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Re: My mylar removal technique explained
« on: August 23, 2012, 08:45:53 PM »
I found while I was holding the mylar under tension and refilling the syringe, I'd look back and a bit more mylar had been removed.

Step 6. If you feel a lot of tension and the mylar is staying put, this means you need more spirits. Squirt more and wait for the mylar to come off by itself, don't force it.
Step 7. Keep looking at the mylar coming off and check for any paint. If so stop and re-assess the situation and find/guess at a solution. I cut the small piece of lifting insert decal with the scapel and added more spirits
Step 8. keep going slowly until the job is done.

It took me about 2-3 hours to get this mylar off so I didn't beat any world speed records, but I had no paint loss except for where someone had done touchups previously (see unavoidable damage pic)

I have included the only damage I did do but I think I had no chance with that one as it was the worst raised insert on the pf and probably took a hammering

You can see from one picture the amount of glue residue left on the pf.

The final picture just shows the mylar coming off, but I'm not holding it as its hard while trying to photograph it
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