Good morning! Vinyl and adhesive removal

[Ewan yu]

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7597480465552968980

There’s been some debate on whether hot water helps, so I made a quick video to show the results.

 

[Ewan yu]

I'm still not buying that this guy is real...or maybe he's 12.

That’s one way to respond, I suppose. I was expecting a technical counterpoint

 

[Geneva Olson]

That’s one way to respond, I suppose. I was expecting a technical counterpoint

My Guy, I have removed more wrap in my career as a sign shop owner than I would like to admit. I have a professional steamer, ir heaters, heat guns, torches...you're not going to tell me that a tea kettle of hot water on top of the wrap is going to magically peel wrap off.

 

[Medina Signs]

I think Ewan has something going on here. Looked like the adhesive came off with the wrap.
When it concerns large areas like box trucks, we like to get a vinyl core attached and roll it off the surface. Next time we'll get the tea pot cookin' up some hot water.

 

[Geneva Olson]

I think Ewan has something going on here. Looked like the adhesive came off with the wrap.
When it concerns large areas like box trucks, we like to get a vinyl core attached and roll it off the surface. Next time we'll get the tea pot cookin' up some hot water.

came off the vinyl wrap...where did it go? it stayed on the car. Now you have adhesive to remove. We had our own personal car wrapped with avery dennison. when we removed the wrap, the wrap peeled off and the glue stayed on the car. it was a mess.

"6 one way half a dozen the other. "

 

[Medina Signs]

Yes, I don't doubt that the adhesive came off - Ewan! What do you have to say about that???

 

[Medina Signs]

I watched the video again - it LOOKS like the adhesive came off with the vinyl.

 

[gabagoo]

Thank you for the input, it is truly appreciated.I've been in this industry since 1986, and always just used heat gun method but never had a removal job this large. Only 4 more vehicles to go LMAO!

Get the steamer...they are under $100 and well worth it over heat gun... They sometimes leave more adhesive but the vinyl comes off much faster.

 

[TEN]

My vote is to use a steamer, I tried the Vinyl Off the product did not seem to help very much if at all, but it was not really bad vinyl, I think it is intended for really, really bad vinyl. Larger IR heaters help as well.

 

[Decal Removal Expert]

Depending on the Age, Type and Manufacturer of the vinyl, hot water will work, wet shoes for sure! Some reflective actually comes off optimim @106º-125ºF without phosphor seperation but leaves most of the adhesive. Steamer best for temp control and shoes not so wet. Also, my forarms have let me know that hot water burns with contact but steam only burns with direct proximity.