Adhesive removal

[Guest]

I have an old tank pad Pro/Grip that has been on the bike for a very, very long time. I want to just peal it off but I know there will be some left over adhesive on the tank. Any input to remove without messing up the paint? I bet this pad has been on for 20 years



Mark

[Nessism]

WD-40 is safe and typically works well for that kind of work assuming the paint is origional.

[makenzie71]

WD40 and Naptha both work great but not on all types of adhesive. B12 Chemtool will eat everything but it may damage your paint (test on a small, hidden area first). GooGone works ok but it's expensive and no very versatile.

[jmanz6]

I had some TAZ decals on my bike when I got it and I used WD-40 and a plastic scraper to remove the left over adhesive. The plastic scraper won't hurt the pain since the paint is harder than the plastic. Spray the WD-40 on the adhesive, work it around with the plastic scraper, then start scraping it off. Takes time, but it works and there is no evidence of the old decals.