borgy95 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 As the title suggests I have begun the respray of my bike. And hurdle number 1 has arrived. When removing decals how best can u get rid of the glue leftover? Sanding it often is very ineffective so I'm thinking there is a better way to remove the decals... Any advice much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 panel wash may remove it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrydh3 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 i beleive you can get a substance called 'sticker off' ( i think) which is designed for just that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonniebird Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 If you heat them up with a hairdryer, you may find you can peel them off. You'll probably still have some glue residue left though to remove. If you are going to respray the bike anyway then you could probably use solvents such as acetone to help remove this (don't use this on any paintwork you want to preserve though!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttled Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I found that the warm air from the hairdryer and my fingers got rid of the residue when I took my stickers off. I was still left with marks where the stickers had been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgy95 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Panel wash worked a treat! Mighty good stuff at getting rid of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgy95 Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 So hurdle number 2, i have chipped the old paint work down to the metal while trying to remove the old grip pad down the centre of the fuel tank...Is this worth getting filler for? to touch it up then just sand it down with the rest of the tank? as i don't intend on paint stripping the whole tank. or will the 2primer layers and 2 colour layers be enough to mask it you reckon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weebl Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 So hurdle number 2, i have chipped the old paint work down to the metal while trying to remove the old grip pad down the centre of the fuel tank...Is this worth getting filler for? to touch it up then just sand it down with the rest of the tank? as i don't intend on paint stripping the whole tank. or will the 2primer layers and 2 colour layers be enough to mask it you reckon? Fill it and flat it before you start painting, Even filler primer won't cover much more than a paint transition, and has no hope of covering nicks and chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgy95 Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share Posted June 21, 2012 Brill cheers weebl worked a charm, Did the first coat of matte black today. It's looking good I'm expanding my project to get my exhaust from engine to muffler nice nd shiny. Was wondering would a good amount of autosol nd elbow grease be enough to shine it up again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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