, 1:38 PM

will the wd40 or lighter fluid hurt the gelcoat or anything??

swass 04-29-2003, 1:41 PM

Nope. Products like Goof Off are solvent-based too.

(Message edited by swass on April 29, 2003)

(rmcronin) · (rmcronin) **Join Date: Aug 2002** 04-29-2003, 6:10 PM

mineral spirits or paint thinner work best, also work on old traction, anything involving glue. Won't hurt gelcoat, scrape excess glue off with a credit card.

(monstertower) · (monstertower) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 04-30-2003, 7:06 PM

Use a Daggone Shotgun ! It's Georgia Thang!!!

I use a razor blade but you have to be VERY careful or your chip the gelcoat. Solvent based sounds much better.

ckabe 05-11-2003, 1:59 PM

There is a 3-M product I've used in the past that worked great. I don't remember what it is called, but it is basically a large disc shaped eraser on a drill chuck. It is mounted on a drill and it peals the decals and glue off and leaves a pretty clean and smooth surface. I tried most of the other methods and I thought this was the fastest, safest way.

(colorider) · (colorider) **Join Date: Jun 2001** 05-11-2003, 8:00 PM

I just used a blow dryer on them and they peeled right off. Just warm up the stickers and peel.