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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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i own an 07 wide glide,my fourth and the best one yet! Any suggestions on how to remove the tank emblems without damaging the paint?? Already tried thick dental floss, no luck, just broke it.
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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Get it good and warm with a hair dryer and then go for the dental floss technique. The heat will soften it up for removal.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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I had a road star I took the emblems off of.

I did it the easy way. I drove in front of a 150 lb doe.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by db252
Get it good and warm with a hair dryer and then go for the dental floss technique. The heat will soften it up for removal.
use the dental floss or fishing string like a saw back and forth. make sure you pull towards you so it doesnt rub on the paint. then when you removed the emblems, pick as much of the glue off with your fingers. then spray some WD-40 on the remaining glue and let it soak in for about 5 minutes. then use a fine smooth cloth and keep soaking it with the WD-40 and slowly wiping the rest of the glue off. jackyl
 
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If you remove them, can I please have them? What's the background color?
 
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Heat and fuel, and sheet metal between them

Me thinks my HD logo can stay right where its at
 
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If you remove them, can I please have them? What's the background color?
the background is red.
 
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i found that urine works best... i like to stand back a good 3 ft to make sure i hit the whole thing... they fell right off
 
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i found that urine works best... i like to stand back a good 3 ft to make sure i hit the whole thing... they fell right off
hahahahahaha

Maybe I'll try this for my rear reflectors
 
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