Removing Reflectors
Road Master
Joined: May 2010
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From: mission bc canada
easy zippo lighter fluid..no dont light them on fire lol the fluid will eat the glue and it wont hurt the paint..i use this because i always have it around so why go buy something else.i have done this several times and not just my bike but all my friends and familys rides as well..once finished wash off any residue with regular soap and water
Banned
Joined: Jul 2006
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Take a small flat screwdriver tightly wrapped in electrical tape, place under reflector base..apply light constant pressure above adhesive and below the plastic reflector working from one side to the other, the plastic piece should come off fairly easily.
Spray thumb with WD40 and use the fingernail to work edges of remaining adhesive tape up.
Use sticker remover if available or WD 40 on residue, spray and and let sit a few minutes..rub off adhesive residue.
Spray with favorite cleaner and polish.
Spray thumb with WD40 and use the fingernail to work edges of remaining adhesive tape up.
Use sticker remover if available or WD 40 on residue, spray and and let sit a few minutes..rub off adhesive residue.
Spray with favorite cleaner and polish.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 263
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From: Northeast, TN
it's a piece of automotive double sided tape.. the easiest way is to get some kind of heat gun (either an actual heat gun on low, or a super mega high power hair dryer), grab a piece of fishing line (8lb test worked for me), and get a friend (though you can do it yourself).. as one person heats up the glue on the tape it'll expand and get sticky again, then take the line and kind of cut through it like you would with dental floss and just pull the tape away.. then use some goof off or something to get the stickiness gone..thats about it
I dont recommend the prying method. One of my reflectors came off great with hair dryer and goo gone but the other one gave me a hastle so I tried wrapping a screw driver up real well and.....a few scratches on my forks later, off she popped.
Should have just kept heating it with the dryer. Just my two cents....
Should have just kept heating it with the dryer. Just my two cents....
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