Removing Bicycle Decals Under Clear Coat

Chromoly frame bars and steerer decent wheels.

Removing bicycle decals under clear coat. Remove any residue with wd 40 lighter fluid glass cleaner c fine steel wool if needed. Remove decal skip to 5 20 skip to heat shrink at 4 20 most important is not to sand the adhesive off but rather remove it with a wax and grease remover type fluid so further sanding isn t. It involved wet and drying back the clearcoat and transfer then re spraying with clearcoat. Simple process using a heat gun and a plastic lil chizler.

3 saturate with wd 40 lighter fluid glass cleaner c and scrape off. I d like to paint it for her. Can then peel off whats left of if sanding decals and then reapply clearcoat. 2 you can also remove decals under clear coat by heating with a hairdryer until the decal got soft then picking at the edge until you can peel the sticker off.

Give the nail varnish remover a go in an inconspicous area first. A good look at how to remove a bike decal. Talked to several bike techs and one suggested i use a dremel tool but wasn t specific on how to do it. If the decals have been clear coated you ll have to remove replace the clear coat.

I just removed an exotic transfer from under the clearcoat on a carbon seatpost. Problem is the decals are under a clear coat. Is rawing the frame my only option. I just want to lightly sand and buff up the tank s for paint but would like to remove the original decals without sand blasting or going right to bare metal.

Swap on some chrome cranks and a gold chain. Looking for answers on how to remove decals under clearcoat. A how to video showing you how to remove and install the decals with house hold tools. However they have the factory ninja decals under the clear coat.

How to remove sticker with clear coat duration. Great bike for me to beat on and my wife to learn on. Searched the net went to body shops paint stores etc. 2 very carefully sand them off with fine sandpaper steel wool abrasive pad c.

Heard there is a clearcoat remover but couldn t find it anywhere. I m thinking a matte tiffany blue frame gloss white forks bars and pedals. Stickers with clear coat suck.