The Letterville BullBoard: vinyl eraser - your opinion on the product

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Posted by Corey Wine (Member # 1640) on :

I have seen these things pop up for 13 years now, perhaps longer. Now, it seems they are promoting it more than ever. Those rubber erasers that attach to a drill that, they say, help the speed of vinyl removal, INCLUDING GLUE!

Has anyone bought these? Is anyone using it now? What's your take on the product? Does it MARR THE VEHICLE FINISH???????

Your opinion is always appreciated!

Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :

3 M makes a larger version
it is not an attachment
the tool has a husky motor
and a much wider wheel...
its a single contained unit
I never used one but the local
fleet body shop swears by them..
I think they sell for around $400.00

Posted by Matthew Rolli (Member # 4089) on :

got one, they work so-so.

steam sprayers seemed a bit easier, with less mess. 'course I found that out AFTER I bought a motorized eraser...

and the heads go fast at $30 a pop...

Posted by Rosemary (Member # 1926) on :

We use an average of 6 a week on removals. Ours work great even on reflective. We buy them 20 at a time and they cost us $19 each. They don't mar the finish but you can't use them on aluminum or stainless steel cus they polish it too much and the rest of the finish around it looks bad.

me [Smile]

Posted by KARYN BUSH (Member # 1948) on :

i love them! i usually get the tan 3m one.

Posted by Tony Lucero (Member # 1470) on :

I agree with Matthew, had to strip old edge prints off an enclosed trailer...seemed to take off some paint...the trailer was white...you could see a dark mottle look where we used the tool. Maybe I'll feel different if I get more practice with it and figure out the right techniques. Rosemary...do you use it on all removal jobs or only on jobs that are just too hard to remove using heat and fingernails?

Posted by Rosemary (Member # 1926) on :

Nope. Not on all jobs at all. We usually do it with the cold substrate and quickly applied high heat and it works unless the film is all checked and cracked. Then we go to the eraser. And sometimes with a re-paint or a gel-coat trailer you have to be careful with the eraser, no? We always test a tiny part where it can be easily fixed by buffing afterwards.

me [Smile]

Posted by Rick Beisiegel (Member # 3723) on :

Dare I say it??? [Eek!]

I've tried both the steamer and the wheel, the steamer gets my vote.

[Cool]

Posted by Rosemary (Member # 1926) on :

Didn't the Stanley Steamer have wheels?? [Razz]

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