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Message started by joeh100 on 11/12/07 at 14:54:46

Title: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by joeh100 on 11/12/07 at 14:54:46

How do I get the warning sticker, just below the speedometer, off without messing up the paint, or leaving sticky residue?

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Savage_Greg on 11/12/07 at 15:20:16

joeh100 wrote:

How do I get the warning sticker, just below the speedometer, off without messing up the paint, or leaving sticky residue?

Go to the Tech section. It's all there.

Good luck.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by vtail on 11/12/07 at 15:59:00

Heat up with hairdryer. It'll peel right off (even if on it for years). Clean residue with WD40. Wax.
Tha,Tha,That,That,Thats awe,awe.all, fo,fo,folks. ;)

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Savage_Greg on 11/13/07 at 06:37:19

vtail wrote:

Heat up with hairdryer. It'll peel right off (even if on it for years). Clean residue with WD40. Wax.
Tha,Tha,That,That,Thats awe,awe.all, fo,fo,folks. ;)

"Never Heard Of...." ;D

The hair dryer technique is in the Tech Section.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Prophet_10 on 11/13/07 at 08:05:55

I peeled mine off on afternoon this summer when the bike had been in the sun for a while. No hairdryer needed.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by bill67 on 11/13/07 at 08:11:08

Thats the way I did mine too in the hot sun.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by vtail on 11/13/07 at 08:18:10

That's not gonna work in the NW these days. You'd have to wait 8 more months ;D

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Savage_Greg on 11/13/07 at 08:36:56

vtail wrote:

That's not gonna work in the NW these days. You'd have to wait 8 more months ;D

If you lay your bike on the right side in the sun, you can get the one's on the frame and the belt guard too.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by vtail on 11/13/07 at 10:00:58

I'm in the automobile business and we've allways used the heatgun (hairdryer) as long as I can remember to remove stickers of cars. I just removed some off my 650 Interstate (that's for sale) that had been on there for 24 years in less then 5 minutes. Cleaned residue with WD40. Easy! ;)

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Savage_Greg on 11/13/07 at 10:15:29

vtail wrote:

That's the way I do it, and the topic in the tech section contains an article from a bike magazine about it too.

I have an old hair dryer in the garage just for stickers. I also have a heat gun that I use for heat shrink tubing, but I'm kinda afraid to use it on paint :P

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by joeh100 on 11/13/07 at 19:54:22

I used a heat gun, mainly because I have one and not a hair dryer. It was still a pain in the arse. I used goo gone to get the residue off but it took some doing.

Now I noticed the tanks got some swirl marks on it when you look at the right angle in bright light they really stick out. Guess I'll have to polish those out.

I didn't notice the article from the bike magazine, maybe I need to look again. What was the title?

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Savage_Greg on 11/14/07 at 06:52:41

joeh100 wrote:

Hair dryer is a little more gentle. Get your wife or girlfriend a new hair dryer for a gift and get the old one. That's how I did it :P

Swirl marks mean that something abrasive was involved. Maybe a dirty rag. For some reason, I've never had any luck with Goo Gone. Always use WD40.

Of course, you didn't find the article because it isn't there. I just checked. Hmmm. Crap :P

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by vtail on 11/14/07 at 08:46:56

joeh100 wrote:

I used a heat gun, mainly because I have one and not a hair dryer. It was still a pain in the arse.

What counts; You got it off so ahh just a minor pain in the S. ;D ;D

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by islandwahine on 11/15/07 at 18:08:28

If there is any sticky residue, I use Goo-Gone to remove it.
Great stuff!

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by BOWDIER on 11/16/07 at 13:50:52

I did it the easy way, last year the new Savage had a dent in the tank when I picked it up they ordered a new one and when it came in now stickers.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Savage_Greg on 11/16/07 at 15:10:39

islandwahine wrote:

If there is any sticky residue, I use Goo-Gone to remove it.
Great stuff!

Aw, you young people. Gotta have your "specific purpose products". Like ya think it's the greatest thing because it says it is! Sheesh :)

How do you think the Old World removed stickers before Goo-Gone :P

Common stuff like WD40, kerosene and mineral spirits works just fine too...I used mineral spirits to remove dried duct tape off my rear fender last night. Not a scratch or swirl mark :P

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by joeh100 on 11/17/07 at 07:45:07

"Young people"? Your profile says your 7.

