Boot stripe

[steplift20]

Did anyone ever remove the boot stripe from your hull. I have a 1978 step lift and want to change the color. But the stripe is on for a long time and doesn't want to come off thanks for any help

[Johnsonboat]

I just removed mine this week. It was too thin an cracked for a heat gun to help. Used a long handled scraper from the paint store with a razor sharp blade to remove the plastic. Then adhesive remover and scraper to remove the adhesive.

[spoggy]

Am in the process of removing the original on my '77, razor blade, patience and finish with Goo-Gone to get rid of the adhesive.

[bradford]

Eraser wheel makes quick work of it.

[steplift20]

Razor blades? Should I round the edges and dull the blade a little did it come off easy? I am going to get it off cause I painted the bottom black and she looks reel good but the stripe has to be changed thanks for the info

[spoggy]

I don't bother trying to round the corners. In my instance, the blade slides pretty easily between the vinyl and the adhesive. I use one of those cheap, $1 retractable blade holders that hold a single edge razor blade for scraping paint off of windows. I like single-edge blades over utility blades because they have a bit of flex and don't seem prone to digging into the gel coat.

[spareparts]

easy off oven cleaner or chisel gasket remover. Spray it on, wait for the plastic to wrinkle up, then scrape it off with a plastic scraper. Any difficult areas can be cleaned up with a razor blade. Once you get teh stripe off, wash the area you pulled the stripe off to get an residue off. DO NOT TRY THIS ON PAINTED SURFACES only gel coat

[Striper80]

It took a long time to remove the stripe on my V18. Heat gun, razor blade, and a thin scraper I sanded smooth.

[steplift20]

Won't the easy off oven cleaner damage the gel coat.

[1BadTitan]

I used an eraser wheel on an air grinder.