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Message started by KennyG on 12/10/14 at 18:05:38

Title: Warning Sticker
Post by KennyG on 12/10/14 at 18:05:38

How do I safely remove the Warning Sicker from the gas tank without damaging the paint or setting the motorcycle on fire?

You can tell it has been a while since I had a new cycle. . . LOL

Kenny G

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by oldNslow on 12/10/14 at 18:57:51

On my 2006 I just warmed the sticker up with my wife's hair dryer and it peeled right off. Can't tell it was ever there. I took the "SUZUKI" sticker off the rear fender the same way. I remember reading on here that some bikes may have clear coat over the sticker, depending on the model year, but that wasn't the case with mine. If the sticker on your bike is clear-coated over I think just peeling it off may leave a mark.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by KennyG on 12/10/14 at 20:08:19

OldnSlow

I don't think the Warning Label is clear coated because I think I can feel the edge with the back of my thumbnail.

I am going to wait and see if someone else pipes in with a later model and see what they say.

Thanks for the hair dryer suggestion.

Kenny G

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/10/14 at 21:07:08

Id expect it to melt away with a blast of a high note from a sax..
and if I was named Kenny G,, Id expect to be able to Blast it Offa there..

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by Dave on 12/11/14 at 03:44:54

Yep, the only sticker/decals on the Savage that are under the clear coat are the ones on the side of the tank. All others can be taken off, and they come off much easier when the glue is warmed up. A hair drier works well and you should warm it up with some patience....don't expect it to come off in 10 seconds. The metal should be pretty warm to the touch. Don't use a heat gun....they get hot enough to peel paint. If the tank is full of fuel, you will never get it to warm up, so make sure the fuel level is low when you are trying to heat it up. Sunshine would also work.....but where I live it is winter and it won't warm up enough until July!

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by stewmills on 12/11/14 at 06:54:10

+1 on the hair dryer. Worked on my 2008. I started with the lower heat setting (some of the hair dryers these days are super hot) and worked up until it started peeling and didn't go any hotter. For some reason my sticker was stubborn and flaked in little pieces versus peeling off in big chunks, but you'll get a feel for it once it gets hot enough to start pulling away. Just be careful not to use anything to pick and peel at the sticker that will scratch the paint. I just used my fingernail.

Once the sticker was all gone, I used 'goo gone' to remove the residue and then a little car wax/polish to shine it up and it looks perfect (I have a black tank so I had to be extra careful about scratches since they show so easy on black).

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by KennyG on 12/11/14 at 07:03:38

Thanks Guys,

It sounds easy enough to remove the Warning Label. I will have to wait until I use up some of the fuel and my wife goes shopping, so I have access to her hair dryer.

Kenny G

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by Dave on 12/11/14 at 07:19:17

0E202B063724362D450 wrote:

. I will have to wait until I use up some of the fuel and my wife goes shopping, so I have access to her hair dryer.

Next time you see a nice blow drier at a yard sale or cheap at the store...buy it and keep it in your toolbox. They come in really handy for lots of things in the garage.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/11/14 at 07:44:07

I use a Harbor Freight heat gun. On low, not held close, you can warm it, test it, I'd want a damp rag handy and several sticker peeling options handy. I've noticed that a little slicing motion mixed in with the straight push yields good results, but getting a corner up and just carefully peeling is obviously the goal.
I have also used it to bend and shape PVC and it will darken plywood and melt paint, but, used with care, it will do the job AND you'll find other uses..
Heating a place that Needs epoxied, and the epoxy. I needed to paint on the generator, warmed up the metal and the paint, kept an eye on the paint,heating along the way,, it came out fine..

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by MnSpring on 12/11/14 at 14:44:46

Warning Sticker:
I saw that thread and thought it was this:
http://tomradde.com/cas/styled-6/files/sticker.jpg

Oh, it is the, ’tank one’.
Just follow the good instructions listed here!

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by KennyG on 12/17/14 at 17:55:36

Having followed the instructions in the above posts I was able to remove the "Warning Sticker" successfully.

Removing the "Stickum" that was left on the tank after peeling the label off was the tough part. I used Turtle Wax Sticker Remover on a piece of a T-shirt and it eventually dissolved the adhesive.

