Tank Emblems Removal..

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Mar 15, 2015 | 11:52 AM

hyrax222

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Tank Emblems Removal..

...I have a 1998 Road King with the stock
"Harley Davidson" over a flattened "V" on the tanks. I see two screws holding it onto a base?

Is the base just stuck on with adhesive?

Can the emblems be removed easily? Heat gun?

I'd like to stick on an earlier (1960's) style emblem...

Mar 15, 2015 | 12:05 PM

Beemervet

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Warm up the base with a hair dryer then use fishing line in a back and forth motion to "saw" off the emblem or base.

Mar 15, 2015 | 01:19 PM

texashillcountry

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Beemervet

Warm up the base with a hair dryer then use fishing line in a back and forth motion to "saw" off the emblem or base.

In addition to this use a little WD-40 to loosed up the adhesive.

Mar 15, 2015 | 02:21 PM

glidein wide

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Mineral spirits should be somewhat friendly to the paint to assist in the cleanup.

Mar 15, 2015 | 07:05 PM

98hotrodfatboy

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And don't forget your spirits to keep your hand steady......

Mar 16, 2015 | 05:51 AM

grbrown

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I don't fish, so don't have fishing line to hand, but I've used dental-floss and WD40 to successfully remove smaller emblems and the yucky sticky residue. Just requires a little patience.