I have a Specialized TT2 aero lid that I am wanting to remove the giant “S” from off the front. As I have started to peel off the decal I am being left with a fair amount of adhesive. I ran into this problem with my Giro and completely fooked the finish when I went after it with Goof Off. Anyone know of a safe method for removing the adhesive without screwing up the plastic finish?
WD-40 or Diesel fuel
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LMAO. I did that exact thing with the exact same helmet. That giant “S” was such a pain in the ass I ended up just leaving the other Spec decals down the side on…wasn’t gonna go there again.
Getting the residual crap off without ruining the finish just took a soft cloth and lots of firm rubbing & buffing…and lots of patience. Never again…
WD-40 or Diesel fuel
WD-40 should work
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If you haven’t yet pulled out the chemicals (or maybe you have), try using a hair dryer. My dad works in the industry and is pulling decals of stuff daily. He uses a heat-gun (essentially a hair-dryer on roids) to melt, or soften, the adhesive.
Grab your ladies hair-dryer and put it on a pretty high setting; holding it about 6-8 inches away, wave it over the decals for a few mintues or until you see the decal softening up (keep trying to pull 'em up every now and then). When the decals are warm enough, they’ll come off really easily!
Fingernails, soap and water removed the stickers off my Rudy Project helmet just fine…
Goo Gone did my Giro Advantage 2’s decals. I now have a bottle of Oops and it smells the same.
Believe it or not olive oil works pretty well.
Goo Gone did my Giro Advantage 2’s decals. I now have a bottle of Oops and it smells the same.
+1 to Goo Gone. I removed all the decals off my Felt TTR2 wheels. It took a while and was tedious but they look great now!
Goo Gone did my Giro Advantage 2’s decals. I now have a bottle of Oops and it smells the same.
+1 to Goo Gone. I removed all the decals off my Felt TTR2 wheels. It took a while and was tedious but they look great now!
+2 for Goo Gone. It always seems to get the job done and can be used for other projects as well.
+3, that stuff is awesome
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+4, i use it to remove any sort of decal
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Goo Gone works well, but so does a heat gun or your spouse’s hair dryer…
I would go with the WD-40. For stuff like that I would wipe it on and let it set for just a minute or two to let it work and then wipe it off with a clean rag. If there is a lot of adhesive it may take 2 or 3 applications but you will definitely be removing adhesive with each application.