Warm but not hot is an excellent recommendation from Bill then peel very
patiently. Heat as you go.

If there is any adhesive residue, WD40 works great.

Bill Daniels wrote:
Heat works but I'd use a hairdryer instead of a heat gun. You just need to
get it warm and the letters should peel right off using your fingers. A
heat gun is overkill.

Bill Daniels

"Papa3" wrote in message
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Mel,

By the title of your post, I'm assuming these are decals. Also,
assuming you've purchased a glass ship.

The letters I've worked with come off reasonably easily with plain old
mechanical methods (ie. peeling). It may help to use a heat gun on
LOW to soften the adhesive and material a little, but be very careful
not to get the surface too hot; if it's too hot to comfortably touch
it's too hot. You can use a plastic scraper to help things along.
The kind sold for mixing up plaster or bondo honed to a sharp point
work great. Final cleanup with a little bit of acetone on a rag
followed by a rinse with some H2O will get rid of any residual
adhesive.

Hope this helps.

Erik Mann (P3)