sorry, not 57 ford related

[geraldchainsaw]

does anyone belong to a mustang forum like the one we have for 57 fords?,   i would like to find out how to take off decals before i paint,  thanks   jerry

[Ford Blue blood]

Jerry I have used a heat gun to warm them up and just peeled them off.  Got them started with a putty knife and then pulled and heated, as the glue softens it will release easy.  I assume you are talking about the vinyl stick ons?  If it is a water/soap decal of old, use amonia based glass cleaner (soak it for a while), is slow and of course the 3M buff they sell for that purpose.

[geraldchainsaw]

thanks Al,  tomorrow i'm going to a parts dealer & c if he will rent or let me use his heat gun to c how it works before i buy 1,   its the sticky vinyl,  i have a 51 ford that i painted aleast 5 times in laquer and got tired of buffing it all the time, so i took it to Mayco & they did a pretty good job,  so on the mustang i'm doing all the body work before i take it in,  between the 57 and the 69 i always have a hard time picking which ride to take,  but then when we have the downriver cruise  i take both anyway,  fun time, sorry for the long story,    thanks again for the info,   jerry

[Ford Blue blood]

A 70 Boss 302 is what I had to peel off (one that got away!).  They were original and did the job in 74.