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giff
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« on: June 08, 2012, 10:41:32 AM »
Hi Folks,
My girl got caught in a hale storm and needs a paint job Cry. How do I get the emblems off the tank without damage?
Thanks,
giff
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greggh
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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2012, 10:51:58 AM »
WD40 and Fishing line.
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2012, 11:00:02 AM »
Get your honey's hair dryer, and as mentioned....some fishing line. If no fishing line, some strong string will work but not as good(keeps breaking). I also suggest some gloves because it will cut into your fingers as you sorta saw back and forth with the line. I used the hair dryer off/on during the process, it's only on there with strong double sided tape and the heat softens it. I used Goof Off to clean the sticky residue off when done, then clean the surface with something less potent. Took me about a half hour for both sides.
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« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2012, 11:09:51 AM »
Dental Floss works too...and it doesn't matter if it is mint or plain.  Cheesy 
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amazngrace
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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2012, 06:26:55 PM »
For those that have removed the tank emblems, did you find a visible
difference in color due to the weathering of the exposed paint?

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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2012, 06:34:51 PM »
waxed dental floss works the best, light heat, hair dryer no heat gun
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BF
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2012, 10:02:37 PM »
Quote from: amazngrace on June 08, 2012, 06:26:55 PM
For those that have removed the tank emblems, did you find a visible
difference in color due to the weathering of the exposed paint?

...ED

I've removed one of those big fender emblems from an Interstate fender using the fishing line and WD-40 before.....and no, there was no difference in paint color.  Just use a pair of gloves so the line won't cut into your fingers. 
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« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2012, 05:47:33 AM »
Quote from: JoeValkIS on June 08, 2012, 11:09:51 AM
Dental Floss works too...and it doesn't matter if it is mint or plain.  Cheesy 



must be some wicked strong floss, I've never seen it actually done with floss-only talked about.
Share with us the brand/type of floss.
The stuff I've tried breaks
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« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2012, 05:12:27 PM »
You can find all kinds of this stuff on the Shoptalk page...
http://www.valkyrieriders.com/shoptalk/badges.htm
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