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I've got an older board in stock (Omega) with the blue covering stuck on it. Been around a while and I haveing a difficult time getting it off. Do any of you know a quicker way to remove it, chemical or otherwise? Thanks folks.
-------------------- Ed Harris Designs&Signs Lexington, TN
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-------------------- Ed Harris Designs&Signs Lexington, TN
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I just keep thinking there has to be something that would react chemically with the covering and not adversely effect the sign.
-------------------- Ed Harris Designs&Signs Lexington, TN
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There's a good chance that if you do get this stuff off it will continue to be a problem down the line. We did some Lusterboard signs that had a blue cover and 6 months after the signs were up they were very dirty. They wouldn't come clean no matter what we tried. Manufacturer said there was a bad batch of adhesive that stuck to the surface (even though we cleaned it before applying vinyl). Do your self a favor and trash it.
-------------------- Jean Shimp Shimp Sign & Design Co. Jacksonville Beach, Fl Posts: 1266 | From: Jacksonville Beach, Fl. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Ed, I get the name brands mixed up, so I don't know what "Omega" is. If it's something higher dollar, then you can figure out where the line is between hours spent and practicality.
I would try a small rag soaked with zylene (medium strenght solvent). Lay it on the liner, and see if it does the osmosis thing, as in soaks through, to the adhesive. If that doesn't work, try lacquer thinner, or acetone. Those two might actually disolve the liner itself, whatever you try, be sure not to let it dry completely.
In the end you might have to DA sand and recoat the surface, again, price of material vs. hourly rate. I have body working stuff, so I have a little advantage.
I've also had to deal with this sort of thing because I sold a job without looking at the condition of that old scrap, then I got behind schedule, then it was the weekend, then I remembered the really important due date, couldn't get supplies that day, and maybe I should write country music for sign people.
-------------------- James Donahue Donahue Sign Arts 1851 E. Union Valley Rd. Seymour TN. (865) 577-3365 brushman@nxs.net
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every once in a while we get lucky with this problem by getting just a corner started about 4" and wrap it around a broom handle from there we slowly roll it off while at the same time blowing warm air on it with a hair drier although having a supply house (that I worked at many moons ago) near by it has to be out of pure desperation or I'm having them bring a new sheet.....goood luck and I can vouche for Roger's tip as well but we have had to slowly work it under the blue lining in extreme situations wish I had a better answer for you
-------------------- Dan Streicher Slidell, LA Posts: 445 | From: Slidell, LA | Registered: Feb 2004
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