Old 03-17-20 | 08:57 AM
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From: MetroWest, Mass.

Bikes: 1990 Peter Mooney road bike, 1996 Gary Fisher X-Caliber mountain bike

Stem graphics removed: before and after pix

I wanted to try a longer stem and bought one on sale. I didn't want the 3T logo or team graphics. It looked like this:




I used fingernail polish remover, which is mostly acetone, and rubbed off the graphics with cotton pads and then a paper towel. They came right off, took less than 10 minutes. I kept some of the smaller graphics (model and length), and covered them with electrical tape to protect them. The acetone cuts the adhesive on the tape, though, so I had to hold the tape down and use caution. The stem looks good to me:




I put this up in case it might be useful. I saw a demo of this on YouTube, and no doubt it has been discussed here at Bike Forums too.
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