Mr. Clean

[skittle]

ok, so i like the things i own to be clean (except for my apartment for some reason) de-badged my car, and now im workin on removing the stickers from the sxr. i took off most of the safety stickers, and have a few more to go. but the kawasaki stickers are giving me problems, what do you guys reccomend? heat it with a hair dryer?

 

[LBE]

WD40, spray and let it sit. A plastic scraper will help without damaging paint. That is once the sticker is off. That gets the glue off.

 

[Mike W]

I just removed the stickers from my RN yesturday and messed up the hood a bit. Be carefull. If you use a heat gun the residue will be left behind. If you can manage to remove the sticker with no heat the residue should come off with the sticker. This is on a yamaha though.

 

[special fx]

I bought one of the rubber wheel sticker removal tools and it kicks a$$! I think they're actually callled a pinstripe removal tool......good luck!

 

[WFO Speedracer]

The decal eraser is the only way to go on a Kawi.

 

[GUMP]

i removed from james pig ...sorry sxr :biggrin: with heat gun easy.

and what was left, with thinner also very easy

 

[Darktower]

sxr stickers REALLY suck i used goo gone and an assload of elbow grease

 

[skittle]

well shoot, so far, i dont like what im hearing, lol. all the ones ive gotten off have been pretty easy, but then again they were small so i went after them with a finger nail and an all purpose cleaner to remove the sticky residue.

will WD40 hurt the paint?

 

[SXIPro]

Heat gun should work on the Kawi. You can also use Rapid Remover to get the left over adhesive off. The eraser wheels work wonders too. At least it's a Kawi. Try removing stickers off a stock Yami hood, and you may end up with half the paint coming off with the stickers. Yamaha just doesn't do the paint thing too well. :banghead:

 

[yamaslut]

well shoot, so far, i dont like what im hearing, lol. all the ones ive gotten off have been pretty easy, but then again they were small so i went after them with a finger nail and an all purpose cleaner to remove the sticky residue.

will WD40 hurt the paint?

what flash said and "goof off" adheasive remover. Make sure you do it outside (well ventilated area), cause that ******** stanks...

 

[yamanube]

Get a rubber sticker removal wheel and save yourself the headache. I used that on my '06 with no problems.

 

[Dirtybird]

I bought one of the rubber wheel sticker removal tools and it kicks a$$! I think they're actually callled a pinstripe removal tool......good luck!

Get a rubber sticker removal wheel and save yourself the headache. I used that on my '06 with no problems.

This is the ONLY way to do the job.:biggthumpup: Good luck

 

[skittle]

what flash said and "goof off" adheasive remover. Make sure you do it outside (well ventilated area), cause that ******** stanks...

haha, goof off is actually what i used, found some at my parents house, it worked amazingly. and i used a hair dryer to loosen up the stickers. it looks much better without the graphics. the safety stickers were an even bigger pain than the kawi ones

 

[yamaslut]

haha, goof off is actually what i used, found some at my parents house, it worked amazingly. and i used a hair dryer to loosen up the stickers. it looks much better without the graphics. the safety stickers were an even bigger pain than the kawi ones

nice...

 

[jtsangarinos]

3m adhesive remover makes goo gone look like lotion for a babies butt. Be careful though it will strip off you turf in a heartbeat.

 

[Fishy27]

Heat gun and acetone, after the acetone...alcohol and a bath...but that was on my sea don't though...and don't take advice from a blonde chick anyway...later...:biggrin:
Fishy

 

[skittle]

Outcome:

and a pic of my vest, lol. anybody else ever used a pull over? i was kinda questionable about it, but i love it

 

[C-Rock87]

Heat gun and acetone, after the acetone...alcohol and a bath...but that was on my sea don't though...and don't take advice from a blonde chick anyway...later...:biggrin:
Fishy

i'll take the alcohol and bath with a blonde chick...oh and any advice i'd also consider..:smile:

 

[LBE]

Acetone works better on factory stickers.

 

[yamaslut]

Outcome:



and a pic of my vest, lol. anybody else ever used a pull over? i was kinda questionable about it, but i love it

Looks good... I like the vest too... just not USCG approved... (if anyone cares)