Removing original decal from aluminum van

[native pepper]

Ebay has lots of decal removal stuff, you can get liquid or mechanical things to do it. I bought our business decals from the UK, cost of them plus postage was less than half what they would charge here. Got a really big on that goes on the back window of the bus and is one of those see through ones.

After our next trip (Wangaratta jazz and blues) at the end of this month, will paint the bus and will need a few decals. Have change my mind a number of times as to the type and colour for the bus, have ditched 2pack metallic because of cost and will paint it in enamel house paint. Which is what I've done with every previous bus, thought this time may spruce her up a lot, but the difference between $135 for 1x4lt colour and 2x2lt colour and $900 for 4lt x 2pack metallic and accessories is a bit over the top and the preparation work involved is massive for 2 pack. Whilst enamel, clean it down, smooth it out and paint over everything.

Bought an electric decal remover on ebay, cost $35 and has done the job on the bus and soon the cars so they can be painted. It's only really good if you're gonna repaint though, otherwise chemicals may be better, but haven't use them. The hardest thing to remove was the old CMCA decal, had to go back almost to bare metal to get rid of it entirely. Maybe should have got the chemicals.