How do you remove the clear plastic protective film?
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How do you remove the clear plastic protective film?
It says easily installed and removed. How do you take it off of the rear fenders? Went on a long trip, they did a good job, but time to come off.
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Curious why you are removing it?
I thought it was to protect the paint from damage from gravel and other small road debris?
My fenders have several chips from gravel and other small road debris because I didn't have anything to protect the paint on my 09, didn't see the protective stuff till after the chips were there.
I thought it was to protect the paint from damage from gravel and other small road debris?
My fenders have several chips from gravel and other small road debris because I didn't have anything to protect the paint on my 09, didn't see the protective stuff till after the chips were there.
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Not a perfect solution
I removed the rear fender clear plastic protectors mostly because they aren't the full width of the fender. I ended up with chips on the outside edges anyway. Plus, the edges of the plastic were slightly crinkled. I kept some of the other pieces on the bike.
Since I didn't use all of the pieces in the kit, I used some extra plastic to put protection on the left and right corners of the tank where my levi's rub the tank while riding - cut out a shape I liked and it worked out very well.
By the way, WD-40 didn't soak the glue off when removing the plastic, but brake cleaner did, but I still had to polish the fenders when finished.
Since I didn't use all of the pieces in the kit, I used some extra plastic to put protection on the left and right corners of the tank where my levi's rub the tank while riding - cut out a shape I liked and it worked out very well.
By the way, WD-40 didn't soak the glue off when removing the plastic, but brake cleaner did, but I still had to polish the fenders when finished.
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I removed the rear fender clear plastic protectors mostly because they aren't the full width of the fender. I ended up with chips on the outside edges anyway. Plus, the edges of the plastic were slightly crinkled. I kept some of the other pieces on the bike.
Since I didn't use all of the pieces in the kit, I used some extra plastic to put protection on the left and right corners of the tank where my levi's rub the tank while riding - cut out a shape I liked and it worked out very well.
By the way, WD-40 didn't soak the glue off when removing the plastic, but brake cleaner did, but I still had to polish the fenders when finished.
Since I didn't use all of the pieces in the kit, I used some extra plastic to put protection on the left and right corners of the tank where my levi's rub the tank while riding - cut out a shape I liked and it worked out very well.
By the way, WD-40 didn't soak the glue off when removing the plastic, but brake cleaner did, but I still had to polish the fenders when finished.
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