| Eraser Wheels [message #117909] |
Mon, 07 March 2011 18:28  |
Chr$
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To those of you who have used an "Eraser Wheel" to remove the stripes and glue, which one did you use? I bought a mid-priced one and it sucks. Leaves more of itself behind with piled up glue.
Chemicals seem to work better...
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: Eraser Wheels [message #117911 is a reply to message #117910] |
Mon, 07 March 2011 18:37  |
Chr$
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As I may as well. I wet sanded them off the front Pax side of my coach, and it was a lot faster.
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: [GMCnet] Eraser Wheels [message #117913 is a reply to message #117911] |
Mon, 07 March 2011 19:00 |
James Hupy
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If you are talking about the adhesive applied stripes, a heat gun and a
scraper will do the job. It is best to round the corners of the scraper and
sand the edges so they are smooth. Heat the stripe until the adhesive
releases and slide the scraper held as flat against the surface as you can
under the stripe. Once you can get ahold of the end of the thing, pull it
back against itself while heating it carefully, heat gun in one hand, stripe
in the other and scraper in the other. Wait, that is three hands. You need a
helper to pull steady pressure on the stripe while you heat and scrape. Use
3M adhesive remover to take the residual adhesive that remains. If your
stripes are painted on, mask off the stripes with plastic masking and test
a sample area with easy off oven cleaner. If your coach still has the
original Imron paint, it should not hurt it if it has not been sanded. Do
not leave the oven cleaner on very long, as soon as the stripes start to
dissolve, clean them off with enamel reducer, and neutralize the oven
cleaner with white vinegar. Wear gloves and a respirator as well as safety
glasses. Third option is to use a dual action sander and sand them off and
repaint. The responsibility is yours for testing a very small area to make
sure that you do not damage the Imron paint. I have removed painted on signs
from a number of vehicles this way with good success. Your results may vary.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC Royale 403
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Chris Choffat <cchoffataz@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> As I may as well. I wet sanded them off the front Pax side of my coach, and
> it was a lot faster.
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> -Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
> 77 Ex-Kingsley 455, Power Drive, 3:21 FD, Quadra bag. The Engineer's
> Motorhome
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| Re: [GMCnet] Eraser Wheels [message #117957 is a reply to message #117914] |
Tue, 08 March 2011 07:31 |
Steven Ferguson
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That is what I used on my SOB. Very rapid removal but leaves behind the
glue residue.
On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Mr.erf ERFisher <mr.erfisher@gmail.com>wrote:
> use this, it is much better
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=31661&title=vinal-strip-remover&cat=5141
> or
> http://goo.gl/O01fK
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> gene
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> > To those of you who have used an "Eraser Wheel" to remove the stripes and
> > glue, which one did you use? I bought a mid-priced one and it sucks.
> Leaves
> > more of itself behind with piled up glue.
> >
> > Chemicals seem to work better...
> > --
> > -Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
> > 77 Ex-Kingsley 455, Power Drive, 3:21 FD, Quadra bag. The Engineer's
> > Motorhome
> > Scottsdale, AZ
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| Re: Eraser Wheels [message #117999 is a reply to message #117909] |
Tue, 08 March 2011 10:53 |
Chr$
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I'm probably going to use chemistry, as it worked best and fastest. then orbit sand with find grit. I'm saving $$$ by doing some of this prep work myself.
The wheel seems to make more mess with redepositing, and at any slower speeds, it doesn't work at all.
I saw several types, so some probably work better than others. these things are made for removing the two little 1/8" pinstripes that dealerships install, not 6" wide strips of glue.
You guys wouldn't believe the crap I found under the rubber strip on one side. liquid nails, rtv, other unknown glues, and of course double sided sitcky tape. what a mess... most of it was bonded better to the paint then the paint was bonded to the coach.
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: Eraser Wheels [message #118180 is a reply to message #117983] |
Wed, 09 March 2011 09:29 |
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Randy,
What wheels did they turn you on to?
Gene Barrow
Lake Almanor, Ca.
1976 Palm Beach
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| Re: Eraser Wheels [message #118236 is a reply to message #117909] |
Wed, 09 March 2011 19:03 |
Chr$
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I created a faster solution:
CMR
Chemical Mechanical Removal...
I use "professional strength" (Whatever that means) Goof off in a gallon can to soften the glue, then a good stainless steel scraper with no sharp corners to remove it. Then I follow with a rubdown with more goof off. I cleared about 3 ft of the crap in less than 20 min.
Basically I soften about 6x6 area with a saturated paper towel, then when the glue is soft, before the chemical evaporates, I scrape. It comes right off. While I am scraping one area, I am holding the saturated towel over the next section. after about 3 or 4 sections, I go over it all with a fresh towel and remove the residuals. That takes a bit of elbow grease, but less work than anything else, and no gouges like a heat gun and a razor blade give.
I have not tried it on the full stripe yet, just the glue left behind after I removed it with the heat gun and scraper. This may be a two-step process.
I wasted $24 on that stupid pink wheel...
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
Photosite: Chrisc GMC:"It has Begun" TT: "The Other Woman"
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| Re: [GMCnet] Eraser Wheels [message #118777 is a reply to message #118292] |
Mon, 14 March 2011 09:53 |
gmcrv1
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I know I'm late adding a comment here, but, be sure to get the correct 3M
adhesive remover. The stronger one will dull and possibly remove the paint.
The milder one is used to remove the vinyl strips and it's adhesive.
Originally developed to remove the simulated wood grained as found on the
Mopar Town & Country mini vans and wagons.
Goo Luck,
Tom Eckert N2VWN
73 Glacier
Oakland, TN
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 7:33 AM, Mark Grueninger <markgrue@hotmail.com>wrote:
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> On trucks and trailers when we sell them we have to remove the names. The
> decals are rather large like 1'X4'. We use the 3M wheels at high speed
> and very light pressure. Too much pressure and you soften or burn the
> paint. takes about 30 min to remove one of the large decals. lots of
> dust though and a mask is a real good idea.
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> Mark
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> Valmeyer IL
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