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    #16
    Originally posted by dorkburger View Post
    Wow! I could understand couvering damaged paint, but geez....

    Probably just increased its value by a good margin.....
    Yeah, right?
    GSRick
    No God, no peace. Know God, know peace.

    Eric Bang RIP 9/5/2018
    Have some bikes ready for us when we meet up.

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      #17
      Originally posted by Redman View Post
      Wow, it all came off that well. Good.
      I would have been concerned that maybe some places it would not come off.

      Looks good.
      It's only hard to remove if there wasn't enough sprayed on. If it has enough coats , it will almost come off like vinyl.
      GSRick
      No God, no peace. Know God, know peace.

      Eric Bang RIP 9/5/2018
      Have some bikes ready for us when we meet up.

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        #18
        Originally posted by gsrick View Post
        It's only hard to remove if there wasn't enough sprayed on. If it has enough coats , it will almost come off like vinyl.
        This bike only had one coat, maybe 2 so it was a little more tedious than just lifting an edge and peeling it back. I found that if I kept rolling an edge with 2 thumbs pressure I was able to carefully roll it up and off. Many false starts at first. Fortunately there wasn’t a lot of surface to do. Using Goo Gone or other spray on remover seemed messy and slow. Crevices were a little trickier. The whole amount of paint stripped could fit into a 4 oz cup.

        ...and yes compared to the failing black plasti coat paint, the bike is worth more with factory paint that is in great shape. How much more is debatable. I knew what color was underneath beforehand from the spots that were shredding off around the tail grab bar, but still proceeded.
        Last edited by Guest; 05-24-2018, 04:06 PM.

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          #19
          not crazy about the purple, BUT it is much better than the black....in fact, when I would see pics of that I would think "ech, ugly a$$ thing, hope he got a deal...." heh. nice work!
          1983 GS 1100 ESD

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            #20
            Great job!!
            1979 GS1000E (44 Yrs), 1981 GPz550
            Departed: 1970 Yamaha R5A, 1971 R5B, 1975 Honda XL250, 1983 Suzuki PE175, 1983 CB1100F, 1983 BMW R100RS, 1992 ST1100

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              #21
              a blister on each thumb for that kind of improvement?? Gosh, that's the deal of the day. Congrats.
              1983 GS1100E, 1983 CB1100F, 1991 GSX1100G, 1996 Kaw. ZL600 Eliminator, 1999 Bandit 1200S, 2005 Bandit 1200S, 2000 Kaw. ZRX 1100

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