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Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	Trying to remove the "sticker" 04/10/08 at 08:39:52 I have a 1995 Savage. I want ti remove the "suzuki" sticker on the tank. It looks like it has been clear-coated. Can I use "polishing compound" and bluff it off or is there an easier way? I really don't want to repaint the tank.
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Mr. Hyde Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 565 Kingston, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Trying to remove the "sticker" Reply #1 - 04/10/08 at 08:45:06 Go to the Tech/Reference section, then to the Table of Contents. Scroll on down until you find the link to 'removing badging'. Good stuff.
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Re: Trying to remove the "sticker"
Reply #2 - 04/10/08 at 10:19:10

I had the same question a while ago. All I could find in the tech section was about removing the "Boulevard" raised badging, not the "Suzuki" decals on the tank and "Savage" decals on the side covers (which are all covered in clearcoat).

I decided not to attempt it as the clearcoat would need to be partially resprayed and merged with the existing paint/clearcoat, which I think would be almost as much work as respraying the whole tank.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Trying to remove the "sticker" Reply #3 - 04/10/08 at 10:32:23 that it get hot in the sun it will peel right off
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Re: Trying to remove the "sticker"
Reply #4 - 04/10/08 at 10:37:00

Yes, sticker has clear coat. Removing it requires feathering the clear coat so the line is hidden. I have been told that there is no clear coat under the sticker. You need to do some polishing to get the differences to be hard to see.

It might be a good idea to get a quote at a body shop to re-clear coat it. Maybe even a quote to do all the work..... and a quote if you do all the prep.....

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Re: Trying to remove the "sticker"
Reply #5 - 04/10/08 at 11:27:51

It is underneath the clearcoat and it takes some patience to remove. Drain the tank and air it out first. Then use a hair drier (not a heat gun) to heat the decal. Use something non-marring (I used a plastic putty scraper) to scrape/peel the edge up and then you'll be able to peel it in larger strips (keeping it properly heated during all of this). Once it's removed, you will have an outline leftover from the clearcoat. You can feather that and use your own clearcoat or whatever you desire. I used black truck bed liner. Actually, I first used rattlecan clearcoat and got very good results. Unfortunately, I didn't realize how easily fuel eats rattlecan clearcoat. Then I used the truck bed liner and gas has no noticeable effect on it.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Trying to remove the "sticker" Reply #6 - 04/10/08 at 14:26:41 My 05 didnt have clearcoat,, & it was a severe enough hassle! I feel sorry for those with clearcoat. Clearly, that is just a Huge Hassle.
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