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Dynamicpress
Posted on Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 08:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I want to change the color of the Airbox decals. Is it possible to remove them without
screwing up the paint/colour on the airbox.

I would be replacing the decals with the same, but different coloured decals
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Mnbueller
Posted on Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 08:38 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yes, but you have to be careful! I am repainting a set of plastics and I just removed them.

[NOTE: This method destroys the decals you are taking off] I used a small flat blade screwdriver to get under the edge and pried up enough to get a hold of it with a pliers, then just pull. Mine peeled right off.

Another method you could try is heating them up with a hairdryer. The heat should soften the glue.

Which ever you choose, the slower you go, more patient you are the better results you'll have. Good luck!
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Packrat
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 09:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

+1 on the hairdryer..works good !
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Dynamicpress
Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 11:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What's the heat from the hairdryer do for the paint ?
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Phwx2
Posted on Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 07:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I used a piece of fishing line as a saw when I removed the "lightning" from the fairing.
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