Vinyl Removal NIGHTMARE... Help Please!!!

[EMSbyDay]

Thanks for all the input everyone. Found a local source today for the 3M Stripe Off wheel listed in the post above. Has anyone tried that product? I think I may order it although wont get to try it till next week.

 

[Mosh]

Stripe off wheel from 3M work great. We have a 1/2" thick and a 1" thick wheel. The 1" was around $60, but in my opinion works as well as the $400 MXB deal. We use them and never had a paint issue. Any residue use the 3M adhesive remover.

 

[Dave Drane]

Vinyl Zapper wheels are much less than that and the machine is designed to do the job better than using a drill. I have paid for mine many times over. Do a search here for MBX Vinyl Zapper and check for yourself.
And from memory I think it was someone here could have had a very serious accident with a wheel flying off a drill and missing her eyes by the skin of a f#$&..

 

[onesource]

Peanut Butter

 

[Replicator]

BMX Zapper,

I have stripped entire shuttle buses with one . . . What a time saver !

No problem with taking off paint if the paint is good, in fact it creates a nice buffed finish when done !

 

[Mosh]

1" 3M striper and air tool. I have stripped whole Bud delivery trucks. 3M knows their stuff.
Not those 1/4" ones on a drill, the commercial 3M disks 1" thick for use on air tools.

 

[SignosaurusRex]

Thanks for all the input everyone. Found a local source today for the 3M Stripe Off wheel listed in the post above. Has anyone tried that product? I think I may order it although wont get to try it till next week.

They work great if you have the proper tool to run the wheel at the correct r.p.m.! Improper tool and/or r.p.m. can result in serious physical injuries and/or damage to the vehicle. The Zapper is by far a better choice and if you want a lighter weight tool, than I suggest the pneumatic version which is about half the weight and size of the electric version but is phenomenal in performance and will pay for itself many times over. Some auto parts jobbers carry the zapper at a great price as well as most tool distributors. Some offer a nice package deal that includes a nice assortment of other use wheels.

 

[pointjockey]

It's on the roof right????

 

[phototec]

Best deal I found a Stripper Tool $213.83

Here is the best deal I found for the Stripper Tool $213.83!

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/dfxdf701.html


All the sign supply dealers want over $430 for the sign version, however I'll bet this works just as good for half the price.


Here is another one that is on sale for $319.95

http://yhst-13811118617756.stores.yahoo.net/dyerdereto1.html

 

[splizaat]

I would use ORANGE PEEL...spray it on real good and soak it, let it sit for a minute or two then CAREFULLY take a razor blade and scrape up the gummy residue off the paint. I did this on a van for a customer and it worked WONDERS.

once you are done use windex, don't let the chemicals in ORANGE PEEL sit...orange peel is an actual product, I'm not talking about peeling an orange.

 

[Mosh]

ORANGE PEEL, is messy, buy works pretty good. We used it a couple of times on tough stuff. Instead of a metal razor use a lil chizler or a plastic razor. The vinyl comes off like snot, it is messy!!!! A simplar product is aircraft decal remover, it is more aggestive, so the paint better be good under the vinyl or it goes off too.

 

[splizaat]

ORANGE PEEL, is messy, buy work pretty good. We used it a couple of times on tough stuff. Instead of a metal razor use a lil chizler or a plastic razor. The vinyl comes off like snot, it is messy!!!!

definitely...let it soak for about 30 seconds then just scrape it off...keep the edge of the blade clean, do another pass, clean edge of blade, another pass, etc.

 

[EMSbyDay]

have tried a few citrus cleaner/removers. They are just not penetrating the crapply poly film. Vechicle was lent out out and will be coming back in a few days. Think I'll give the zapper or 3M wheel a try.

 

[splizaat]

there's no film in the pictures?? looks like just adhesive?