I have a rod built with a water slide decal from Decal Connection and it was put on crooked. I want to take off the decal and reapply Flex Coat. A person who makes rods suggested I dab the decal with acetone and then rub it off with my fingermail.

I'd like to take off the decal, clear the area around where I apply a new one and then paint on Flex Coat to even out the finish. Can someone recommend the best way to do this?

Thanks.

Decal Connection - Micro Sol - repeat coats until decal dissolved - this will only work if you have not applied a coat of finish over top of decal. If you have finished just wrap over with A thread and start all over.

Bill has good advice.

If finish has been put over it, it's pretty touchy trying to remove the finish and the decal without doing a bit of (at a minimum, perceptual) damage. Wrapping with 'A' thread sounds like a good solution. I have carefully sanded a bit at a time and got it that way, too -but it's slow and tedious to get good results.

Whichever way you go, enjoy doing it and learning from it!



Putter
Williston, ND

I am committed to removing this decal and not adding more thread. The whole situation is complicated by the fact the decal was applied to the bare balnk and not a coat of epoxy as recommended by the decal maker. There is a coat of Flexcoat over the decal. Any other suggestions? (I promise to share the technique used and the [hopefully successful] results).

Thanks!

Just very, very careful sanding/steel wool until down to the decal. I'd use gray Scotchbrite from there on until its removed. Of course, one area will sand at a faster rate than an adjacent area, so sand a bit and look it over closely, then carefully sand some more. I don't think Scotchbrite would ever harm a blank unless a guy worked on it for an hour in one spot LOL!

Putter
Williston, ND

Putter -

What solvents are you comfortable with in this operation?

Thanks,

Tony

Used diligently, there's no problems with acetone. Wiping with acetone won't cause any problems. Soaking the rod in it is a different deal altogether.

Putter
Williston, ND

And if I augment with a little sanding / scraping, would Scotchbrite be too course? Could I use 400 or 600 wet sanding paper without scraping color off the blank?