frankyknuckles Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Does anyone have any tips fro removing this? It appears to be glued onto the rear panel with what looks like a clear rubber type glue stuff. There seems to be alot of potential for pulling the paint off with it www.R300.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Den Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 I found Autoglym "Intensive Tar Remover" good for taking off any residual glue from number plate sticky pads - wonder if that would help? Den http://www.dens7.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad7ner Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 When we removed the rear plate to put the private plates on, we used a hack saw blade and cut through the rubber stuff, yes it took a while, but it stops you from denting the body work by pulling etc. The blade will fit behind the plate, oh it’s much easier with two people as one can hold the plate and the other can saw, this way the blade doesn’t touch the body work. As den has suggest Autoglym "Intensive Tar Remover" or petrol removes the glue well, just remember to polish where you used it before you put the plate back on. Chris Oh, Piano wire would also do the job Superlight R No. 97 Edited by - Mad7ner on 14 Nov 2005 11:01:13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C7JFM Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 try heating the plate with a hairdryer. this will soften the sticky stuff and you should be able to peel the plate off without damage to the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 dont forget to remove the little tag from the hacksaw blade first 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumster Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Fishing line also works very well at cutting through the sticky strips and you'll be unlikely to damage your paintwork as with the hacksaw blade Chris Alston 1800 Supersprint here Drive it like you stole it! but don't tell my pupils that 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Garroting wire ain't bad either. Project Scope-Creep is live... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankyknuckles Posted November 11, 2005 Author Share Posted November 11, 2005 Fishing line also works very well at cutting through the sticky strips and you'll be unlikely to damage your paintwork as with the hacksaw blade Agree, it is also good to use when removing bonded cycle wings ❗ So it looks like fishing line (I wonder what poundage to use ) and a session with a hairdryer is the order of the day www.R300.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpy the 7th Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Franky It'll be silicone sealant, just use a sharp carving knife keeping the blade against the back of the plate rog C7 TNT - it's Dynamite!(Honda Irish Green and Peugeot Graphite grey) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Franky If you don t want to take a knife to it you can buy 'silicone eater' its in the ScrewFix catalogue, or you may find it one of the DIY shops Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad7ner Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 I think all of the suggestions above are good, but i think the main thing is to Take Your Time in which ever method you decide to use. 😬 Superlight R No. 97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Brother Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 So, just to recap...you will need the following: Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover. a hack saw blade. a hairdryer for heating the plate with. Garroting wire. a sharp carving knife some 'silicone eater' from Screwfix. and plenty of time Sounds like a doddle 😬 Steve SE7EN-UP! Incorporating the Caterham Links Database Edited by - Se7en-Up! on 11 Nov 2005 18:00:17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmmarsh Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 .. just don't get stopped by the police coming back from the shops with that lot - it could take some explaining! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Taylor Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 If its, as fitted by Caterham, then using a hairdryer worked for me. Just be patient. I then used two strips of sticky backed velcro a fraction shorter then whatever plate your fixing on now. Obviously on the car and then on the plate. I then can pull off the show plates and replace with the legal ones in seconds, back and front. Milo - R400 MGT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megazorb Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 I found spinning wildly in to a lamp post did the trick rather nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Felstead Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 If its double sided tape holding it on, pour some petrol on it that will work without doubt and leave know mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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