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Jcbikes
| Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 01:12 pm: |
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Has anyone found a easy way to remove these. They only seem to come of in little pieces at a time. Do not want to harm the paint of course. |
Stealthxb
| Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 01:15 pm: |
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heat (i prefer riding...some may use a hair dryer) and peel goo gone to remove residue |
Rpmchris
| Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 01:58 pm: |
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Bench grinder. No, not really. What Stealthxb said. Mine were off within 5 minutes total time, never to be seen again. |
Dagwood
| Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 02:57 pm: |
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Sounds wierd but I used an Avon product called Skin So Soft. Spray it on, then wait about one minute. The stickers will peel off and there will be no sticky stuff left. BTW the stuff works great as a mosquito repellent also. |
Buelltroll
| Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 03:00 pm: |
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wd40 |
Jerseyguy
| Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 06:44 pm: |
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A heat gun and very slow peel will do it usually. |
Rageonthedl
| Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 07:15 pm: |
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if you get one corner up. just peel slow. (Message edited by rageonthedl on October 26, 2005) |
Bcordb3
| Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 09:43 pm: |
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auto parts stores carry some sort of petroleum based spray for removing stickers etc. |
Kdan
| Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 09:58 pm: |
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Brake cleaner, but be careful you don't get it on the Vin# sticker. |
Typeone
| Posted on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 11:07 pm: |
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i've always used the same high-tech approach as mentioned above... good old hairdryer up close with a sloooow peel then maybe a little WD or GooGone if needed for stubborn adhesives. btw, if you plan to 'de-badge' anything like this on a bike or car do it early on in its life or you could be left with a nasty outline once that big star in the sky has had its way with the paint or plastic. (just a hint, not necessarily applicable to little warning stickers in this case but something to keep in mind) (Message edited by typeone on October 27, 2005) |
Buellman39
| Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 09:06 am: |
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Do not use brake cleaner. WD-40 or Hair dryer is all you need. |
2k4xb12
| Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 11:27 pm: |
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I guess it depends on how long you leave 'em on. The first mods I made when I got my baby home a year and a half ago (my, how time flies) was to peel off all the stickers and reflectors and shorten the front signals... They came off in one piece with no hassle. I suspect that as they sit under the sun, the UV makes them brittle and harder to peel off. Steve. |
Buellman39
| Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 - 07:56 am: |
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They do come off much better when they are new. But if they are older just heat them a little, they will come right off. |
Morticia
| Posted on Saturday, October 29, 2005 - 05:25 pm: |
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Must be an age thing, I just removed both stickers from my Uly (only 2 weeks old) & they both came off with just a careful use of the old thumbnail. |
Phantom5oh
| Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 08:58 am: |
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I peeled mine off when the bike was new, and then just gave them a quick once over with "Goo Gone" to make sure I got all the residual sticky stuff (glue) off. |
Bomber
| Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 10:04 am: |
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peanut butter will also remove the goo that's left |