sticker removal

Hi folks

More help needed

how do i get those bloody stickers off the frame and plastics?

Ive searched for info on search but nothing came up.

cheers

Use a hair dryer to "lift" the sticker off. Very easy. Use WD40 for any remaining residue should there be any.

I lifted this off SVrider.com:

Tips & Tricks / How to's
Taking off the warning stickers
Use a hair dryer to warm the stickers up

gently peel starting at one corner and work your way across

any remaining goo can be cleaned up with WD40 or GooGone, a citrus based cleanser.

Note: As one unhappy soul has already tried this... DO NOT try to remove the SUZUKI stickers from the tank - they are under clearcoat! Doh ;0)

Another Option:

Everybody always uses heat. I was given a tip 25 years ago, and still feel like it is THE fastest most effective way to remove an adhesive backed sticker. Get a can of ether starting fluid from an auto parts store. Spray some at the edge of the sticker to loosen the edge. Start peeling the edge up, then as soon as you can get a bit of a grip on the sticker, start a continuos light spray of ether at the point the sticker is coming up. The sticker will come right off, and if there is any remaining adhesive it can be wiped off with ether on a rag. Don't worry about the ether dripping on everything because it will evaporate in seconds and will not harm the paint. WARNING this stuff is highly flammable, do this outdoors only. You must have good ventilation and absolutely no spark of any kind.

Yet Another Option:

I just got my SV650s yesterday. (oh YEAH!) and the way I removed my stickers is that I used a surfboard wax scraper (I'm in Hawaii) to scrape off the paper part. To remove the residue basically fight fire with fire. Nothing sticks to residue better than sticky stuff itself. Just use the back of some masking tape and start sticking the residue off. After a couple pats it comes right off, clean. Everybody has masking tape in their garage and if you don't have a surfboard scraper, well, you always have your fingernails.

And yet another option:

Like many of you I bought a brand new SVS and love it. What I didn't love however were the patronising stickers splashed all over. They advised me to "Never drink and ride", "drill holes in the frame" and to "always wear a helmet"...as if anyone with even half a brain cell would consider contravening any of this advice.

Anyway, forget the hairdryer, forget the ether the fastest way to get rid of these stickers is to take the bike out for a 100+ mile ride on some of Great Britain's best coastal roads. Then when you get back whilst the bike is still hot the "idiots guide to biking" stickers will peel easily off. Simple and a good excuse for a blast!

Just a thought: The wife bought a new car the same week as I got the SVS. Did she did not have to peel stupid, patronising stickers off her new shinny paintwork? No, even Ford aren't that daft!

Keep riding, stay safe!
Mark, UK

And yet another option:

WD-40 and GooGone just won't cut it. What you do is you take NON-ACETONE fingernail polish remover and wipe off the goop in about half the time. Make sure it's non-acetone so it won't ruin the paint! I did this to my bike and it's still as pretty as usual! After you get the goop off, wash your bike. Most of the fingernail polish remover will have evaporated but wash it just to make sure!!

Jeff


A lengthy reply, I know , but good luck all the same.

thanks guys

it says not to try getting the tank sticker off... have u managed to get rid of it?

And I notice that my option was top of list

Aerosol can of 3M sticker remover. What kind of bloke uses a hair dryer??

Oh yeah, blokes wiv hair!

Just a word of warning about using a hair dryer on your bike........


































Make bloody sure you ask for the owners consent when using a hair dryer as they can get very ****ed off if it's not there when they go to use it

Originally Posted by SteveH

Make bloody sure you ask for the owners consent when using a hair dryer as they can get very p*ssed off if it's not there when they go to use it

those are the words of a man chastised I feel

I think the tank stickers you shouldn't try and get off are the "S" or "Suzuki" ones. You can get the warning sticker (near the fuel cap) off no problem.

I found some of the stickers came off v. easily, others took over an hour!

Basically there's a thin film over the top of sticker; On the ones that came off easily, this stayed on the sticker and when I peeled it back, the whole sticker came away. The ones I had difficulty with (and the one that is still on my bike!) are the ones where this came away in removing it. Once this has happened, the sticker invariabley tears off in little bits and takes ages to remove.

sounds good

why the hell do they put the damn stickers on the bike?

a word to suzuki:

THE MANUAL IS WHERE YOU PUT THE WARNINGS!