I polished and waxed the tank and there is no evidence remaining of the sticker.

At some point I will try to remove the chrome Boulevard emblems on the sides of the tank.

Kenny G

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/17/14 at 20:00:43

Id suggest waiting for a Hot Summer day and put the side youre ready to tackle in the most direct sunlight you can find.. a mirror on the ground aimed at it wont hurt,, Just HOT,, but dont let the paint get soft,, before you attack, test paint with a fingernail, not digging in, like backhanding it, only with just light pressure. See if the end of the nail leaves even the slightest mark,, if so,, let it cool some,, I doubt a hot sun and mirror would soften it, but, NOT fixin something is a lot easier...

I have no idea how hard/ easy it is.. I never tried,, I KNow about the stickers,, Uggg,, the one on the belt guard was harder to do w/o leaving any sign Id been there,,

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by KennyG on 12/17/14 at 20:36:22

Justin,

Thanks for a good idea.

Knowing what the Texas sun is like in July, I think I will wait and do one on one afternoon and the next day turn the bike around and do the other side.

It is hard to beat that Texas sun for heating something up.

Kenny G

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/17/14 at 20:41:58

Where are you?

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by Dave on 12/18/14 at 03:46:58

0F212A073625372C440 wrote:

It is hard to beat that Texas sun for heating something up.
Kenny G

And....have the tank as empty as possible - so you aren't trying to heat up the fuel inside.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by MnSpring on 12/18/14 at 09:34:20

Tank Badges. I would suggest, Sawing, them off.

If you fish, you have the tools, if you don't, find someone that does.

Take a 3-4' piece of fishing line, 10 + test,
Wrap, each end around a piece of scrap wood, pipe, twig, something.
And, 'saw' it back and forth, under the Badge, to, cut through the sticky goo.
Then take your favorite 'goo' remover, and have at it.

This is a old, 'trick'. But it works.
Harder on a flat surface like a car/truck. Easier on a curved surface like a MC tank.
I have only done this with monofiliment fishing line.

Next time, will try some of the new fancy braided line, which is a 2 lb dia, and a 10 lb test.

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/18/14 at 10:27:10

Man,, that sounds like an excellent approach,,

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by KennyG on 12/18/14 at 10:49:50

Spring,

Thank you.

I am not a fisherman so I guess I will see if WalMart sells the fishing line that you mentioned.

It sure sounds like the right way to remove the badges.

I wonder if there are still any "Savage" decals around for purchase?

Kenny G

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by MnSpring on 12/18/14 at 11:30:39

Well you could got to a mart-mart, any pay for something, that may be free elsewhere. Which if you don't fish, you will not use 99% of it again.

Try, going to a public, lake, landing, where fisherman/women, are using. Ask, beta ya you will get 3-4' Free !. Anything above 10 pound. (It's just usually thicker a it gets stronger). But it will still work. Heck even 2 lb will work, ya just gotta know it's limits of how hard you can saw.

Or find a good sporting goods store, preferably a mom & pop one.
(A mart-mart one, if you ask a question, you will get the, 'deer in the headlight', look)
Most, 'fishing' Sporting good stores, have Bulk line in 1,000 yard reels. Beta ya, 3-4 feet of that, will cost a heck of a lot less. Or even take some out of the garbage can. (They take off, 'old' line, and put new on)

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by KennyG on 12/18/14 at 13:48:39

Spring,

Thanks a lot.

With all of the lakes in Texas there has to be some fish, and people trying to catch them. I will find someone with some 10 LB line to spare.

Kenny G

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by Dave on 12/18/14 at 14:46:06

You might look through this website of vintage decals reproductions.

You might find a SUZUKI or 'S" decal or emblem that you like better than the Savage stuff.

http://www.diablocycle.com/-Decals/

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by KennyG on 12/18/14 at 16:16:59

Dave,

What a treasure the Vintage Decal site is.

Kenny G

Title: Re: Warning Sticker
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/18/14 at 22:24:53

I don't fish,used to,some, but I do have a spool of heavy monofilament. Having parachute cord,rope, cordage of many types,,,, just part of having tools to me.
A piece of dowel rod on either end will surely help.