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Originally Posted by ben2go
You worked in a body shop and don't know about adhesive removers? It's been 22 years since I worked in a body shop and all we ever used was 3m adhesive remover. It's never failed to remove any adhesives, even those awful graphics they used to put on dirt bikes in the 80's.
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Well, it's only been about 38 years. ;-)
That's probably the ONLY thing I didn't try.
Bottom line was, the best remover was a long fought battle with WD40 and a blade.....but that was only on the rear panels where it said "RX3". The tank wings were a completely different story.
I ended up getting some Goof Off at Lowes (about the only thing I didn't have besides 3M remover). It's the super stuff made for "Gorilla Glue, Super Glue, etc...". I thought for sure it would work....and it did!!! The only problem was that the very second it broke through the glue, it took the paint with it down to the plastic. :-(
So, the wings got stripped, wet sanded and primed 3 times, then wet sanded again and 3 coats of gloss white. What a nightmare just for some glue.
If you ever peel your stickers and get left this mess, good luck. Next time you hear someone tell you your bike is "cheap Chinese junk"....you can rest assured that the Chinese make the best glue on planet Earth.