On Apr 5, 10:55*am, Scott Alexander
wrote:
Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to remove the old
painted contest id from under the wing?

I am planning on having a local sign store make me a template for my
contest ID - SA so I can spray a new ID on under the wing. *Anybody
have a suggestion on what type of paint would work best?

Thanks!

1. Try solvents ... lacquer thinner then acetone ...
2. sand off with a 1400 grit wet dry (wet) ... . then polish ... and
wax if you are not going to paint new letters ...

I always paint letters using the thinnest coat of lacquer possible.

wait until dry ... then sand the edges of the letters until there is
no transition ... the edge may get a little wavy, but this is really
no problem for readability.

BTW, if your letters trip the BL on a four foot wide section of the
wing bottom ... a few inches from the LE ... you are incurring a
reasonable performance loss on that section of wing ... i.e. the
bottom of the wing has attached flow almost to the trailing edge on
newer ships ... and ~ 80% on older designs.

So, will your new x-mil vinyl letters actually do this ... in theory
yes - in actuality, I don''t know ... but why take the chance ...
painting is very easy ... relatively fast ... and much cheaper ...
IMHO ...

KK