Joined Feb 2008
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South Lakes
Hairdrier here too. Once you get the pad off, you`ll be able to soften the remaining glue with petrol, then clean again before re-applying new one with turps/parafin/white spirit.
Wouldn`t suggest using a hairdrier at the same time as petrol though
irate:suspect
Wouldn`t suggest using a hairdrier at the same time as petrol though
irate:suspect
Joined Nov 2007
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Northampton
Don't forget your tank is plastic before you put any solvents on it. Looking at the factory fitted one on my bike I wouldn't be over confident that you're going to get that off. Think I'd try to find someone on a forum who has done it successfully before I tried to remove it, you could end up with a horrible mess fixed to your tank.
I took all my decals of including the tank pad prior to painting, i used a hairdryer, first thing to establish before you start, is the tank pad laquered in as mine was, not a problem for me as mine was being preped for paint, if yours is very very carefully and lightly score round the edges of the pad with a very sharp blade, deep enough to cut the laquer but not mark the tank then warm it with the hairdrier, slip the blade in 1 corner and gently pull away, keep flicking the heat on it tho and it should come off easily, if yours is laquered tho you will only be able to use the same design tank pad when you put the new one on mate :thumbup:thumbup
Joined Nov 2007
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Northampton
Joined Oct 2010
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England,up norf...
Hmmm it is posh aint it, i wish they would have paid as much attention to the back brake as they did the tank pad...:biggrin
Joined Sep 2007
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UK,northamptonshire.
Mmmmm good tip there :thumbup ill be needing those tips for removing my decals ...:thumbup hope mine aint laquered or that will mean a new paint job :roll:roll..............:idea:idea:devious:thumbup
Steve i bet yours is mate as its gloss black, its the laquer that gives it the shine mate, when ya take ya decals of it will be matt under them like mine was, not the news you were hoping for mate sorry :thumbup
Joined Sep 2007
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UK,northamptonshire.
Not at all mate :jack:jack hoping that the new decals will fit over the ones i take off then :dunno some of the decals are quite big so i could get away with it and leave the ones on that will expose the matt :jack
