Removing BMW Emblem from tupperware for paint job

[Great White North]

Good day all, I'm in the process of undressing my R1100RT for a winter overhaul, lube, inspection, etc.. As part of this 'project' I am thinking of getting all tupperware repainted.

 

Any suggestions on how to remove all BMW emblems without damaging these ? I know the R1100RT stickers will be 'toast', but the roundelles and side/top cases emblems should be re-usable - Provided I don't ruin these durring dissasembly.

 

Any pointers appreciated.

 

Thanks and Best Regards to all,

 

MLand

96 R1100RT Sinus Blue (for now!)

[John Ranalletta]

Likely, you'll ruin the roundels when removing. I did. As I remember, they're very thin and glued to the tupper ware. Pry up an edge; grab with a needle nose pliers and peel. Buy new to replace.

[T__]

Mland, I haven’t personally removed the BMW roundels but have removed hundreds of automotive raised emblems & stuck on moldings..

 

What I have found that works REAL GOOD on most stuck on emblems is to use a piece of dental floss & some WD-40 (sewing thread or similar will also work).. Just lubricate the emblem area then saw the dental floss back & forth between the emblem & the panel.. (will cut right through the urethane)

 

You will need to use new two sided tape to re-install the emblem on the re-painted panel..

 

Before doing the above make darn sure the emblem isn’t retained from the rear with a clip or fastener on a stud.. If it is,, then remove that first,, then maybe try working the lubricated dental floss all around the emblem..

 

If the emblem is actually glued on with some super hardening glue then all bets are off..

 

 

Twisty

 

[upflying]

When I repainted mine, I just applied masking tape over the rondels. Trim the excess with an Exacto around the perimeter.

I did remove the knee pads prior to painting. Plan on buying very expensive new ones since the removal process is frustrating and destructive to the pads.

[10ovr]

Warning,,,WD 40 can screw up a paint job real quick ,,At the good body shops here in AZ,,If you get caught with a can of WD40 or any kind of silicone lubricant in you tool box,You get fired on the spot,,,Just sayen,,,

[T__]

Warning,,,WD 40 can screw up a paint job real quick ,,At the good body shops here in AZ,,If you get caught with a can of WD40 or any kind of silicone lubricant in you tool box,You get fired on the spot,,,Just sayen,,,

 

10ovr, silicone yes,, WD-40 NO!

 

WD-40 does not contain any silicone,, or kerosene,, or wax,, or graphite based products..

 

Lets see your proof on this one..

 

 

Twisty

 

[tallman]

I use WD 40 to remove sticky residue on the bike.

Noproblemo.

[10ovr]

Warning,,,WD 40 can screw up a paint job real quick ,,At the good body shops here in AZ,,If you get caught with a can of WD40 or any kind of silicone lubricant in you tool box,You get fired on the spot,,,Just sayen,,,

 

10ovr, silicone yes,, WD-40 NO!

 

WD-40 does not contain any silicone,, or kerosene,, or wax,, or graphite based products..

 

Lets see your proof on this one..

 

 

Twisty

Go spray something with WD40 and the paint it ,,Tell me how it comes out.

[T__]

Warning,,,WD 40 can screw up a paint job real quick ,,At the good body shops here in AZ,,If you get caught with a can of WD40 or any kind of silicone lubricant in you tool box,You get fired on the spot,,,Just sayen,,,

 

10ovr, silicone yes,, WD-40 NO!

 

WD-40 does not contain any silicone,, or kerosene,, or wax,, or graphite based products..

 

Lets see your proof on this one..

 

 

Twisty

Go spray something with WD40 and the paint it ,,Tell me how it comes out.

 

10ovr, done it for YEARS to remove emblems & never had ONE problem.. Silicone based products yes a big problem..

 

WHAT is in WD-40 that will cause a problem?

 

I guess we need to see proof or documentation on this one,, maybe we can learn something here..

 

 

Twisty

 

[AndyS]

 

Twisty

Go spray something with WD40 and the paint it ,,Tell me how it comes out.

 

I'm with twisty on this one. Necer had a problem degreasing after using WD40.

 

Andy

[T__]

WD-40 does make a silicone spray product (not the standard WD-40) I wonder if that is what 10ovr was referring to? That would definitely screw up a paint job..

 

Twisty

 

[10ovr]

I just talked to my guy at the body shop,,He told me that if you get it on a primed surface the finish coat wont stick,,It can be cleaned off Bear metal

[Dan M]

Go spray something with WD40 and the paint it ,,Tell me how it comes out.

 

Silly comment. What painter is going to paint something without degreasing it first? Any petroleum based contamination will foul a paint job if you don't prep the surface before painting.

 

WD40 will not hurt cured paint. Using it like Twisty suggests is not a problem.

 

cute pup in your avatar BTW

[Great White North]

And the Verdict is: .... Floss & WD40 works GREAT ! A bit tricky to get the floss 'behind' the lip of the sticker where they are recessed. What I found helped with the procedure was to apply some heat behind the location of the sticker to warm up the tupperware first. This seems to soften the glue/sticky tape some, and made it a pretty quick process to remove these.

 

All stickers are off, now have a generic no-name bike !!

 

Thanks for all the suggestions and always helpful advice.

 

MLand.

 

[RandyBailey]

Okay...so how do they get the paint to stick on the WD40 can? [grin]

[Dan M]

Okay...so how do they get the paint to stick on the WD40 can? [grin]

 

It is the same secret procedure as getting the teflon to stick to the pan.

[AviP]

+1 on the floss. -1 on the WD40.

 

Use dental floss and a hair dryer on a low setting. If you need a smoothing agent, use bar soap instead of WD40. Since it's soap, it won't leave an oily residue.

 

3M makes decal adhesives. You can google it.

[Jeff_488]

When you got to order the decals that say "R1150RT" or whatever, you'll be startled to find they cost about $45.00 for the pair(they only come in pairs).

I went to a sign shop that makes vinyl stick on letters and had them make up my own custom logo, "Big Oel" for about $16.oo.

Looks neat and you can change it whenever you like for small bucks.

[Great White North]

That is the plan for the stickers, Can do a custom job and match colors, etc. Makes it nice and unique for a fraction of the cost.

 

Cheers,

 

 

[BerndM]

Warning,,,WD 40 can screw up a paint job real quick ,,At the good body shops here in AZ,,If you get caught with a can of WD40 or any kind of silicone lubricant in you tool box,You get fired on the spot,,,Just sayen,,,

 

Hmmmm......that's a new one on me.

I've used WD40 since about 1965 to remove road grime, road tar and all sort of sticky leftovers from stickers, decals and bumper stickers, from paint, chrome or glass surfaces.

I've NEVER had any sort of issue with any of the cars its been used on.

[daslowguy710]

first go to automotive paint store or glass shop ask for what is called a bone (white plastic flat stick) carefully work it under emblem then pull up to remove emblem then use prepsol to remove residue

wd40 DOES NOT affect the new paint find a real painter if he has a problem dealing with oils

after paint BUY NEW ONES your spending several hundred on the paint dont cut corners on the final steps dont use emblem adhesive

when they fall off they look like $@#% and there the cost of a couple tanks of gas, oh by the way i have 30 years doing paint and body work on ferrari and jag