Cleaning it
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Cleaning it
I put on a protective tank cover, its a sticker with a plastic covering. I wanted to take it off. I took off the plastic and the sticker is still on the tank. I tried peeling it off, and it would'nt come off. Anyone have a suggestion how to get the sticker off without ruining the paint on the tank?
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You can try Goof Off too, I'd test it in an area that wouldn't show up too well in case it dulled the paint first before I put it on my tank, but I have friends that use it to debadge thier cars, remove stickers, and today I saw it used to remove paint marker from a fuel tank on a bike and it didn't hurt the paint on that bike.
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goo gone seems to dull the paint if used too hard or rough. use it sparingly and dont get in a hurry and you should be fine, try setting the bike out in the sun for a while, to heat up the sticky goo, then dab goo gone with a non-abraisive towel, and try to pick at it with your fingers, if you have a few scratches when finished, a good wax should buff them out fine.
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goo gone seems to dull the paint if used too hard or rough. use it sparingly and dont get in a hurry and you should be fine, try setting the bike out in the sun for a while, to heat up the sticky goo, then dab goo gone with a non-abraisive towel, and try to pick at it with your fingers, if you have a few scratches when finished, a good wax should buff them out fine.
goo gone seems to dull the paint if used too hard or rough. use it sparingly and dont get in a hurry and you should be fine, try setting the bike out in the sun for a while, to heat up the sticky goo, then dab goo gone with a non-abraisive towel, and try to pick at it with your fingers, if you have a few scratches when finished, a good wax should buff them out fine.
If you have to use a adhesive remover....like goo gone or goof off, they tend to make the paint dull if you rub too hard.
After you are done, a coat of wax brings the shine right back though.
Basically, just be careful using it.
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