You have to keep spritzing it on and scraping with a squeegie and eventually the paint will start flaking off. Not as harsh as the oven cleaner, but takes a little longer.
Make sure you wear gloves cause it'll suck all the moisture out of your hands!
At PSS Sacramento Harvest Moon Gathering, Dan Feusi of Dan-D-Signs Sacramento 916-689-2202, demonstrated how to strip a vehicle with a commercial quality restaurant steam cleaner. The gadget has a little boiler in it. Dan rigs the hose with the rubber part of a toilet plunger, creating a little steam oven that softens up the vinyl and adhesive but does not damage the paint. You can put your hand in the steam about 6" from the nozzle without burning yourself, so it is also safe to use.
Everybody who watched him was wowed by the demonstration. The tool is expensive, around $1,000, but for someone who strips a lot of vehicles, the cost recovery in labor savings would happen quickly.
You might be able to rent one if you knew what to ask for. I'm sure Dan wouldn't mind your giving him a call.
Vic G
-------------------- Victor Georgiou Danville, CA , USA Posts: 1746 | From: Danville, CA , USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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I have a similar job coming up...however the Lettering has been applied over a recent re-paint.......Oven Cleaner will not work with good results.unless it is over the origional paint...Looks like Compound and a lot of rubbing for me.....any one have other suggestions ??????? Shep'
-------------------- Arvil Shep' Shepherd Art by Shep' -------- " Those who dance are thought to be mad by those who cannot hear the music " Posts: 1281 | From: Mt Airy NC | Registered: Mar 2001
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I have a techique that always works great for me, although there is a little muscle work involved:
Apply DuPonts "polishing" compound with a rag that has been wetted with "rubbing" alcohol. I emphasize polising compound here, NOT rubbing compound.
Work in circular motions (keep it wet), and once the surface of the paint breaks down it will start coming off easier. I usually do all of this by hand to ensure a clean finish. Depending on how long paint was on vehicle will determine end result. I have done many like this and have had vehicles looked like they were never painted.
-------------------- Rich Stebbing RichSigns Rohnert Park CA 707-795-5588 Posts: 755 | From: Rohnert Park, CA | Registered: Nov 1998
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DAVE....i was waitin for that remark..with this post....it had to come from some one.....just wasnt sure who it would be....my 1st thought was todd gill, bruce bowers, si, joey or you!!!!!! hehehehehehe...
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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-------------------- Harris Kohen K-Man Pinstriping and Graphix Trenton, NJ "Showing the world that even I can strategically place the pigment where its got to go." Posts: 1739 | From: Trenton, NJ, USA | Registered: Jun 2001
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ok.. comon al ya sombiches..ill whoop alla ya!!!!!hahahahahahahahahahahaha
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Waddaya gonna do? Bounce tofu blocks off our heads? LOL!
Have a great one!
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6465 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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nothing bounces off yours.....heheheheheheheheh even tofu!!!!
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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