Old vinyl Issues

[brained]

Hi all, I tried to remove the old vinyl on the sides from my cab, but it seems to be somewhat crispy. I did the blower thing to heat it up, but no luck. Has some one tried to remove vinyl that

[SirPeale]

You're doing the right thing, but you'll just have to work slowly.  Heat the vinyl until it starts becoming maleable, then start peeling it off bit by bit.  It'll likely take a while.

[Tailgunner]

Belt sander and a fairly coarse belt. Also a wire brush to keep the vinyl from clogging up the belt.

How will you be recovering the cab? If painting you'll need a fine grit belt to remove any deep scratches left from the removal process.

[brained]

Well the problem is that I'm using a Hair Dryer instead of a heat gun, so you recommend me get a heat gun or just heat a little longer with the hair dryer.

I'm removing this old vinyl to replace with some blue vinyl. And also i need to repair a few dents and a little water damage.

[Goz]

I had this very same problem. I wouldn't buy a heat gun to do this. If you have other needs of a heat gun, buy one it will go a little bit faster than the hair dryer. Even when it heats up and becomes pliable, it will still come off in sections / strips.

It may take several hours to do it this method, but it will likely save you from having to sand.

-Goz

[brained]

hmmm.. I see, so I'll give it another try.

Ohhh, a friend of mine told me that paint remover is ok for that, but I dunno if the particle board will handle paint remover.

I did remove the vinyl from my metal cp using paint remover applied with a brush and in small quantities it's usefull but kinda messy.

Do you think paint remover won't damage the particle board?

[brained]

Well I've continued trying and the vinyl crumbles with the particle board....

What can I do, can I paint over the vinyl?

or

can I cover the vinyl with more vinyl....

Please gimme some light in this subject I'm confused...

[SOAPboy]

sand it off..