Restoring A Tank - Sticker Removal?

<rkandrlover.RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Guys,
>
> What's the best way to remove old stickers from a tank? These are just
> misc. stickers the a previous owner stuck on the tank, not sure why.
>
> I don't want to damage the paint when removing them. Any suggestions?

1. Blowtorch
2. Angle grinder.
3. "Sticky Label Remover"


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Thanks for the input Guys.

I Googled it as well, and seems my best bet is the hair dryer/Goo Gone
combo. The tank is on the bike right now, as it is still being ridden.
I suppose I should drain it before taking the hair dryer to it. lol
Don't really want to end up on the Darwin Awards. lol
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<rkandrlover.DeleteThis@aol.com> wrote:

> I suppose I should drain it before taking the hair dryer to it. lol

Unless you're planning on using the hairdryer with the filler cap off
and a full tank of fuel, I don't think this will be necessary.


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On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:27:51 +0100,
chateau.murray.takethisout.DeleteThis@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote:

><rkandrlover.DeleteThis@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> I suppose I should drain it before taking the hair dryer to it. lol
>
>Unless you're planning on using the hairdryer with the filler cap off
>and a full tank of fuel, I don't think this will be necessary.

A full tank would be more safe than anything short of a dry one that
has been well vented long enough for the fuel to flash off completely.

A few gallons of gas will disapate the heat better. It is the fuel
fumes that are the hazzard not the liquid.

Oh here comes the old man's name calling...
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:20:46 -0500, Fake Name <fakename.DeleteThis@fake.com>
wrote:

>On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:27:51 +0100,
>chateau.murray.takethisout@dsl.pipex.com (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
>><rkandrlover.DeleteThis@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I suppose I should drain it before taking the hair dryer to it. lol
>>
>>Unless you're planning on using the hairdryer with the filler cap off
>>and a full tank of fuel, I don't think this will be necessary.
>
>A full tank would be more safe than anything short of a dry one that
>has been well vented long enough for the fuel to flash off completely.
>
>A few gallons of gas will disapate the heat better. It is the fuel
>fumes that are the hazzard not the liquid.
>
>Oh here comes the old man's name calling...

If you are going to warm the metal ( which is the plan ), the
tank should be empty. Otherwise, the heat will just transfer to the
liquid.


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<.p.jm.RemoveThis@see_my_sig_for_address.com> wrote:

>
> If you are going to warm the metal ( which is the plan ),


No, the plan is to heat and soften the stickers. Heat, soften, scrape.
Works for me.


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"The Older Gentleman" <chateau.murray.takethisout DeleteThis @dsl.pipex.com> wrote in
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> <.p.jm DeleteThis @see_my_sig_for_address.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> If you are going to warm the metal ( which is the plan ),
>
>
> No, the plan is to heat and soften the stickers. Heat, soften, scrape.
> Works for me.

and a few sprays of WD40 would help too.


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"Dave Emerson" <Dave_dot_Emerson RemoveThis @LineOne.net> wrote in message
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> "The Older Gentleman" <chateau.murray.takethisout RemoveThis @dsl.pipex.com> wrote in
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>> <.p.jm RemoveThis @see_my_sig_for_address.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> If you are going to warm the metal ( which is the plan ),
>>
>>
>> No, the plan is to heat and soften the stickers. Heat, soften, scrape.
>> Works for me.
>
> and a few sprays of WD40 would help too.
>
>
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Use a hairdryer and a credit card (one of your wife's preferrably) and don't
worry about the gas, it doesn't get that hot. It's probably a good idea to
do it in a well ventilated area. I've done this before and have yet to win
a Darwin award.
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LJ wrote:
> "Dave Emerson" <Dave_dot_Emerson.DeleteThis@LineOne.net> wrote in message
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>>"The Older Gentleman" <chateau.murray.takethisout.DeleteThis@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in
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>>><.p.jm.DeleteThis@see_my_sig_for_address.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> If you are going to warm the metal ( which is the plan ),
>>>
>>>
>>>No, the plan is to heat and soften the stickers. Heat, soften, scrape.
>>>Works for me.
>>
>>and a few sprays of WD40 would help too.
>>
>>
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>>Dave
>>ex Motorcycle Maintenance Workshop
>>http://tinyurl.com/4mhaw
>
> Use a hairdryer and a credit card (one of your wife's preferrably) and don't
> worry about the gas, it doesn't get that hot. It's probably a good idea to
> do it in a well ventilated area. I've done this before and have yet to win
> a Darwin award.

But a hairdryer has a motor that *sparks*.

WD-40 melts right through gummy adhesive, great idea.

Monofilament fishing line, or something like dental floss, may cut
cleanly beneath the sticker without flaking it off bit-by-bit.
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Beryl <terrapin.DeleteThis@coolbits.net> wrote:

> But a hairdryer has a motor that *sparks*.

FFS, the bloody bike has a motor that sparks, and innumerable electrical
gubbins that do as well.

As long as you don't pour the fuel all over the hairdryer, you're fine.

Sheesh. Some people.


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The MOldy Gentleman wrote:
> Beryl <terrapin.DeleteThis@coolbits.net> wrote:
>
>
>>But a hairdryer has a motor that *sparks*.

.... not to mention red-hot wires inside a hair dryer, like you'll find
in your toaster.

> FFS, the bloody bike has a motor that sparks,

Sure, inside a sealed cylinder. And *kaboom* happens in there.

> and innumerable electrical gubbins that do as well.

Few. They don't draw gasoline vapor thru themselves.

> As long as you don't pour the fuel all over the hairdryer, you're fine.

Fumes, dip. Special flashlights, with sealed switches, are made for use
in explosive environments. Why do you suppose?

> Sheesh. Some people.

But you go ahead and run a hairdryer next to your open gas tank.
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Beryl <terrapin.TakeThisOut@coolbits.net> wrote:

> Only those who say "As long as you don't pour the fuel all
> over the hairdryer, you're fine."

And sarcasm is not a word in your vocabulary.


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"Beryl" <terrapin DeleteThis @coolbits.net> wrote in message
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> The MOldy Gentleman wrote:
>> Beryl <terrapin DeleteThis @coolbits.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>We don't know what tank the OP wants to remove stickers from. A "closed"
>>>tank is still vented somehow, maybe to a charcoal cannister 2 feet away,
>>>maybe thru a short tube on the gas cap, maybe a previous owner discarded
>>>the ugly & unstylish vapor cannister and did something unique.
>>
While you're out saving the world anyhow, why don't you head on over to
Sturgis next August and explain to every cigarette-smoking ape on a Harley
the inherent fire hazard of having an open flame so near gasoline fumes.
I'd pay good money to see the video.
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