The Goo Gone didn't work to good for me. I think the swirl marks were caused by the paper towels I was using. I should have used a clean rag I guess. They pretty much dissapeared when I put some wax on the tank, but I'll probably go back and do a light polish later.

Still... You can't fix everything with WD-40, duct-tape and coat hangers. ;D

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by bill67 on 11/17/07 at 08:04:41

I used gasoline worked pretty good.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Savage_Greg on 11/17/07 at 08:07:59

joeh100 wrote:

"Young people"? Your profile says your 7.

You're right. I've had a BD. Need to update :P

Quote:

The Goo Gone didn't work to good for me. I think the swirl marks were caused by the paper towels I was using. I should have used a clean rag I guess. They pretty much dissapeared when I put some wax on the tank, but I'll probably go back and do a light polish later.

Actually I tried the stuff once and it didn't work very well. Maybe they tried to make the stuff too user friendly or environmentally safe and so it has it's limits.

Oh yeah, as I wear glasses, it should be noted that paper towels are not recommended for cleaning them. They are made from ground up wood (and other stuff) after all, and they will scratch them. A fine polishing compound should fix you up though.

Quote:

Still... You can't fix everything with WD-40, duct-tape and coat hangers. ;D

The hell you say. I went to the Old School :P

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/17/07 at 20:19:32

Vitalis has enough alcohol in it to take stickers off. I dunno if it is still available, tho.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by steely on 11/17/07 at 21:12:39

If you want to take adhesive residue off, go get some lighter fluid. Nothing breaks down adhesives like naptha*. In fact, my dad tells me that there is no other better carb cleaner than naptha. Unfortunately, (or fortunately, depending on your point of view) you cannot get it in 50-gallon drums any more. I use lighter fluid to clean all adhesives: afterwards, you will need to wax. Naptha pretty much cuts everything off.

*Naptha has been found to cause cancer in lab rats, when they are fed a diet of nothing but, by the state of California. You may want to use gloves, Naptha will dry the living snot out of your skin

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Savage_Greg on 11/18/07 at 04:49:16

steely wrote:

Another good suggestion. You can get it in pint cans in the paint section at the hardware store.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Savage_Greg on 11/18/07 at 04:51:04

justin_o_guy2 wrote:

Vitalis has enough alcohol in it to take stickers off. I dunno if it is still available, tho.

Boy, that's an old memory. I think you can still buy it, but it's not a product that I have (or need) much anymore.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by bill67 on 11/18/07 at 06:41:59

If you have any fine line to get rid of clay bar works best.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by joeh100 on 11/18/07 at 08:16:03

Quote:

If you have any fine line to get rid of clay bar works best.

??? Can you elaborate on that a little?

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by bill67 on 11/18/07 at 08:26:33

You can buy it in most auto stores. It looks like kids clay you use a liquid with it and you just rub. It will get the paint real smooth

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Savage_Greg on 11/19/07 at 03:58:16

joeh100 wrote:

??? Can you elaborate on that a little?

It's just another type of polishing compound. Works good too.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by joeh100 on 11/21/07 at 21:58:01

Savage Greg why all the grief to new members? You could have summed up this entire thread with one reply. It should have gone something like this:

Use a hair dryer and WD-40. I know your new so in the future look in the tech section because we don't have time to answer the same darn questions over and over.
You young punks aren't going to listen anyway, your going to try that Goo Gone stuff and it aint gonna work good. Oh, yea. Don't use paper towels you dumb-a$$. You'll scratch your tank.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Savage_Greg on 11/22/07 at 05:53:24

There's nothing as good as a little whine with your cheese :P

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by vtail on 11/22/07 at 20:03:27

Cheese/WD40/wine/hairdryer. YOU got to figure out which one to eat ;D

Title: Re: Warning Sticker Removal
Post by Savage_Greg on 11/24/07 at 06:49:56

vtail wrote:

Cheese/WD40/wine/hairdryer. YOU got to figure out which one to eat ;D

A dry whine is better. Less after taste :P