To Unwrap or Not Unwrap

Hot water pressure washer and lots of rapid remover?

 

not just a pressure washer! Also know as a steam jenny. If held in one spot too long it will also remove paint.

 

Yup, steam oughta do it. Good rigs will run 250 degrees plus at the tip and make you think you're in a sauna. Otherwise run Forrest run!!!

 

CYA,

Be the professional and let them know all the potential problem upfront. Show them the vinyl manufactures removal warranty - not exact words but clean removal up to 5 years on factory paint only. They are obviously way past the time frame and you don't know the quality of the paint or its condition prior to installation. in my mind, here is no way anyone can guarantee there won"t be some paint loss.

High pressure STEAM sprayer would be your go to, not a hot water high pressure sprayer. You can't rent this a Lowes or Home Depot. I haven't seen it done, but have talked directly with a source that has one. They remove old liquid laminated trailers in hours not days. This is a purpose built unit that cost 10's of thousands of dollars. It might even be worth your while to talk to Ron Gizzo at Visual Marking System in Ohio. https://info.vmsinc.com/vehicle-wra...www.vmsinc.com/resources/remove-vehicle-wrap/

In the end, the cheapest way out of this is to wrap over the existing graphics. The condition of the exiting graphics would be the determining factor on whether that is even feasible.

I get the impression from your post that you realize that this could be a big windfall if your prepared, but you could just as easily lose big if your not.

Good luck

 

On a bid this size and because removal is always an unknown factor (material used/how long it's been on), I would request to test removing a portion to see what you're getting into before quoting. I don't think it's that much to ask. I hate blindly bidding on something and regretting my decision later. It's almost like house flippers that buy a house site unseen and later find out it's full of termites or the foundation is in disrepair.

 

Hotsy is a good brand- if they do their own mechanical work they may have one.

 

That response is an early indicator on who you're dealing with. Red Flag

 

They created this predicament and if they can't accept and understand it, then "Run Forest Run! "

 

its
a
TRAP!

doubt there's sinister intent, but literature is posturing to hang you on a new paint job if a lotta things don't go right.