2 questions

1st how to take of vinyl writing of a van

2nd chipping diesel engines pros and cons
any one using one

Hair dryer to heat up the vinyl and a finger nail or blunt knife.

use a heat gun or a hair dryer to remove sticker get them nice and warm then peel them off

dont know about chipping

Boiling water to remove vinyl

Boiling water followed by hot air gun then lots of tcut.

[Edited on 14/11/09 by madteg]

Boiling water

if you can get to the opposite side of the panel, heat that with a hairdrier, that way the glue is rleased from the panel, leaving less mess. In my experience heating the vinyl side can leave much glue residue on the panel.

Better to use a plastic scrapper than a razor blade, less chance of damaging the paintwork. Hot air gun works for me.

I wouldnt use thinners to remove glue. Id use alcohol.

Angle grinder?????

Diesel chipping, I got one for my 2ltr HDI and it was fair, improved fuel consumption, (as long as it wasn't booted too hard), and seemed to improve the power a bit. I have now taken it out and had the ECU reprogrammed on the R/Road, fuel consumption is now even better, (at reasonable speeds), but the power has increased by a huge amount, far more than the chip ever did. The other plus is that if you have a ding, there is no incriminating evidence for the assesor to notice and refuse to pay out your claim, HTH Ray

Heat trick will work fine, im not so sure i would use thinners to remove any sticky residue though.

I would go for some Autoglym 'instant tar remover', less harsh and is great for removing most sticky/chewy bits from painted surfaces. Or if its easier to get hold of, RS sell their own branded 'Label remover' - also does the same job but possibly cheaper.

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Originally posted by designer
Boiling water to remove vinyl

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carb cleaner seems to work to remove glue type stuff (like you get on brown parcel tape)

Thanks all
started with the boiling water which worked great but slow
so had a thought and got an old wallpaper stripper out of gararge
and put the end spout of a watering can on end to direct the steam
worked a treat