How to remove LBS promo sticker from frame?

[JonnyRat]

Dear All, Apologies in advance for what is probably a trivial question. I've had my Bianchi for 6 months now and love it. However there's just one minor gripe that I have. My LBS have stuck a transfer of their trading website onto the cross bar. I see this every time I look down and it annoys me the more I look at it.
The transfer was not added at the manufacture stage, but there is a separate transfer for every letter and it looks quite permanent. Do you have any advice on what is good to remove this without harming the paintwork please? Many thanks in advance.

 

[fossyant]

Hair dryer to warm the sticker up, then peal off. WD40 will remove any left over glue.

 

[potsy]

Tippex?

 

[JonnyRat]

Cheers Potsy, really useful.

Thanks very much Fossyant, will try the hairdryer..... if that fails, will revert to Tippex!!!

 

[potsy]

Cheers Potsy, really useful.

Thanks very much Fossyant, will try the hairdryer..... if that fails, will revert to Tippex!!!

It could be said that me and fossy are at opposite ends of the OCD spectrum when it comes to looking after bikes

 

[ColinJ]

It could be said that me and fossy are at opposite ends of the OCD spectrum when it comes to looking after bikes

I think you are a bit like me and suffer from OCI (Obsessive Compulsive Ignoring)!

Remember the procrastinator's refrain - Why do today, what you can put off until tomorrow!

 

[potsy]

I think you are a bit like me and suffer from OCI (Obsessive Compulsive Ignoring)!

Remember the procrastinator's refrain - Why do today, what you can put off until tomorrow!

Or it could be said that, I'm too busy riding my bike to worry about what it looks like

 

[ColinJ]

Or it could be said that, I'm too busy riding my bike to worry about what it looks like

Yeah that's it - I'm too busy posting about riding my bike to worry about what it looks like!

 

[fossyant]

A clean bike is a fast bike. Chalk and cheese me and Potsy. LOL

 

[Gary E]

A clean bike is a fast bike.
LOL

If this was true, I'd be supersonic!

 

[JonnyRat]

Fossyant, just to let you know that your tip worked a treat - 5 minutes and the entire sticker was off and another 1 with the WD40 to get rid of the residual gunk. Your advice was very much appreciated. Thank You.

 

[fossyant]

Fossyant, just to let you know that your tip worked a treat - 5 minutes and the entire sticker was off and another 1 with the WD40 to get rid of the residual gunk. Your advice was very much appreciated. Thank You.

You are welcome.

One of CC's obsessive clean freaks !

 

[ColinJ]

One of CC's obsessive clean freaks !

I'm not one of them, but I do have some marks on my Cannondale that I'm struggling to get off so I'll try the WD40 trick.

 

[potsy]

I'm not one of them, but I do have some marks on my Cannondale that I'm struggling to get off so I'll try the WD40 trick.

Rust from lack of use?

A clean bike is a fast bike. Chalk and cheese me and Potsy. LOL

That's why I keep my bike deliberately dirty, it's then the bike that's slow and not me

 

[ColinJ]

Rust from lack of use?

It's actually looking pretty good for a hotchpotch old bike (13 year old bars, 11 year old frame/forks, 8 year old stem and groupset, 5 year old seatpost, 3 year old pedals, 1 year old saddle, new wheels and tyres).

The marks are where I had stuck on transparent frame protector patches. They kept sliding about and gathered dirt so I peeled them off.