De-Badge question

[BadDawg]

My back one almost fell off but that was cuz my pony tank leaked gas all over it. The front one took some effort. I used dental floss and Goo-gone but most of the adhesive stuck. It took about an hour to remove that with Goo-gone and a micro cloth. When it was done the paint was severely rubbed out. After hearing all the paint stories I was mortified. But I grabbed some turtle wax buffing compound made for light scratches and buffed it out. Then hit it with some regular Turtle wax paste and it looks brand new.

I think doing it on a hot day or hitting it with a hair dryer first would have saved me a lot of work.

[Bagger]

I've always removed all the logos, stickers, plastic Honda plastic bits from my bikes. But, then ... some folks with Matt Silver have said "Don't do this ... you'll ruin the paint!".

So ... how do I remove the the 40th and Honda plastic logos form my Matt Silver without screwing up the paint?

On my cars, and other bikes ... I just do it on a sunny hot day. Use a hair blower to soften the glue and peel them off with my finger nails. Or, with plastic bits ... use dental floss and Glue Gone, then wax.

I'd be surprised if this method will work with Matt Silver .... ???

[stroguy]

Look back 7 posts.

[hgslayr]

Stro...this isnt brain surgery...Wait for a hot day and peel them off..very little residue left..If you use dental floss, youll be buffing longer than you should with goof off/goo gone and youll F... up the paint...I removed mine within 10 mins and residual was gone...EZ PZ

[stroguy]

I must be missing something.

[hgslayr]

Im with ya Stro, just making the point that this isnt a big deal...

[stroguy]

Check

[Bagger]

Had the F6B out today for a hundred or so miles. Decided to take off the plastic logos.

Pretty EZ as posted above. And, I've done so on several other bikes/cars/trucks, too. Used same/same method that others have used. Was a bit concerned with the matte finish, but no big deal.

Parked bike in the sun (sorta dim here and only 77*). Took a hair drier and heated the rear one 1st, figuring if I screwed up the paint, I cover it with a piece of duct tape.

Heated the bits up a bit with the hair drier .... peeled a bit back and used a credit card (Cabela's in this case) to help release the double sided tape. Most came off. Used my thumb to remove other bits and finally, some toxic Goof Off (Goo Gone like stuff I have laying around) and an old micro fiber cloth to remove the rest. Did not have to rub hard, just a nickel sized squirt on a clean part of the cloth ... one thickness ... and lightly rub. Repeat moving to a new part of the micro cloth.

Worked great! Finished it off with some spray on wax product and buffed it out. Looks PURRRFECT !