[Jonnyk8]

For those who have removed their tank badges to get the panels pained etc. what is the best method of removal so as to not damage the panels??

Thanks

 

[Guillaume Audette]

I did mine yesterday @Jonnyk . They are hard to remove. I used a heat gun and a fish line. Took me about half an hour for each side heating and cutting the rubber slowly with the fish line. I cleaned the rubber on the side pannels with acetone after removing the badges.

The side pannels are in perfect shape , no scratch put the badges are a bite damage if you look closely . I had twist them a bite in order to be able to take them off. I'll maybe buy new ones later or just put something different.

Good luck

 

[Jonnyk8]

Cheers. Also what would be the best option for re sticking them to the panel?

 

[Guillaume Audette]

I will use 3M low profile velcro .

 

[MotoChief]

The fishing line is a good idea. Have to keep that one in the bank.

 

[PeteI]

I did mine yesterday @Jonnyk . They are hard to remove. I used a heat gun and a fish line. Took me about half an hour for each side heating and cutting the rubber slowly with the fish line. I cleaned the rubber on the side pannels with acetone after removing the badges.

The side pannels are in perfect shape , no scratch put the badges are a bite damage if you look closely . I had twist them a bite in order to be able to take them off. I'll maybe buy new ones later or just put something different.

Good luck

Its so funny how they said the scrambler would be so interchangeable! Yeah right, for a price$$$ :|

 

[Jonnyk8]

Everything with the ducati label on it comes with a price! An example being my first service!! £190 to change the oil and filter and do a few checks!! Madness !

 

[Jason Buhrmester]

Heat gun?

Random question for anyone who used a heat gun to remove the badges from the tank: Did you drain the gas from the tank first? Or am I the only person nervous about blasting a container of gas with blazing heat? Ha ha.

 

[randomtone]

I wouldn't be nervous about it myself unless your heat gun gets stuff red hot.

 

[Rdawg]

I've also done it the way Guillaume Audette described, but used a hair dryer rather than a heat gun. Worked fine. I didn't have any acetone, so getting the adhesive off was a real b!tch.

 

[Keeper]

I've posted this elsewhere but a single strand from inside a piece of paracord worked much, much better than fishing line.