Found a safe spot to set my tank out of the box.
Wife will never find it here, I should of thought this sooner.
I stuck it in the pantry where the pots and pans are, she'll never find it there!

 

I hide stuff from my wife by the cook books and the cleaning supplies. Hasn't found a thing yet...

 

I usually get up in the middle of sex to hide things from my wife. I am just careful not to wake her up or knock the TV remote out of her hand. She never knows......clueless I tell ya.

 

why don't ya just stick it in the laundry hamper so it doesn't get scratched up by those pots and pans.[sm=boink3.gif]

 

Mine used to say she was bored, I told her there was plenty to do LOL! but yeah, cleaning supplies? what are they? LOL!


P.S. I resurrected this old thread cause I have some emblems to install...

 

There were some funny answers on here, but didn't seem like anybody was too sure about prep and best adhesive.

 

3M trim and emblem tape is the right stuff, but trimming to fit the emblem will be a pain. The entire back should be covered, leaving the release film in place, and then trimmed carefully with a razor. Then apply...carefully. You get one shot. Start at a corner. Use a locating template if possible.

 

If you haven't got a locating template, getting the badges both straight and even on each side is surprisingly difficult (the big smooth area of the tank has few features you can measure from).

I put my bike on a scissor jack (so it's sitting upright) outside in an area I could stand back and look at if from different angles. Stuck the first badge on with blue-tack and played around with it until I was happy with its position. Marked around it roughtly with small bits of blue painters masking tape.

Then, took various measurements using a cloth measuing tape (eg from the speedo down, from the front and rear mounting bolts, so I could place the other badge in the same position on the other side.) Again put the two badges on with blue-tack to eyeball them. Worth taking your time here as the two-sided tape can't really be un-stuck once it's on.

Marked the second badge's final position with the blue painters tape, gave the paint a wipe with windex, and stuck the badges on.

 

Because the best thing to do when you get fresh paint is to not cover it up with some ugly double sided tape and badges.

 

Yes, the emblem will likely leave an irreversible shadow on the paint, but some people like the deco. That's not for us to choose.