Coume Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 Hello,Ok, it sounds stupid but since I bought my bike, I did not dare removing the stickers on the tank... I am not sure which product I should use to make sure that it is not going to damage the tank paint Any idea/solution will be more than welcome!Thanks in advance.Ludo Quote
cyberwolf Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 put a sponge in hot water then put it over the stickers you want to take off they should come off thats what i did with my bike, once off i use wd40 to get the sticky cap off Quote
Mightycaz Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 I was wondering about this the other day too, I really hate the warning stickers on the tank that tell you not to ride under the influence of drink or drugs, and always wear the correct safety gear. On a black bike the yellow and white stickers look terrible. Only problem is they are a plasticy type material so I dont think hot soapy water will remove them! Quote
cyberwolf Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 only reason i said to put a sponge in hot water and use that is to warm up the sticker so it would make it easier to remover, with no risk, you could use a hair dryer but you got to be very carefull!! Quote
Guest Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 depends on the decal and if its been lacquered over.... Quote
Guest Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 I'm sure someone will put me right, but I have heard that you have use petrol to remove the sticky residue?? But The warmer you can get the sticker the cleaner it will come off! Quote
Guest Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 Petrol will also start to remove your paint, so i wouldnt Quote
Guest Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 wd40 will remove residue, as will wax polish, i know which i'd rather use.... Quote
Coume Posted April 2, 2010 Author Posted April 2, 2010 I did not check the exact time it took but I have a strong feeling it took me over 1h30 to remove these 2 stickers... One was tiny a round petrol sign and the other one was a larger rectangle...The hot water on a sponge did not do much to warm up the stickers I had to use my nails and then moved on to a Credit Card which I was "wiggling" very gently to remove mm by mm this sticker. I then cleaned up the residue with WD40. I did not do a single scratch on my paint so I am happy but should I have known how tricky it was, I may not have done it today... Anyway that's done, I'm happy with it but that was way more difficult/tidious task than I expected.ThanksLudoP.S.: btw, I own a Yahama XJ6 so other make stickers may be easier to remove? Quote
Guest Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 de icer works well to get the stickers off, in the first place, the spray kills the glue, works just as well on car glass to get dealer stickers off too... Quote
Mightycaz Posted April 2, 2010 Posted April 2, 2010 P.S.: btw, I own a Yahama XJ6 so other make stickers may be easier to remove? Lol, Thats the same as the one I have just ordered, not got it yet and I already wanna take the tank warning stickers off..... Quote
Coume Posted April 2, 2010 Author Posted April 2, 2010 P.S.: btw, I own a Yahama XJ6 so other make stickers may be easier to remove? Lol, Thats the same as the one I have just ordered, not got it yet and I already wanna take the tank warning stickers off..... Naked or faired?Mine is XJ6 Naked with ABS in black and I just did my 600miles service so will be able to push it a bit further now Quote
Mightycaz Posted April 3, 2010 Posted April 3, 2010 Its the faired one, only 3 days to go now......... Quote
archiec Posted April 3, 2010 Posted April 3, 2010 My son used stuff called "sticky stuff remover" I think, on his car and I used it on chrome on the bike and it worked OK, possibly get it in car spares shops Quote
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