Best Way to get warning stickers off?

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MASHBY · #1 Unread post by **MASHBY** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:17 pm

How does everyone remove stickers of their bikes.I have a certain way but was just interested to see if some one and fantastic method.

#2 Unread post by **Skier** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:32 pm

Ride REAL fast?

oldnslo · #3 Unread post by **oldnslo** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:07 pm

You might try a product called "Goo Gone", don't know if they sell it in Canada. Your hardware stores should have something to help dissolve sticker adhesive and the like. If you use a putty knife to speed things up, make it a plastic one. I presume that's pretty obvious......

Itzamna · #4 Unread post by **Itzamna** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:23 pm

I used a hair dryer to warm it up so the clear plastic would easily peel off. Then it's the hard part. I just scratched it off piece by piece with my fingernail. I found no way possible to pull it off in one swipe. Used WD-40 to get any gunk off that was left over. There's really no easy way I don't think. If you have a way please tell, still have two left.

#5 Unread post by **Sev** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:24 pm

Actually if you warm it up for long enough the hairdryer taked the whole thing off.

Goo gone sort of works, but not really, heat tended to work a lot better when I used it.

oldnslo · #6 Unread post by **oldnslo** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:30 pm

It's been so long since I had a new bike, I guess I forgot.

#7 Unread post by **zarakand** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 12:12 am

slightly off topic...how do you get melted leather from a saddle bag off an exhaust pipe? Mere curiosity of course...

c-los · #8 Unread post by **c-los** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:06 am

I've always just peeled them off with my nails and soaked the sticky residue with WD-40 for an hour or so and it comes right off.

Mer · #9 Unread post by **Mer** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:22 am

I use a hair dryer to heat it up and the Goo Gone for the residue. I did notice that the longer the sticker is left on, the harder it is to get off "without a fight" My last bike I took it off immediately when I got home and it came right off. My first bike I'd left it on for a month or so and it was alittle more of an effort.

Mer · #10 Unread post by **Mer** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:25 am

zarakand wrote:slightly off topic...how do you get melted leather from a saddle bag off an exhaust pipe? Mere curiosity of course...

Try some EZ Off oven cleaner. A friend of mine used it a couple of times when she melted her rainsuit on the pipes. Just heat the pipes up first and make sure the spray doesn't get on any other parts. It worked great.