i dont like my decals

soundslikehappy said:

i just moved to california from seattle and bought a brand new 2007 raleigh rush hour its pretty decent i can dig it but i cant dig some of the decals so i researched the bike and found that the decals are actually over the clear coat but i still dont know the process of taking them off without damaging anything please help😕

If they are truely on top of the clear coat, this is what I'd do because it has served me well taking decals off cars.

Warm the decal (sticker) with a hair dryer. If you use a heat gun, use the low setting and be very, very careful. Be careful with a hair dryer too, but they generally don't get hot enough to quickly ruin paint. Gently warm the sticker until you can get under one edge or corner with your fingernail. I keep my hand near the heat source so I can tell if it's getting too hot. Then, continue to warm and peel it off.

Remove adhesive residue with your favorite solvent: alcohol, mineral spirits, lighter fluid, goo-gone, or citrus cleaner.

Try all of the above first on a decal that is kind of out of the way to make sure it works OK. If it really just a sticker on top of the paint, the above should work easily and w/o damage.

Camilo said:

Remove adhesive residue with your favorite solvent: alcohol, mineral spirits, lighter fluid, goo-gone, or citrus cleaner.
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I've done some damage with mineral spirits. I suspect I've accidentally removed some clear with it because there are spots where the sheen has gone

I try to get the adhesive goo off with warm/hot water before resorting to anything stronger.

To remove the glue you can use household bug spray like Raid. Put on some rubber gloves and maybe a dust mask if you have one, spray some bug spray on the are and work in with your fingers. The glue will "ball up" and is then easily removed with a paper towel or rag. just wipe cleape with some soapy water. this works on plastic like toys aaswell.

531Aussie said:

I've done some damage with mineral spirits. I suspect I've accidentally removed some clear with it because there are spots where the sheen has gone

I try to get the adhesive goo off with warm/hot water before resorting to anything stronger.

FWIW. To soften most types of adhesive residue, rub some vegetable oil-or-shortening on it ... either use elbow grease OR wait until the residue has "dissolved" to a sticky film ...

... Wash with a dilute solution made with dishwashing liquid ...

Rinse & dry.

REPEAT, if necessary.