Removing CB500 Fuel Tank Stickers...

Hi all, just found this forum and it looks like a great source of info for a newly acquired CB500 owner!

I have a black '94 with the pink stickers. I removed the ones from the rear seat surround easily with a hair dryer. HOWEVER! The fuel tank stickers are clear coated over as I'm sure most of you are aware.

I found this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdODSP0NJRA

Has anyone tried this removal method on a CB500 with any success? Anyone with an old knackered tank kicking about they'd care to try it on? My fear is the stickers were applied to the black paint and there'll be no clear coat under the stickers which will result in a total respray, which I deffo do NOT want.

Cheers guys, and expect a fair few more q's from me in the future!

 

I haven't tried it and I don't think I'd want to either.

Because they're clear costed, it will be very obvious that they've been taken off.

sullivj wrote:I haven't tried it and I don't think I'd want to either.

Because they're clear costed, it will be very obvious that they've been taken off.

The guy in the vid says it blends easily with a little rubbing.

What's wrong with pink?  

TimReal wrote:What's wrong with pink?  

It looks a bit garish and would, IMO, look much more modern without it.

I don't mind the pink.  Based on what I think it could look like with them off, I'd leave them on.

The Honda glues are AMAZING.  They are SO sticky, that even if you could get the sticker off, getting the residue off could be more trouble than it's worth.

How about getting a bashed tank off Ebay and trying that first?

ReValveiT wrote:
It looks a bit garish and would, IMO, look much more modern without it.

I hear what you're saying and was only pulling your leg.

If the sticker removal doesn't work out, maybe a black tank cover?

Yes, the warning stickers aren't clear coated though...

As mentioned, I got the pink 'CB500' stickers off my seat surround easily with a hair dryer and a little WD40 to get the left over bits of sticky off.

Anyone got an old tank they'd care to do a little tester on in the name of research?

It could blend in OK - but I suspect that to get to an 'OK' level of finish it will require a good few
hours of attack with T-cut or similar mildly abrasive paint-cutting stuff and some elbow grease.

It might be easier (once the stickers have been removed) to spray the effected part of the tank with clear coat (from a can) and then bend in the edges.

Personally, if my bike looked half as good as yours I wouldn't care about the stickers...