pinto
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| posted on 14/11/09 at 07:07 PM |
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vinyl and chips
2 questions
1st how to take of vinyl writing of a van
2nd chipping diesel engines pros and cons
any one using one 
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 14/11/09 at 07:09 PM |
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Hair dryer to heat up the vinyl and a finger nail or blunt knife.
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doddy
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| posted on 14/11/09 at 07:10 PM |
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use a heat gun or a hair dryer to remove sticker get them nice and warm then peel them off
dont know about chipping
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designer
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| posted on 14/11/09 at 07:11 PM |
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Boiling water to remove vinyl
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madteg
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| posted on 14/11/09 at 07:11 PM |
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vinyl
Boiling water followed by hot air gun then lots of tcut.
[Edited on 14/11/09 by madteg]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 14/11/09 at 07:12 PM |
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Boiling water
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r1_pete
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| posted on 14/11/09 at 07:51 PM |
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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.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 14/11/09 at 08:25 PM |
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Better to use a plastic scrapper than a razor blade, less chance of damaging the paintwork. Hot air gun works for me.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 14/11/09 at 09:06 PM |
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I wouldnt use thinners to remove glue. Id use alcohol.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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dogwood
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| posted on 14/11/09 at 09:10 PM |
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Angle grinder????? 
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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Chippy
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| posted on 14/11/09 at 10:50 PM |
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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
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 15/11/09 at 12:45 AM |
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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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thunderace
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| posted on 15/11/09 at 12:48 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by designer
Boiling water to remove vinyl
thats what bodyshops use
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blakep82
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| posted on 15/11/09 at 12:24 PM |
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carb cleaner seems to work to remove glue type stuff (like you get on brown parcel tape)
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pinto
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| posted on 15/11/09 at 06:32 PM |
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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
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