Removing sail numbers
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Topic: Removing sail numbers
Posted By: Isis
Subject: Removing sail numbers
Date Posted: 12 Jan 06 at 6:52pm
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Im sure this has been asked somewhere before but I cant see it... I need to remove some sail numbers from a kite as they dont match my boat. They are a slightly different material from normal sail numbers and definantly arent just gonna fall off. Ive heard hairdriers and a scraper might be worth trying? anyone got any experiance with this or any other method? bearing in mind its spinnaker cloth not a big hefty laminate it can be scrapped off... Cheers peoples |
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Posted By: Olly4088
Date Posted: 13 Jan 06 at 9:06am
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I did see in the new P&B catalogue that they now supply stuff to remove them and the glue after. I cant find the product on the website but it is in the catalogue.
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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 13 Jan 06 at 11:33am
I cant find the new one  best I can find is the 04 catalogue and its not in there... do you know what it was called? ------------- |
Posted By: Olly4088
Date Posted: 13 Jan 06 at 11:35am
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I dont unfortunatly I can have a look when i get hom and post a reply or e-mail you. ------------- Phantom 1298 |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 13 Jan 06 at 4:16pm
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Evostik glue remover from your local hardware store (little red tin) will do the job. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: redback
Date Posted: 13 Jan 06 at 6:24pm
| Petrol? |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 13 Jan 06 at 6:55pm
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Thanks for all the suggestions peeps but im slightly dubious about
pouring all these chemicals (especialy petrol!) over spinnaker
material... does anyone have any first hand experiance with this stuff?
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Posted By: scottishgem
Date Posted: 14 Jan 06 at 6:23pm
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cool, Im interested in any of these tips as also have the same problem with a spinney plus three mains. In fact i dont have a single sail that matches our boat, but she is old and ex-UKSA so i suppose its to be expected!
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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 14 Jan 06 at 6:33pm
I found the 06 catalogue today and funily enough, its called 'sail number remover' original... might give it a try though, thanks ------------- |
Posted By: Olly4088
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 10:20pm
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Let me know how you get on I have a set of sails that i'm selling might us it to get sail numbers off. ------------- Phantom 1298 |
Posted By: redback
Date Posted: 16 Jan 06 at 11:29pm
| I've used petrol with no ill effect. In fact looking around under the bonnet of my car quite a few fittings in the fuel system are made from nylon. |