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Removing Stripes [message #349727] Sun, 27 October 2019 23:29 Go to next message
ljdavick is currently offline  ljdavick   United States
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I've ordered two of the Decal Remover Eraser Wheels from Amazon to strip off the stripes from the front of the coach. After 43 years the front stickers looked ragged.

https://www.amazon.com/DocaDisc-Decal-Removal-Eraser-Wheel/dp/B074N7GDS6?ref_=ast_sto_dp
<https://www.amazon.com/DocaDisc-Decal-Removal-Eraser-Wheel/dp/B074N7GDS6?ref_=ast_sto_dp>

Hooked to my drill I finished both front hatch covers in about an hour, leaving the paint in tact and making the coach more presentable. I was interested to see how dark the green strip originally was when I took off the G M C emblem. It was a dark, sort of, Kelly green. It helps to have good lighting and I had mid-day sunshine. Only mild pressure on the drill is needed and the stickers just disintegrate into a dusty mess.

I'm not about to work my way down the coach until it's time for paint. I used most of one wheel on the front hatches with plenty left to finish the nose.

A feel-good weekend DIY project for the most modest of shade-tree mechanics.


Larry Davick
A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Dizzy
Re: Removing Stripes [message #349730 is a reply to message #349727] Sun, 27 October 2019 23:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
ljdavick is currently offline  ljdavick   United States
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Very poor unedited video
https://youtu.be/RL4LGt7Z9mo
<https://youtu.be/RL4LGt7Z9mo>


Larry Davick
A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Dizzy
Re: Removing Stripes [message #349736 is a reply to message #349730] Mon, 28 October 2019 10:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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ljdavick wrote on Mon, 28 October 2019 00:59
Very poor unedited video
https://youtu.be/RL4LGt7Z9mo
<https://youtu.be/RL4LGt7Z9mo>
Perfect! Just what I am looking to do this winter. Great that you are doing it on a Palm Beach like mine. Sadly I think my stripes are worse than yours.

Thanks for taking the time to shoot and put up that video!



Richard
76 Palm Beach
SE Michigan
www.PalmBeachGMC.com

Roller Cam 455, TBI+EBL, 3.42 FD, 4 Bag, Macerator, Lenzi (brakes, vacuum system, front end stuff), Manny Tranny, vacuum step, Tankless + OEM water heaters.
Re: [GMCnet] Removing Stripes [message #349737 is a reply to message #349736] Mon, 28 October 2019 11:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rich Kinas is currently offline  Rich Kinas   United States
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Does anyone know if the stripes are being reproduced by anyone?

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> On Oct 28, 2019, at 11:52 AM, RJW via Gmclist wrote:
>
> ljdavick wrote on Mon, 28 October 2019 00:59
>> Very poor unedited video
>> https://youtu.be/RL4LGt7Z9mo
>>
>
> Perfect! Just what I am looking to do this winter. Great that you are doing it on a Palm Beach like mine. Sadly I think my stripes are worse than
> yours.
>
> Thanks for taking the time to shoot and put up that video!
>
>
> --
> Richard
> 76 Palm Beach
> SE Michigan
> www.PalmBeachGMC.com
>
>
> Coop Roller Cam 455, Howell TBI + EBL, 3.42 FD, Quadra Bag, Macerator, Lenzi stuff, Manny Tranny etc.
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Removing Stripes [message #349738 is a reply to message #349737] Mon, 28 October 2019 11:43 Go to previous message
Sammy Williams is currently offline  Sammy Williams   United States
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Check with Phoenix graphics. :) (google or duckduckgo it)

On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:16 AM Richard Kinas via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> Does anyone know if the stripes are being reproduced by anyone?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 28, 2019, at 11:52 AM, RJW via Gmclist
> wrote:
>>
>> ljdavick wrote on Mon, 28 October 2019 00:59
>>> Very poor unedited video
>>> https://youtu.be/RL4LGt7Z9mo
>>>
>>
>> Perfect! Just what I am looking to do this winter. Great that you are
> doing it on a Palm Beach like mine. Sadly I think my stripes are worse than
>> yours.
>>
>> Thanks for taking the time to shoot and put up that video!
>>
>>
>> --
>> Richard
>> 76 Palm Beach
>> SE Michigan
>> www.PalmBeachGMC.com
>>
>>
>> Coop Roller Cam 455, Howell TBI + EBL, 3.42 FD, Quadra Bag, Macerator,
> Lenzi stuff, Manny Tranny etc.
>>
>>
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