Removing lettering on sign

Does anyone know how to remove the letters from the face of this plastic sign so the plastic can be used for new lettering?

Looks like vinyl just get a heat gun and pull it off.

You could sell that sign to a collector for enough to custom fab a new sign.

Ben

Those are usually silk screened. Find a sign maker & have them order up a new cover that's the same dimensions as what you see there. Put whatever you want on the new one or have the sign shop do it. Most of the time it's not that expensive. Take the Hesston one & auction it on eBay. Guarantee someone will buy it.

Mike

Why would you

The lettering on the signs we had at the store were painted on the inside. The lettering was silk screened then the white paint was added. That process protected the paint from abrasion.

Thanks for the comments. Yes, I could order new faces for the sign, the cost quote I received was $855 just seemed a little much. Now if someone wants to buy the Hesston faces, that could be an option. As to why, Oliver would look better on the sign. My opinion. Thanks all and have a great day.

if it is vinyl lettering, it can be removed, but you are in for some work, and the plastic behind it will have a ghost letter from the weathering of the plastic..

I used to work for a print shop, and we did a lot of that kind of stuff.

a single edge razor to get under the edge of the vinyl, is pretty much an essential took, sometimes you get lucky and most of it will pull off reasonably well.. other times it will be a fight.. depends on the color and grade of vinyl used.

a product like goof off or goo gone will help get rid of any remaining glue residue

after that, I would recommend a light sanding with fine sandpaper - 400 grit or higher.. to help with the ghosting. a good plastic polish, like Plast-X can also work wonders here.

To applying new letters.. clean thoroughly!
lay out the lettering with backing still on.. get it positioned [b:f96ce57371]exactly[/b:f96ce57371] where you want it and tape it down.
make sure you tape the middle down well top & bottom.. untape one end.. leave the middle taped! peel the backer off and remove it just from that section.. hold the end up & use something rigid, but not hard (old window squeegee works well), to help lay down the lettering nice & flat, no bubbles, working from middle outward..
once one end is down, you can remove all the tape holding the rest in place, and repeat the process going the other way..
once the lettering is applied, but before removing the masking, burnish every letter down really well - old credit or gift card works perfect for this step. hit every part of every letter.
After burnishing, remove the masking, step back and admire you work.

if you find bubbles.. poke the center and use a heatgun on a lower setting (hair dryer would also work) the heat draws the air out of the bubble. but be careful.. too much heat will damage the vinyl.