Ugly vinyl fender guards...help?

[irondog]

Have '98 Ultra with old Champion kit. Am in process of planning to paint. Fenders have clear vinyl fender guards that are dirty and cracking, sunbaked on. What is the trick to getting these off? I've been told goop or wd40 will release/melt adhesive.

Suggestions appreciated.

 

[rhino 2]

Goop.......Goo be gone...ETC Work well' Let it soak in for a few minutes...You will have to peal a little at a time and keep on reapplying the GOOP...

 

[irondog]

Thanks, Rhino. I will give that a try, although the top 1 foot looks beyond peeling off. Might start at the bottom and work my way up...

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

maybe try some gentle heat too

 

[irondog]

Good idea, Fuzzie. Probably better for my health to wait till wife goes shopping to break out the hair dryer.....

 

[rhino 2]

Good idea, Fuzzie. Probably better for my health to wait till wife goes shopping to break out the hair dryer.....

Ken.......Wife's hair dryer.......Mans garage .....Never the Twain shall meet..:a078:.....

 

[irondog]

I see a heat gun in the very near future....

 

[LadyonaMission]

Goop.......Goo be gone...ETC Work well' Let it soak in for a few minutes...You will have to peal a little at a time and keep on reapplying the GOOP...

I used 3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner to remove a vinyl sticker that the previous owner put on a Sportster fuel tank.

 

[irondog]

Thank you, ma'am. I will take a look at that product.

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

I see a heat gun in the very near future....

Be careful with a heat gun .... those things can lift paint ... hold it away and keep it moving ... I have a very old hair dryer from my "Prince Valiant" cut days (Before I got drafted, no, I don't have pics ... hehehehe ... that I'll post) that works well for gentle heat. Use your wife's when she's not there ... just make sure it's clean when you put it back ... :AGGHH:

 

[rhino 2]

Be careful with a heat gun .... those things can lift paint ... hold it away and keep it moving ... I have a very old hair dryer from my "Prince Valiant" cut days (Before I got drafted, no, I don't have pics ... hehehehe ... that I'll post) that works well for gentle heat. Use your wife's when she's not there ... just make sure it's clean when you put it back ... :AGGHH:

Once you take the Wife’s hair dryer into the garage she will know they have a 6th sense with their stuff No mater how well you clean it ‘ It will still be garage contaminated

 

[irondog]

Yep, would have to buy her another much more expensive one due to my misdeeds....and that would be the easy part.

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Yep, would have to buy her another much more expensive one due to my misdeeds....and that would be the easy part.

Me thinks you give her too much credit ... she's not a forensic investigator ... I bet she wouldn't even notice ... of course ... I've been married/divorced three times, so I may not be a good judge of women ... never claimed to be.

 

[irondog]

This is my 3rd...pretty sure she would notice. Although, I hit the jackpot this time around. 38 years. She's a sweetheart.....most of the time.

 

[rhino 2]

This is my 3rd...pretty sure she would notice. Although, I hit the jackpot this time around. 38 years. She's a sweetheart.....most of the time.

Of cause the'll know.......They all-ways leave a loose hair on it, You move it the hair falls off.....They got you....:nono:...

 

[irondog]

Sounds about right to me.

 

[FatBee]

Following this since I have the same issue and want to remove the vinyl fender guards on my Champion too.

 

[1dn5up]

Never did hear how irondog Ken ever made out :Shrug:

Wonder if she handed him the hairdryer while he was in the shower :afraid:

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Never did hear how irondog Ken ever made out :Shrug:

Wonder if she handed him the hairdryer while he was in the shower :afraid:

Not a bad way to go ... quick ... exciting ... I'm afraid I'll go in my sleep ... :AGGHH:

 

[irondog]

Well, I am not at the painting stage yet. Too much fun riding and foolin' with the trike. And always something.....new timken front bearings kit to install Tues. . But I will make sure to let ya'll know. BTW, I leave the bathroom if the wife has the hair dryer in her hand.

Thanks for the new phobia. Ken