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  • Removing copter tape?
  • cakefest
    Free Member

    Got some yellowing copter tape and want to replace it with new. What’s the best way to remove it?

    moshimonster
    Free Member

    heat it up with a hairdryer to reactivate the adhesive and then peel it off carefully.

    njee20
    Free Member

    Emphasis on carefully, it’ll lift the paint off quite readily on some frames.

    chrishc777
    Free Member

    CAREFULLY+1 Stripped a tiny bit of paint off my Covert removing copter tape

    Onzadog
    Free Member

    Paint was okay but it took the decals off my brand new turner back in 2006.

    Northwind
    Full Member

    Hairdryer helps- if the paint’s decent it won’t come off but lots of bikes don’t have decent paint. But hairdryer also helps avoid leaving hard-to-evict residue.

    If it’s a carbon On One, leave it on!

    Jamie
    Free Member

    Hairdryer helps- if the paint’s decent it won’t come off but lots of bikes don’t have decent paint. But hairdryer also helps avoid leaving hard-to-evict residue.

    Any minute now….

    If it’s a carbon On One, leave it on!

    There it is!

    😛

    Northwind
    Full Member

    Come on Jamie, that was just good friendly advice and not my usual incitement to burn On One to the ground 😆

    hooli
    Full Member

    Strange as it sounds, WD40 is good for any leftover residue.

    deadkenny
    Free Member

    Haven’t tried, but maybe along with the hairdryer, spray it with water. A trick is to dip it in water before applying also so maybe the opposite helps.

    Residue left… IPA (not beer 😉 ).

    njee20
    Free Member

    Strange as it sounds, WD40 is good for any leftover residue.

    As above, IPA is better, or white spirit.

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