[AT] OT; Ford 2600

[Carl Tatlock]

Indiana Robinson wrote:

>On 20 Oct 2005 at 21:12, H. L. Staples wrote:
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>>We are in the process of cleaning up for repainting our Ford
>>2600.
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>>Need and easy way to remove the vinyl decals .
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>>Have tried a heat gun, but a lot of sticky residue 
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>remains.
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>>Any shortcuts would be appreciated.
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>>Thanks
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>>H. L. Staples
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>	Hey H.L.:
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>	Go to Wally World and buy a couple of cans of their 
>cheapie Tech brand of spray carburetor cleaner. If you can 
>lay it flat, lay a rag on the decal and spray the rag. It 
>will hold the solvent on the decal longer. That stuff would 
>eat the scum off of a bad TV show.   :-)
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>	This reminds me of our Canadian friend at CUBFEST 2004 who 
>said that up there they call them "deck'els"...   We just 
>call them decals. Some of the boys in the deep south call 
>them "deee'cals".   :-)
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Decal-- comes from "Decalcomania" from the Greek to trace or copy.   Was 
the original word that was shortened to "decal" to mean a transfer or 
"copy"  of something  to put on something else.  Up in New England we 
call 'em "dee ' cals"  too.   (Actually decalcomania is an old Native 
American  word for "Hard to get'um straight and the bubbles out".)