Hoping that underneath the carbon tank protectors is an unmarked petrol tank. How to safely remove them?
Try a hot water bottle, filled with boiling water, laid over the pad for about 5 minutes so the adhesive softens to the point the pad can be removed. Hot air guns, if not used with great care, can cause a lot of damage, hair dryers may not get enough heat into the pad Good luck
Hot air gun/hairdrier,then very gently lever off.You could also try something like dental floss to cut thru the adhesive stuff.
I'd be a bit nervous with a hot air gun close to the petrol cap, anywhere else no problem gently moving over the area to be removed. Might be over cautious but that's me. Steve
use white spirit to get any glue residue that is left on tank, with clean cloth. you may have to coat it a few times.
There are many sprays available which disolve the glue and do not require any heat or scraping. Of course you should test prior to use on the underside to be certain that the paint is unaffected. Ambersil, Goo Gone or Sticky Stuff are all sprays that I have used, and available on ebay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/adhesive-remover
So, what a bugger! Tried hair dryer after hot water bottle idea. Bugger all movement. Thin fishing line, nope. Eventually realised they are stuck on with clear silicone. Dont EVER put silicone any where near something where you might want to get it off. Hate the stuff, spent years working with it on various jobs. Worked it out anyway; Use a thin membership card to get under the edge, then thin cloth around the card, then thick cloth. Sort of cut with card edge and 'floss' from side to side with strong cloth to work your way through the silicone. Hard work and need to be patient. Then once you get the carbon off, your faced with the real hard work. Cleaning off the silicone residue. Only way is to painstakingly pick through it with thumbnails, now got two very sore thumbs and got other side to do (Friday eve?). Who ever put these on did not ever intend removing, it would only have needed a fraction of the 'adhesive'. Photos...
So, its immaculate underneath, white spots just flash back. Why oh why cover up the iconic part of the bike with tat? :/ Hoping the other side is the same and already happier.
its ok if the silicone is thin, it certainly wouldnt have got the covers off, just cleaned up after. My Panigales tank protector was super glued on
