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Offline Nosnod

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Removing old Chrome Foil decals??
« on: November 27, 2006, 06:28 PM »
What's the best way (and easiest way ;)) to remove 25 year old chrome foil decals??

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Re: Removing old Chrome Foil decals??
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2006, 06:38 PM »
boiling water will work

Offline Rombloke

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Re: Removing old Chrome Foil decals??
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2006, 07:11 PM »
i saved my original haro fork decals by gently going at it with a stanley blade and gently working away at it

Dave
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Re: Removing old Chrome Foil decals??
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2006, 07:21 PM »
I don't want to save them just get the bloody things off without damaging chrome etc.

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Re: Removing old Chrome Foil decals??
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2006, 08:00 PM »
Hair dryer  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Removing old Chrome Foil decals??
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2006, 08:03 PM »
I don't want to save them just get the bloody things off without damaging chrome etc.

Nitromors will strip the decals without affecting the chrome  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Removing old Chrome Foil decals??
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2006, 09:33 PM »
I don't want to save them just get the bloody things off without damaging chrome etc.

Nitromors will strip the decals without affecting the chrome  :daumenhoch:

Steve

Cheers Steve - I will give it a go

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Re: Removing old Chrome Foil decals??
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2006, 09:48 PM »
boiling water will work!!!!

you can peel the decal off once it gets hot.
same effect as a hot air gun / hair dryer

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Re: Removing old Chrome Foil decals??
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2006, 11:17 PM »
label remover works a treat spray it on wipe it off might be able to get it at staples, i think mine came from rs electronics :)

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