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How to Safely Remove Stickers from a Motorcycle's Paint

Only the lawyers know why motorcycle makers feel that all those stickers on your gas tank will keep you from doing something stupid, but at least we know how to remove them without doing something stupid. From the October 2004 issue of Motorcycle Cruise
Stickers 1 Lg
After committing the sticker's warning to memory (there will be a test later), hose it down with WD-40 to loosen the adhesive.
Stickers 2 Lg
A heat gun or hair dryer will soften the sticker and melt the glue. Note that it will also soften the paint. It the fuel in the tank begins to boil, you have overdone it.
Stickers 3 Lg
Once it's hot, it time to strip. Very carefully work up one edge with a fingernail and lift the sticker. Direct the heat at the point where the sticker is peeling away from the paint.
Stickers 4 Lg
With the sticker removed, clean off any remaining residue with the solvent. Then pack up the sticker and send it to your favorite lawyers-helping-bikers group for recycling.

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