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Feb 7, 2012 | 11:03 AM

omg209

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Decals on good paint

I would like to remove the decals on my bike. They are ugly clown decals on good white paint. My question is if I remove them with heat and wd40 would that effect the clear coat on my fairings?

Feb 7, 2012 | 11:22 AM

Little Girl

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I use a hair dryer to remove decals, works great and haven't have any paint/clear coat issues.

Feb 7, 2012 | 11:46 AM

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hair dryers work great, when I bought my bike there was a big ugly D&D sticker on hte swing arm and no D&D pipe...

Came right off with a hair dryer and a little patience. not sure about wd40 with the paint tho.

Feb 7, 2012 | 12:42 PM

omg209

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So the decals didn't leave any stickyness behind? It all came off with heat?

Feb 7, 2012 | 01:14 PM

Little Girl

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yep, just heat. I do graphics on race cars and that is how I get the old graphics off, just a hair dryer. Work a small area at a time and be patient. A warm sunny day to do it is also helpfull.

Feb 7, 2012 | 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Little Girl

yep, just heat. I do graphics on race cars and that is how I get the old graphics off, just a hair dryer. Work a small area at a time and be patient. A warm sunny day to do it is also helpfull.

+1. I helped a friend debadge and remove decals on his car three summers ago and all we used was a hair dryer and floss for the badges. Everything came off very clean in due time. Good luck!