Stickers...good lord are these on!

[BentValve]

It took me a better part of an hour to get the sticker off the tank...it took about a half hour to get off one of the dash/panel stickers off.

Ive been thru this before but these stickers where really bad, the came off so slowly! To make matters worse I used too strong of a chemical to get off the panel sticker residue and it started to take out the finish! I stopped immediately and cleaned it off...oh well it turned out decent.


I wish Suzuki would use some stickers that would just peel right off.

 

[BigBSBusa]

Hair dryer and 3M adhesive remover is what I used, but you are right those on the inner panel are tough to get off.

 

[BentValve]

Well I ruined my RS panel...I found one @ Ron Ayers for $20 so I guess I will try again. Maybe I will luck out and the new panel wont have any stickers on it.

 

[BentValve]

Well I will at least try waxing it first and see if that fixes the discoloration where the plastic melted.

 

[BigBSBusa]

Oh, the trials of new bike ownership.

 

[BentValve]

I am a pic ##### so here:

You can see where the ..ummm , ummm ....gulp...Naptha took down the finish..its more noticable in person.




Temporary fix:






Actually if I could find a nice thick emblem type decal that would flex some I would not mind putting a sticker there permanently. I am looking @ $27 shipped for a new panel.

Anyone here got a nice mint one for sale?

 

[RidersNation]

Yes Always leave your bike in the Sun or use a mild heat gun not solvents to remove the stickers.

After removal use charcoal lighter to remove excess glue.

Charcoal lighter won't hurt your finish.::

RsN

 

[IL_BusaBoy]

I used a good adhesive remover and it worked pretty good.

 

[oldguy]

Soaking them with wd-40 and a little hair dryer heat works good for me.

 

[JINKSTER]

I went the hair dryer and WD-40 route myself...again....for the 3rd bike in a row...slow but tedious. LOL!!!

as usual...but didn't screw anything up.

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[shenoyp]

Yes Always leave your bike in the Sun or use a mild heat gun not solvents to remove the stickers.

After removal use charcoal lighter to remove excess glue.

Charcoal lighter won't hurt your finish.::

RsN

I agree...

I used petrol to clean up the extra glue! Worked fine for me...

 

[#cruncherbusa]

I used hair dryer on high, patience and goop be gone for the residue!

 

[BA BUSA]

Park it in the sun on a warm day. WD40 will remove the residue.

 

[paineless4u]

I took all mine off and stuck them on a piece of wax paper just incase the US Customs folks gives me a hard time getting the bike back into the States. I think I had a easy set of stickers cause they came off fairly easy.

 

[paineless4u]

just my finger nail on a cold day, some of them tore into pieces but most came off in big chunks.

 

[bacharles]

I used some CRC aerosol degreaser. Makes the job a snap, and won't hurt paint or anything else for that matter.

 

[VaBusa]

Goo be gone and a hairdryer next time...