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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 04:56 PM
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Best way to remove rear fender center reflector
 
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by dwebber
Best way to remove rear fender center reflector
Heat it up with a hair dryer or heat gun and pull it off. Go to napa auto and get a rubber wheel for your drill and run it over the remaining sticky stuff. Use some adhesive and wax remover on a terry cloth towel to buff the haze off. Then wax the area
 
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I used a heat gun and some fishing line, then finished it off with some Extreme GOO Gone worked pretty good
 
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Originally Posted by Black_Pearl
I used a heat gun and some fishing line, then finished it off with some Extreme GOO Gone worked pretty good
This is what I did too.
 
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If you're talking about the one that's attached up under the rear of the fender, I just manhandled it loose on my Street Bob.

Nothing up under there to worry about looking pretty, and the adhesive will peel off with a little force and twisting.
 
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Dental floss and Goof-off!
 
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Originally Posted by Racqueteer9
Dental floss and Goof-off!
This method works like a dream! Use the old style "waxed" floss instead of the flat "glide" style floss
 
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A little heat and it will come right off easily. The side reflectors I heated them CAREFULLY with a heat gun, then carefully heated right around the reflector, twisted them a little then pulled them right off. Didn't leave any residue behind at all. Just take your time. Good luck.
 
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Originally Posted by AussieTX
This is what I did too.
I used my wife's hair dryer and it did the trick, then dental floss. I just had the run of the mill Goo Gone.
 
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Don't do ... Its an Obama federal mandate to leave them on. Just like the tag on your mattress.
 
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