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"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote:

"Steve Freeman" wrote in message
ups.com...
Need to remove previous owners competition number. Would like to
confirm that lacquer thinner will not affect gel coat.



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Here's what worked for me on my old 301 Libelle that had the original
grey lettering on the fuselage: Acetone. Lacquer thinner will work, but
it's the acetone in lacquer thinner that actually takes off the old
numbers. Just use acetone and the numbers will wipe right off very
easily. You will find however, that the gelcoat under the numbers looks
a lot better than the gelcoat that wasn't covered.

The acetone did not damage my gelcoat. It did not damage the composite
laminate. It may have damaged my liver, but it had to wait in line for
that...

Speaking of which, it's Friday and cocktail hour is approaching.