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gcostin

  • Posts: 18
sign writing removal
« on: February 13, 2012, 07:08:03 pm »
I have a customer who has requested removal of some sign writing, words covering a square metre , its been on there a few years now,  anyone got any ideas on a quick and easy method as I'm not charging her a lot but have tried to catch the edge of the signage and pull but its just breaking off.

jasonl

  • Posts: 3183
Re: sign writing removal
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2012, 07:18:58 pm »
Boiling water from a kettle, pour it down about a metre at a time , then it will be soft and pull off mainly in one piece, get the glue off with thinners.
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gcostin

  • Posts: 18
Re: sign writing removal
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2012, 08:02:38 pm »
i thought heating it, but not boiling water won't that risk cracking glass

CleartechLee

  • Posts: 103
Re: sign writing removal
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2012, 08:13:34 pm »
Heat gun and it will fly off

sparkleglass

  • Posts: 172
Re: sign writing removal
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2012, 08:19:46 pm »
hair dryer  ;)

gcostin

  • Posts: 18
Re: sign writing removal
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2012, 08:47:34 pm »
Thank you, have decided the hair dryer option, wife has one lol.
Thank you all for the ideas

Barbara Green

  • Posts: 11
Re: sign writing removal
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2012, 03:17:26 pm »
Did the hair dryer helped as I have the same problem now and I was wondering whether it is a good idea to use a heir dryer. Thanks.
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jane wilkinson

  • Posts: 22
Re: sign writing removal
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2012, 03:22:12 pm »
mix a spray bottle with metholated spirit, water and a dash of washing up liquid. blade scrapper.

Susan Dean (1stclean)

  • Posts: 2064
Re: sign writing removal
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2013, 10:13:40 pm »
go to car shop and order a caramel wheel , put It on a drill and off you easiest way

Stoots

  • Posts: 6211
Re: sign writing removal
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2013, 10:19:08 pm »
i used a steam cleaner to heat it up, peel off then i used autosmart tadis (tar&glue remover) to remove excess glue. Took a while about 4 hours overall but easy enough

brynley

  • Posts: 283
Re: sign writing removal
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2013, 02:58:12 pm »
I have done a number of these sign writing removals, I use a hair dryer to soften it , use a scraper to catch the edge then pull it off, keep doing it, the glue should come off as well, any that doesn't use the scraper after wetting the glass.