Decals - I don't want 'em
04-26-06, 11:08 AM
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Decals - I don't want 'em
As the title suggests, I'd like to get rid of my labels-decals, but they seem pretty stuck. Must one repaint one's bike or can they be easily removed?
04-26-06, 11:12 AM
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About what make/model are we talking.
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Hmmm, not sure with that bike.
Well, 1) If when you run your finger over the decal, if you can feel the edge, then just use a hairdryer and your fingernail.
2) If you can't feel the edge of the decal, then it's probably under the clearcoat and there really isn't anything you can do without stripping the paint too.
Well, 1) If when you run your finger over the decal, if you can feel the edge, then just use a hairdryer and your fingernail.
2) If you can't feel the edge of the decal, then it's probably under the clearcoat and there really isn't anything you can do without stripping the paint too.
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Other than electrical tape, por supuesto.
EDIT: Also, my congratulations on your excellent grammar, Hyperrevue. About what make/model are we talking? is far superior to What make/model are we talking about?
EDIT: Also, my congratulations on your excellent grammar, Hyperrevue. About what make/model are we talking? is far superior to What make/model are we talking about?
04-26-06, 11:24 AM
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You could always cover it in "This Bike is a Pipebomb" stickers 
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Originally Posted by No_Minkah
EDIT: Also, my congratulations on your excellent grammar, Hyperrevue. About what make/model are we talking? is far superior to What make/model are we talking about?
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Well, then thank you very much.
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Originally Posted by voshchev
As the title suggests, I'd like to get rid of my labels-decals, but they seem pretty stuck. Must one repaint one's bike or can they be easily removed?
For example:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...stripped+pista
[Edit: just realised that this would probably destroy your paint to so you'd have to strip the frame down in the decal areas and then repaint. Hardly worth it.]
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Wont that method also strip the Lemond's paint?
That works for the Pista because there is no paint, correct?
That works for the Pista because there is no paint, correct?
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04-26-06, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by fixedpip
They cannot be easily removed but they can be removed. Search the boards for Pista Decal Removal. You can cut the clearcoat around the decals and lift 'em up.
For example:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...stripped+pista
[Edit: just realised that this would probably destroy your paint to so you'd have to strip the frame down in the decal areas and then repaint. Hardly worth it.]
For example:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...stripped+pista
[Edit: just realised that this would probably destroy your paint to so you'd have to strip the frame down in the decal areas and then repaint. Hardly worth it.]
edit: whoa I'm slow. your edit showed up in my quote, but wasn't there when I read your message.
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What's so bad about decals anyway?
