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My new precious should be arriving todayunfortunately a previous owner has put a hidious tank protector pad on her that I want gone ASAP.
I know stickers can be removed using a hairdryer, asumingly the tank pad will come off the same way? Any other tips on the best way to do this?
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Invest in some Desolve It. It will take care of any sticky residue without damaging the paint surface.
Originally Posted by Gubb
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I used iso to remove the glue after removing some stickers off my tank.
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Use a hair dryer to gently heat the label and try to peel it off.
Wax and grease remover from an automotive paint supplier to remove the adhesive residue.
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depending on the gule residue you may need to try different things.... meths or turps works as well
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Start with something aggressive like petrol, then maybe meths, then finish up with something mild like Pledge. (No kidding - Pledge has all kinds of solvent carriers, and is great for removing glue, tar, chain spooge, etc, then dries leaving a nice polishy residue. But don't use it if you want to stick a new tank pad on).
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
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When you peel the sticker off, don't wrench it or you might bring some paint with it. Add some weight to it, and just leave the weight on it and let it come off in its own time. If it's really reluctant, snap a pair of pliers onto a corner of it and hang a weight on it. You might have to take the tank off to do this.
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+1.
Start with the mildest solvent and then work up to the most vicious.
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Avoid meths..... it gives most frame finishes a hard time (particularly the " anodised" finish on some frames)
Heating the tankpad with a hairdryer will be good enough, then remove the goop residue with D-Solve-It
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What are the chances it was put on to mask damage though?
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Well I'll be putting another one on anyway so no biggy if it was, I just don't want to have to look at the current one
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another vote for D Solv It. its great. definitely do the hairdryer thing, and away you go after that.
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Be fairly conservative with the hairdryer though, it doesn't take long to put too much heat onto the tank before you'll start to ruin the paint.
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