Selling sign written truck

What do you do when selling a truck or van with

business signs on it ?

 There is no way I am going to sell it with the signs still on it.

I would probably see Ace Garden Services 2, driving around.

 

So exactly, what is the best way of removing the signs 

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Permalink Reply by Matt Brown on January 15, 2012 at 11:35

hot air gun on a low setting and a plastic scraper. then you may need to apply thinners to remove the adhesive. you will still be able to see the outline where the paint round the lettering has faded but if you polish with tcut it shouldnt look so obvious

Permalink Reply by phil smith yewtreelandscapes.com on January 15, 2012 at 11:35

the best way i have taken signs off before is to use a stanley knife blade and then get the glue off with either petrol or nail polish remover, but i should imagine there is lots of ways to do it, but i found this way easier and thats how the bloke who done my signs told me to do it

Permalink Reply by Matt Brown on January 15, 2012 at 11:36

i sold one of my old vans with the signs still on but it was to a scrap man and they dumped it and the council phoned me! i gave the man from the council an earfull as i wasnt the registered keeper!

Permalink Reply by Geoff Norfolk on January 15, 2012 at 11:38

Can't you just peel them off?.......... the roofer who lives opposite to me did that with the help of a hairdrier.

Permalink Reply by John on January 15, 2012 at 11:51

Thanks everyone.

  Must put the sander back in its box.


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Mick Gammage on January 15, 2012 at 11:59

hot air blower or wall paper stripper works too


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Nick Hill on January 15, 2012 at 12:51
If you don't have a hot air gun, I bought the cheapest hair dryer I could find and used that, signs came off no probs.

PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening on January 15, 2012 at 17:42

I imagine my van's going to take quite a while to clean so I might just take it in to get done. £70 I was quoted. Anyone tried a wallpaper steamer?

Jez WardmanPermalink Reply by Jez Wardman on January 15, 2012 at 17:56

I did it with a hairdryer and white spirit once but never again as took ages, next time I will take it in to the signwriters and get them to do it.

I think the difficulty depends on the quality of the original decals and the length of time they have been on the vehicle. 


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Mick Gammage on January 15, 2012 at 18:03

yeah I used a wallpaper stripper on my old van before Christmas


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Dan Frazer Gardening on January 15, 2012 at 18:05

Find it ok Mick? I have large graphics about 60x120cm on each side of the van so that's the bit that might take a long time!


PRO MemberPermalink Reply by Mick Gammage on January 15, 2012 at 18:51

It worked fine for the lettering I was removing but I don't know how it would work for a large vinyl area like what your removing

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