Decal removal from gas tank, How to ?

Any suggestions on how to go about doing this?
Will be repainting the gas tank, But don't want to put any gouges or deep
scratches on it.

Thanks

 

Thanks for the info....Will see how the hair dryer fairs with this
task........

 

Yep, a hair dryer should work to soften up the adhesive on the decal.
I've used acetone to remove the residual adhesive, or you could try a
product like Goo-Gone or even WD-40 works I've been told.

Brian

 

I've seen a spray on sticker remover which claims not to damage paint
at the parts store, I have no experince with this sort of product.

As to using a hair dryer, I don't think that has the level of heat
needed to soften the glue underneath. Craftsman has a heat gun that on
low setting, outght to heat the sticker without burning the paint.

 

I wouldn't want to get the paint much hotter than about 160 F, and a
regular heat gun could do it rather quickly. A hair dryer set on high can
do it in a few minutes, but the way to make it easy is to make sure the tank
isn't full of gas, or it will cool the sticker about as fast as you can heat
it.


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Later,

Charlie

It's illegal in Cleveland to get married in a bathing suit.

 

The "hair dryer" worked out excellent.......!

 

Get it warm with a a hairdryer, then saw it off with dental floss.
Ronnie

 

A hairdrryer is warm enough, you just have to give it a little time. I've
never tried dental floss as noted below, but an old credit card works
without scratching the paint. The card will get warped and likely
demagnetized, but it's soft enough that it shouldn't hurt the paint.