Superbike school stickers and paint woes

[rapid van cleef]

hey folks. i did the CSS couple of weekends ago and it was great. due to work etc, ive not ridden since i got home, ( and before all the smart arse comments come, yes i did ride home with the sticker on, as i forgot about it)then the next day i went to take the side sticker off me bike and the side sticker has pulled the paint off the fairing.

has anyone else had this happen?

and what did you do to repair it?

[Biggles08]

hey folks. i did the CSS couple of weekends ago and it was great. due to work etc, ive not ridden since i got home, ( and before all the smart arse comments come, yes i did ride home with the sticker on, as i forgot about it)then the next day i went to take the side sticker off me bike and the side sticker has pulled the paint off the fairing.

has anyone else had this happen?

and what did you do to repair it?

Excellent race report I look forward to your next one! :facepalm:

[yungatart]

Remove fairing. Take to an automotive spray painter. Pay your money and voila! Fixed!

[slofox]

and what did you do to repair it?

I dunno if they have a branch near you over there in the far east, but here in The Tron, I use an outfit called "Touch-Up Guys".

They operate a mobile retouching service and I have used them several times with excellent results. And they do not cost an arm and a leg.

Highly recommended.

[FROSTY]

hey folks. i did the CSS couple of weekends ago and it was great. due to work etc, ive not ridden since i got home, ( and before all the smart arse comments come, yes i did ride home with the sticker on, as i forgot about it)then the next day i went to take the side sticker off me bike and the side sticker has pulled the paint off the fairing.

has anyone else had this happen?

and what did you do to repair it?
whydja stick it on ya fairing mistuh? hu Hu --gwan mistuh tell me why?

[schrodingers cat]

Apply race tape. Apply sticker.
Ride
Remove race tape with sticker stuck to race tape.
Save money on un-necessary paint repair.
Spend money saved on beer
Repeat

[rapid van cleef]

ok, what the hell is race tape?

[schrodingers cat]

ok, what the hell is race tape?

Also know as gaffer tape or (incorrectly) as duck tape.

Most commonly known as duct tape or generically as fibre reinforced adhesive tape.

With respect, if you don't know what it is I don't think you should go anywhere near a race track...

[rapid van cleef]

with respect, i know what gaffa tape is but have never heard it called race tape before.

and when i attend a bike training day ran by experts, i do what they advise me to do , so i stuck the sticker on my fairing as they told me to.

it pulled the paint off my fairing, so im asking for some advice, not smart arse comments asshole

[schrodingers cat]

That's a lot of arse and asshole in that sentence. I suggest you apply beer as previously suggested

(PS - apply to mouth)

[steve_t]

How bad is it? Pics? I wonder if the paint would have come off if you'd removed it that day. 2 weeks of the adhesive chemicals eating at the paint prolly didn't help.
Mr Slofox is a fountain of knowledge!

[rapid van cleef]

it was removed the day after. its ok guys, thanks for the helpful coments, i shall see what i can get done by someone locally i suppose.

[steve_t]

it was removed the day after. its ok guys, thanks for the helpful coments, i shall see what i can get done by someone locally i suppose.

Oh yeah, sorry, I can't read. Hope it doesn't cost too much!

[R6_kid]

sounds like you had shite paint. I usually soak the stickers with water and detergent then rub them off.

[DEATH_INC.]

Yep, sounds like shite paint to me too, I left mine on at least a couple of days and they came off no worries. Same with the mrs R6.
Go to ya local panelbeater after hours and see if anyone's doing homers that can help ya.

[nodrog]

Just put a sticker over the damaged paint.

Fanny.

[Latte]

Just put a sticker over the damaged paint.

Fanny.

+1 Bike will go faster too.

[Petrolic]

Hi, I know how you feel. I have just rebranded and had to remove vinyl off three vans which took 2 days three techs. Apply heat with a hair drier first for 5- 10 secs then peel slowly. We were supplied with a commercial steamer but a hand drier will do the trick or you could leave in the sun for 20 min. I think the ticker over top would look cool if you searched for a cool one on trade me and pimp out your ride a bit, I am doing that at the moment to my ride. This comment for future sticker removers.

[onearmedbandit]

Ie, it's not a race report rather a bodywork issue.

[Toaster]

Just put a sticker over the damaged paint

Sensible budget repair idea there. Or he could just buy a new bike, go into debt and encourage growth in the economy.

Just put a matching sticker of the other side and make sure the glue/stickers used wont further affect the paint.

It would be interesting to know just what sort of bike/age/paint job it had.

[Devil]

it was removed the day after. its ok guys, thanks for the helpful coments, i shall see what i can get done by someone locally i suppose.

Really surprised. The sticker type was chosen because of it being really friendly to remove.

[ckai]

Really surprised. The sticker type was chosen because of it being really friendly to remove.

For what it's worth, that's what I thought. I've never hesitated throwing them on since it's a crazy thin vinyl and it peels off real easy on the Daytona.

The only asshole I have is with the stickers that go on the front saying what date you're doing. Cheap papery buggers that are an absolute prick to get off. Even with water.

I might actually stick race tape down first for that one (bloody good idea that schrodingers cat).

[KiwiNinja]

If there's any glue residue or left over sticker just get some kerosene on a rag and it'll come off no problems. Job done.

[Devil]

The only asshole I have is with the stickers that go on the front saying what date you're doing. Cheap papery buggers that are an absolute prick to get off. Even with water.

I might actually stick race tape down first for that one (bloody good idea that schrodingers cat).

Heh, yeah they're a bit less friendly. Good idea with the tape.

[ckai]

If there's any glue residue or left over sticker just get some kerosene on a rag and it'll come off no problems. Job done.

I was thinking that. Was kinda a bit iffy since it was on the screen. Didn't know if kero would dull the plastic or not.

[Devil]

I was thinking that. Was kinda a bit iffy since it was on the screen. Didn't know if kero would dull the plastic or not.

DeSolve-it would be better for the plastic.

[ckai]

DeSolve-it would be better for the plastic.

Heard of it in passing. Good to know.

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