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Another Hydroturf horror story

RadioWaves

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Location
Benton missouri
Boat Make
Chaparral
Year
2013
Boat Model
Other
Boat Length
25
I got in on the year end sale on Seadek from JBP and was stoked to get the old Hydroturf off, I figured it would be a 1 night project seeing as this is the 3rd Yamaha I have done this to and never had a problem. WRONG.

I started on the lower swim deck and the top of the piece came off fine but about a 1/4 of the way down it was stuck tight. Got as much off as I could then went to the next level on the boat fearing the worse but it pulled up in 1 piece with no glue left on the boat WHEW! the anchor locker came off just as easy but the piece over the head stuck just like the swim platform.

I tried all of the chemicals suggested on this forum and nothing would touch it, most seemed to make it worse, as did heat. Finally bought a pinstripe removal wheel and worked like a charm. Slow but took off the remaining Hydroturf and glue. Took 2 wheels and several hours to do the platform and head area.

Now just waiting on the weather to warm up to install the new Seadek.

Also removed all of the warning stickers while I had the adhesive remover out.
 

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Ugh I had the same issue it I will probably have nightmares while I sleep tonight now that this has brought back the memory.
 
I found when I did mine that cold worked wonders. I did it when it was like 35 or 40 degrees out and it came off relatively easily and in one piece. I know people like to try heat, but it never seems to work out well from what I have seen...
 
Oh no! Not the warning stickers! Those are comical and draw good conversations!
 
I tried leaving the boat out in sub 20's temps, didn't help. Really odd that some of it came off with no problem and some of it stuck.

Mel, it really is unbelievable how many people actually read those warnings and they do get a kick out of them, but it does get old after the hundredth time
 
I bought 1 from Amazon but needed another, local NAPA store had them in stock.

Tip; go slow. While figuring out how to use the wheel I actually burned the gelcoat by spinning too fast and holding it in 1 spot for too long. It works better at a low RPM. Luckily the burned spot will be covered up by the beautiful new Seadek!
 
How about that! Yes, they are a little dangerous, but I had spent some time fighting the glue without the wheel, with no luck, so it seemed extremely helpful at the time.

(How could I miss it, there's a picture of you using it, sorry for missing it)

Glad the project is almost done.
 
Very cool...not heard of this tool before....hope I never have to use one!
 
The yamaha side logo lettering on my 230 was pitted by salt and sun, and my warning stickers were baked on. They had to Go.

This wheel made easy work out of an otherwise painful and time consuming task.
 
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I hate to be a spoil sport and you hear too much of this legal crap anyway, but if you were to have an accident the opposition lawyers would be all over this. (removing the warning stickers)
Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.
 
@RedBarron55 , those stickers are actually there to protect Yamaha, not the owner. An individual owner is going to be responsible if anyone is injured on his/her boat...and liability insurance is the best bet. Now back to humorous...do all your pillows and furniture still have those ugly “do not remove under penalty of law” tags on them? :winkingthumbsup"
...End hijack
 
Can any of you describe how this eraser wheel works and what makes it difficult? I am curious to know if you could safely remove the 3M clear bra stuff with it. So you “erase” right through the material? Or is it more about erasing adhesive after removing the material?
 
I have done both. ( Killed a few labels with no mercy, zero prior effort.) Just move around a lot so you don't burn anything with heat from the friction. Power tools are great at saving effort, but you can also break things faster. Take it easy while you figure it out. With love and care you have a chance.
 
I am not worried about the warning stickers, If I lived my life worrying about being sued i would never leave the house. If there was even the smallest chance that one of those stickers being in place would keep me or my crew safer I wouldn't have touched them.

Mel, I believe the wheel works because of friction. Being rubber it is very soft but very sticky, it grabs on to anything including leftover Hydroturf and disintegrates it. Most of the material you see on the back of my boat is the spent rubber from the wheel.
 
I was considering trying to remove the “Diamond Shield”, a clear bra material, onthe front of the motorhome. There is a clear bra company that had a you tube on it and said not use a wheel on diamond shield. But I can’t see why not.
 
I have to agree with you about being always worried about being sued, but my fear would be that if there were an accident the removal of all warning stickers would indicate a lack of concern about safety.
No sticker will keep you safe nor will it keep the lawyers away, but a career of worrying about these things for OSHA and MSHA and the company safety wonks it is hard to come up with a good answer if someone asked you in court why you removed the warnings.
By the way I cut the pillow and mattress tags off instead of tearing them since I fear the release of dangerous fluff if the seams rip out instead.
 
I just can’t believe that I consider myself a member of a group of people who are such outlaws. Removal of warning stickers and mattress tags? What’s next? Putting the TP roll on backwards so that it feeds down the back? :) Say it isn’t so.
 
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