After months of working on the boat I finally got around to removing the old name and putting the new name on. This registration is more recognizable internationally than, say, Oklahoma licensing and so provides an advantage when checking into a country.
So, we are now finally legal, our name matches our documentation. There are lots of services online to get vinyl letters, or for top-notch results work with a graphic professional in your area. If you decide to order online the service you need will be dependent on how picky you are about the design. If you have a particular font in mind mine is Lithos Pro which I think has an appropriate Greek look about it for my Greek Goddess you will need to find a service that supports that font.
And if you have a logo or swoopy letters or an actual design you will need to find a service that allows you to upload a prepared graphic drawing to their specifications. Removing the old name was surprisingly easy once I figured out a few tricks. These methods might not work on really old lettering, but this was years old, not that fresh. Stick on letters are made of two parts � the vinyl letters themselves sometimes in several layers for shadowing and borders and an adhesive layer underneath.
You will need a heat gun and some goo gone or similar citrus oil cleaner as well as a scraper. I used an anodized aluminum scraper that I picked up in a paint store and that worked great. Plastic putty knives would be fine as well. First step is to remove the vinyl lettering. Fire up the heat gun and soften one edge of the first letter.
Nothing needs to bubble or burn, just keep poking with your scraper until the letter starts to peel up. If not, just keep heating and scraping until the colored vinyl is gone.
Now the messier bit � the adhesive. I used a citrus oil cleaner applied with a scotch-brite pad while wearing rubber gloves. I hate that stuff on my fingers! Now is the time to use your scraper again. Push the scraper against the softening edge and you might be able to peel up great swaths of the adhesive.
If this works, great, it will save a lot of time. Otherwise keep rubbing with the pad and plenty of lemon oil and the adhesive will soon be gone. Repeat for all the rest of the letters and rinse with water. The next step is easy if nerve-wracking. You will need blue painting tape, a small spray bottle with water and a couple of drops of soap, and the squeegee that probably came with the letters � a plastic wide putty knife will do but the one I got with my lettering has a nice foam edge for smoothing without catching.
First use the squeegee on the letter sheet on a flat surface and make sure the letters are well-adhered to the liner. Then take the sheet s to the boat and tape them up. Find something level on the boat I used our boot top stripe or an actual level line that you draw lightly!
Measure down from the line to the tops of the letters making sure the name is level. Tape only the TOP of the sheet. Do the same with the hailing port if they are in two pieces. Check it from a distance to make sure it looks right. Start from the lowest line you will be putting on � usually the hailing port. Remove the backing while keeping the letters held up away from the hull.
Lightly spray the hull where the letters will go as well as the back of the sheet with the backing removed. Carefully lower the sheet, starting at the center, and smooth to either side. The moisture will allow the letters to move slightly if one gets wrinkled. When it is all squeegeed down leave it for a few minutes until you think the moisture is dried. Then remove the front paper and the blue tape.
Repeat for the top line of lettering. After you are done, if you are going to have a renaming ceremony, you should cover the name with a towel until the reveal during the ceremony. This way you introduce the new name to Neptune in proper fashion. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Email address:. SailingEurybia is a WordPress site.
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