Sorry to bother y'all again but I'm back to pick your brains. I have new bodywork for one of my 2001 Bonnie's. She's going from Green/Silver to the 2002 Sky Blue and silver colour scheme. Anyway the new bodywork is just that, Brand new, taken off a new bike that converted to the Jubilee scheme in 2002 either by Triumph themselves or the dealer. Anyway the new tank doesn't have kneepads fitted so I will either have to take the one's off the current tank or get some new ones so, if removal is an option I need to know how to do it cleanly without damaging the paintwork of the tank they are on. All help gratefully received. On the other hand, if anyone has a spare set of new or used knee pads I will be happy to buy 'em off you. Finally, the underside of the new tank has a signature and a couple of letters written in bright pink, does anyone know what that means, is it the signature of the person who painted the tank?
I've got some unused knee pads £20 plus postage, if your interested. https://www.thetriumphforum.com/thr...some-asking-prices-reduced.21254/#post-355628
I'll ask some people I work with. As much time as some of them spend on their knees they've GOT to be good at it. Oh. THOSE knee pads. Sorry.
Once again you come to my rescue Martin! You running a Triumph Bonnie spares yard? I don't suppose you happen to have a pair of the good metal tank badges as well?
Looks like I am sorted for Knee Pads thanks to MadMrB but I would still like to know for future reference if there is an easy way to remove knee pads without harming paintwork or damaging the pads as I have an idea that I might re-finish the current bodywork for use as spares in the future and it would make it easier if I can remove the pads before doing touch up/repaint work.
I've removed self-adhesive parts with fishing line and a hair dryer. Just run the fishing line under the part to be removed and if it doesn't seem to want to release just heat it up a bit.
When you say fishing line @JtC do you mean monofilament nylon or that new fangled braided kevlar(?) stuff.
Like JtC said. Gentle heat and some mono is your friend. I've debadged cars before, and as long as you use gentle heat, you won't mar the paint. If you have any glue left on the surface, rubbing alcohol can usually remove that.
I've swapped my Bonnie's knee pads in the past as well. I took the tank off, and just used a hair dryer. Better if you can get the dryer to the tank (I couldn't), but otherwise work with an almost empty tank (less risk with petrol, and it is way lighter that way).
If you are going to do that you might as well fill the tank with very warm water to loosen the glue. Then you don’t have to muck about with a hairdryer.
Hmmm I wouldn't recommend putting water in the fuel tank. You'd have to find a way to completely empty it to save the fuel, and then making sure it's seriously dry inside, before putting the fuel back in.
