Getting labels off frames

kinelljohn
kinelljohn Posts: 150
edited October 2010 in MTB general
Hi.
What's the best way to remove labels from frames?
I have one in 3 languages on the top tube near the headset warning me to read the manual, and another on the seat stay warning me not to ride with the seatpost extended past the max mark...duhhh. Both stick out like dogs nuts - yellow on white frame!
Years ago a read a tip which was to gently heat the label with a hairdryer, but modern labels seem to be an integral part of the whole - if you get my drift.
Be nice to all cyclists - you may want to borrow a pump one day :-)

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  • bill_gates
    bill_gates Posts: 469
    Try WD40.

    "I like riding in my car, it's not quite a Jaguar."
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Fingernail usually does the trick. Then rub any sticky residue off with your finger - or nail polish remover.
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    kinelljohn wrote:
    Years ago a read a tip which was to gently heat the label with a hairdryer, but modern labels seem to be an integral part of the whole
    You will be unlucky if the labels are under the laquer but otherwise the hairdryer will shift any kind of sticker. WD40 removes the residue, job done.
  • kinelljohn
    kinelljohn Posts: 150
    OK thanks. I'll try the heat - fingernail - WD40 remedy. I have already tried the nail on one corner and it's stuck like sh1t to a blanket :(
    Be nice to all cyclists - you may want to borrow a pump one day :-)
  • Alex
    Alex Posts: 2,086
    Petrol. And if the solvent effects don't work, light it.
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  • salsarider79
    salsarider79 Posts: 828
    Just be aware of how much petrol you use.

    You could video the results just in case :wink:
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  • Alex
    Alex Posts: 2,086
    I was kidding about the lighting it bit. The solvent effects will easily remove almost all adhesives. Wear gloves though, as petrol can give you contact dermatitis.
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  • UncleMonty
    UncleMonty Posts: 385
    Yeah i used a hairdryer to make the glue more tacky, peeled up one corner with my figer nails then I used a small paint brush with some white spirit, just keep pelleing back then brush on some more, it does take a little patience but it will come off.
  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    It's the one thing WD40 is really good for :lol: Get them off asap otherwise you might find the paint around them fades and you get left with a square of fresh paint amid a sea of scratches and fades :lol:
    Uncompromising extremist
  • kinelljohn
    kinelljohn Posts: 150
    Alex wrote:
    Petrol. And if the solvent effects don't work, light it.
    8) 8)
    You can afford to put a match to petrol :shock:

    :D Only the hair dryer was required.

    (Interesting login UncleMonty - I am actually Uncle Monty to several. Not many of us left mate) :wink:
    Be nice to all cyclists - you may want to borrow a pump one day :-)

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