2003 OUTRAGE 240 Faded Lettering

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Maverick
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2003 OUTRAGE 240 Faded Lettering

Postby Maverick » Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:23 pm

Hi. I wish to restore some faded, red, side lettering "BOSTON WHALER" on both sides of a 2003 Outrage 240. These are the type letters that are raised and are almost rubbery

I'm thinking they may be expensive to replace.

Is there a way or chemical or polish that would bring back the red luster? Thanks, Mav

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Re: 2003 OUTRAGE 240 Faded Lettering

Postby heatxcape » Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:11 am

In the past I used GOOF OFF to clean the lettering, a product called SHUTTER SAVER to restore the color, then a nice polish to protect them. They still look great four years later.

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Re: 2003 OUTRAGE 240 Faded Lettering

Postby Maverick » Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:04 am

Thank you Heatx for the speedy reply. I will give your recommendation a try. Mav

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Re: 2003 OUTRAGE 240 Faded Lettering

Postby jimh » Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:53 am

I have observed that WD40 restores lustre and flexibility to vinyl.

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Re: 2003 OUTRAGE 240 Faded Lettering

Postby Maverick » Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:16 pm

Great suggestion, Jim...many thanks. Will give these ideas a try. Mav

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Re: 2003 OUTRAGE 240 Faded Lettering

Postby vze2gbs4 » Tue Jan 30, 2018 5:44 pm

They are actually not that expensive - somewhere around 35 bucks per side

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Re: 2003 OUTRAGE 240 Faded Lettering

Postby Maverick » Tue Jan 30, 2018 7:18 pm

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Thanks. This one also has black lettering "Gulf Coast Edition" under the red Boston Whaler letters...may replace it all if renewal doesn't work...will be trying renewal this coming weekend. Thanks, Mav