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removing tank stickers - justinrhenry_imp - 05-10-2013
Has anyone removed the stickers on the gas tank? Any ideas about a good way to do it without damaging the paint?
RE: removing tank stickers - the Ferret - 05-10-2013
I used a heat gun, held pretty far from the tank, keep the heat gun moving, heated lifted, heated pulled. They actually came off pretty easy. Cleaned off rest of residue with goo gone, then waxed tank. I imagine you could use a hair dryer on low too.
RE: removing tank stickers - jimigalahad_imp - 05-10-2013
I just let the bike sit in the sun a bit. Pealed off really easily, very little residue which came off very quickly with a few quick reapplications of the old sticker. I do live in Florida though.
RE: removing tank stickers - INTP_imp - 05-10-2013
I used a hair dryer on mine. Just heat them up, and go slowly.
RE: removing tank stickers - Lord Popgun - 05-10-2013
(05-10-2013, 11:17 AM)INTP_imp Wrote: I used a hair dryer on mine. Just heat them up, and go slowly.
Used a heat gun on low. Did what ferret did.
edited to add: Used my fingernail to get it started. No damage to the paint if you are careful.
That was the first thing I did when I got home. After I took my helmet and jacket off
RE: removing tank stickers - oldyaler_imp - 05-10-2013
Maybe I'm the odd one out but those stickers never bothered me enough to go to the effort to remove them.
RE: removing tank stickers - SUPERCRUZ_imp - 05-10-2013
I would go with the hair dryer . Just too much opportunity to blister the paint with a heat gun.
RE: removing tank stickers - Lord Popgun - 05-10-2013
Heat gun on low basically IS a hair dryer
RE: removing tank stickers - Obliviontoad - 05-10-2013
Now, what to do about those awful little round reflectors on the license plate mount. They look so tacked on.
RE: removing tank stickers - Randy B - 05-10-2013
It's a DOT thing. It's one of those "remove at your own risk" sort of things. You might get nabbed for it, but then again you might not.