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Guys: Greetings from St Helens. I removed some very old decals but there is this this ghost shadow that remains. Is there something out there that will remove it completely. Thanks, Craig
I remove old adhesive with almost any solvent, such as mineral spirits or paint thinner.
I renamed my boat and the old name left a ghost in the gelcoat. The ghost is usually because, where the gelcoat is covered by a decal, the gelcoat doesn't chalk, but the area around it does chalk. I ignored it, and after the newly exoposed gelcoat chalked for a year, and after the next time I waxed it, the ghost was no longer visible.
I have the same problem after removing stripes and old name adhesive decals. I am considering 600 grit sandpaper on the gloss epoxy surface. (Just enough rubbing to kill the super shine) What do you guys think? Just got back home after 3 months in Arizona and getting my boat ready! Chief
I found some high quality 600 grit wet sand paper and it does work! Just be careful if you have a shine surface on your boat as it will degloss the glass. In my case it made it all about match as close as I can tell. Back to work! Chief
I used 1200 grit wet and dry (very wet) to try removing the ghosts, it dulled the shine, but I wasn't brave enough to keep going to see what it would take to remove them.
Still waiting for nice weather to polish the hull (deck will come later)
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