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• Have we discussed vinyl lettering here?
  • I use vinyl.
  • 3M vinyl letters will look good for about 7 years
  • Also use it...
    • Use a hair dryer to get it off....
      • That makes it easier, and you can also buy plastic razor blades
        • Wonder if they make those for my Gillette Sensor?
    • As well as the hair dryer, I buy plastic putty knives to scrape.
      • I use a 6" RO sander. Mows it right off.
  • since 1995
  • My boat name and hail are done in vinyl...
    • With the exception of gold lettering vinyl lettering is actually VERY cheap to produce...
    • Our name is vinyl too
  • 11 years so far and looking good
  • I replaced mine the second time I painted the hull.
  • In a time of boats often changing hands, seems a waste to paint a name on. Vinyl works for me.
  • We hired a local company to do the vinyl
    • A straight line doesn't work on most sterns.
      • Thanks for the info guys...
        • compound if necessary....
        • Wash with soap/water then use solvent to de-wax/grease
        • If it's Awlgrip, I'd be very gentle with chemicals or compounding
          • 3M Finesse-it works well on Awlgrip
        • Strip any wax off the surface then..
      • Any decent sign shop that does boat has transom curvature on file for most boats
      • Our straight-line trial-and-error...
        • Looks good. I was picky too.
  • "Sticker On!" and "Sticker Off!"
    • You can also buy the letters
  • We used vinyl on all the boats
    • wow - that IS ancient history
      • still have the CWBB burgee
        • Ditto.