On Jun 29, 11:41 am, Berry wrote:
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"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote:





"Steve Freeman" wrote in message
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Need to remove previous owners competition number. Would like to
confirm that lacquer thinner will not affect gel coat.

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Here's what worked for me on my old 301 Libelle that had the original
grey lettering on the fuselage: Acetone. Lacquer thinner will work, but
it's the acetone in lacquer thinner that actually takes off the old
numbers. Just use acetone and the numbers will wipe right off very
easily. You will find however, that the gelcoat under the numbers looks
a lot better than the gelcoat that wasn't covered.

The acetone did not damage my gelcoat. It did not damage the composite
laminate. It may have damaged my liver, but it had to wait in line for
that...

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I agree with Bill that the lacquer make get into the surrounding
gelcoat. I Disagree that the only thing to do is sand down all the
old gelcoat. How about appropriate surface prep, then a new white
background in a matching white Polyurethane or even a coat of
Lacquer.
OR
My Speed Astir had the Standard Grob orange trim on the nose. I used
Acetone to remove the bulk of the paint, then sanded for a while with
1200 grit, which took care of the rest, then buffed out and waxed.
Aside from looking slightly too clean and shiny, it's unnoticeable.
YMMV, the Grob has very thick gelcoat.

Jim