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Offline ajlaird

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Re: RFM resto
« on: June 28, 2009, 10:22:15 PM »
Started to do the decals today. All I've done is removed one headbox decal via the hairdryer treatment. It softens the decal and makes it less suseptable to breaking and ripping. So much larger pieces are removed in one hit. The RFM decals don't have a sticky side so nearly one piece removal is possible, although in this first attempt I had lots of breaks intially as I did it without a dryer.

On P2000 it looks like they spray white paint onto the wood, and then spray an adhesive to that and then apply the decals. So once the decal is removed, you're left with a side of goo.

I used shellite and a credit card to remove the bulk of the glue. Boy what a messy, sticky, crap job that was. I still have a bit of tackiness on the white wood and will apply more shellite and endeavour to get rid of all the glue during the week. I have taken some photos and will post when I'm more into the job.

I plan to do the headbox first while in place so I can still play the game. Obviously the main cab means the game will be out of action.

Silly question, but wouldn't it be easier just to sand the decal off?