Front Fork Reflectors
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Front Fork Reflectors
What is the best thing to use to loosen the glue on the lower front fork yellow reflectors?
I want to remove them and they are on the polished aluminum good. I want something that will release the glue so I dont have to worry about breaking the reflector.
I want to remove them and they are on the polished aluminum good. I want something that will release the glue so I dont have to worry about breaking the reflector.
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I removed mine.
I was told to heat the area a bit with a hairdryer and use fish line or dental floss to cut through the foam strip, then clean up the residue with WD-40.
What really happened was I tried that and the fish line and the dental floss would only break when I tried to "saw" through it.
What I ended up doing was to heat up the reflector (really the glue) and twist the reflector, breaking the adhesion to the fork and removing the reflector that way. I pulled off the glue strips as best I could and then I used the WD-40 to clean off the rest of the glue.
I was told to heat the area a bit with a hairdryer and use fish line or dental floss to cut through the foam strip, then clean up the residue with WD-40.
What really happened was I tried that and the fish line and the dental floss would only break when I tried to "saw" through it.
What I ended up doing was to heat up the reflector (really the glue) and twist the reflector, breaking the adhesion to the fork and removing the reflector that way. I pulled off the glue strips as best I could and then I used the WD-40 to clean off the rest of the glue.
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