B@$tard chainstay protector

[jiggerypokery]

I stuck a carbon effect chainstay protector strip on my lovely lovely lovely PlanetX frame and the frigging thing has peeled away from the adhesive leaving a nasty sticky strip of crap on the chainstay.

Any ideas as to how to get this off without damaging the laquer coat or the carbon fibre?

 

[jiggerypokery]

Are you trying to say my bike is a Dorothy Mr Paul????

I may live in the wannabe suburb of Solihull where hairdressers are the new glitterati...but my bike is nails!

Will Issey Miyake be ok and do I need to use the volumiser attachment on the hairdrier?

 

[GrahamG]

Or lighter fluid or maybe even WD40. Or Bryll Cream.

 

[barq]

What is your frame made of? I only ask because there are things I'd try with metal that I wouldn't with carbon.

Edit: Sorry I'm an idiot, you said it was carbon fibre... Very gently with a hairdryer. Does anyone know if isopropyl alcohol is ok on carbon fibre? I think it should be, but I'd want to be sure before recommending it!

 

[Twenty Inch]

I would cut up an old tyre and secure it to the chainstay with a couple of zipties. Think of that - "Not only do I have a carbon bike, but I'm not too precious to ziptie bits of old tyre to it".

 

[alecstilleyedye]

can you name and shame the maker of the mess?

 

[asterix]

I'd use white spirit. My only experience of this is on steel bikes but if carbon fibre or finish thereon can't take a bit of white spirit it ain't nails.

 

[mickle]

WD40 will get it off and will not effect the resin.

 

[jiggerypokery]

I should have known better...and you will all pillory me for my foolishness....

The maker/supplier if the crappy carbon-looky-likey chainstay protector was...Halfrauds!

Having said that the cable rub patches are absolutely fine so I assume the radius of the chain stay is too tight and that the actual protective layer can't cope with the radius and has delaminated from the sticky stuff.

WD40 worked a treat!

 

[giant man]

You tried simple lighter fluid? Shouldn't damage anything ie lacquer or carbon.

 

[Tynan]

you should leave it on as a lesson for the future

why stick tacky shoot onto something you like?

tsk