Paulwhite Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 hi all just need to know how to take the drag star embilum off the side of the tank without breaking it. im re- painting the tank and want to be able to put them back on. but just thought id ask b4 i get a screwdriver on it. cheers . Paul . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neversaydie Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 hi all just need to know how to take the drag star embilum off the side of the tank without breaking it. im re- painting the tank and want to be able to put them back on. but just thought id ask b4 i get a screwdriver on it. cheers . Paul . I have heard that they can be carefully removed by using a hair dryer, and peeled off slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarke Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I've heard that too - hairdryer to melt the glue then carefully prize it off or you can use something like dental floss to 'saw' through the softened glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight61 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 consider the emblems you take off 'sacrificial'... get em off as clean as you can and fit new ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTGordo Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Fishing line works too and I agree to warm it up a little. Gordo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulwhite Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 cheers im gonna have to try it with the dental floss lol , and midnight61 that would give me the best finish! but im a bit of a cheep skate. dont like sacrifices i find them wasteful if not a little messy lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR Young Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Dental floss is a good way to go, but there is a little trick. What you want to do is get a good, long piece of floss and slice through the backer, pulling the floss at either a downward or upward slant until the decal is off. If you 'saw' the dental floss, it could heat up the adhesive enough to glue itself back together behind the floss and you are no further than when you started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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