Question regarding the Kawasaki graphics

[Tom Wheeler]

the reason they have a green is........ it IS green....

> From: walkerjl at charter.net
> Subject: RE: Question regarding the Kawasaki graphics
> Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 21:40:57 -0700
> To: THE74IMPALA at hotmail.com
> 
> Victory!  
> 
> The key to a very easy success was using the heat gun.  The melting
> temperature of the thermo-plastic that the fairing is made from is far
> higher than the nylon backing on the graphics.  Not even the slightest warp
> in the plastic resulted from direct heat application.
> 
> Very easy:  Just use the heat gun on the graphics until you can see them
> just start to kind of bubble up a little bit, moving the heat all around.
> Then with my fingers I just rolled up one of the edges of the graphics.  It
> started to pull right off, stretching like... well like melted nylon as I
> pulled it off of the fairing.  The decal just stretches right off... the
> glue easily releasing and the colors on the nylon backing kind of flaking
> off as the backing stretched.  There's no glue residue this way either, as
> long as you keep the heat up.  I was going slow, and the nylon would cool in
> places that I hadn't gotten to yet and the glue would start to stick more...
> just apply a bit more heat, put the heat gun down and start peeling and
> stretching it off again.
> 
> I'm serious, they came off like magic.  I haven't used any Goo Gone or any
> other chemical on them either.  I think I'll take a polishing compound to
> the fairing, because you can see the outline of the graphics from wax
> buildup... 
> 
> I haven't found any matching paint color yet.  Colorrite.com was a total
> wash, they had a dark green color for the 1995-1996 GPz, not black.
> 
> So I may try to find a black paint in the auto parts store designed for
> plastic bumpers...
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jeff in WA
> 
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> I've heard that using nylon fishing line in a sawing action while heating
> and pulling, but I haven't tried it.
> ?
> ?Pete S
> 
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> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:27:43 -0400 (EDT)
> From: keelhauld <keelhauld at optonline.net>
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> I took the pink ones off with a hair dryer and rubbing my finger over 
> the glue on the same day I bought it. Took one 1100 off and it looked 
> naked so I put a new one on.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Jeffrey Walker wrote:
> 
> > I know that this may be sacrilege to some, but I want to know how 
> > difficult
> > it is to remove the GPz graphics.  I want to touch up the black 
> > plastic on
> > my lowers where there's rock and sand dings from the front tire over 
> > the
> > years.
> >
> > I am currently getting my (stock) exhaust powder coated with a ceramic
> > coating that is rated for 2000 degrees F.  It is a semi-gloss black 
> > color,
> > and will cover the chrome on the mufflers in black too (it's 
> > impossible to
> > use a two-color coat with the ceramic coating process, and the entire
> > process takes 5 days in the oven to cure.)
> >
> > So I'm thinking that basic black is in.  I'll touch up what I can on 
> > the
> > engine, and totally repaint the fairing lowers in black with a plastic
> > bumper paint.
> >
> > I'm thinking that some judicious use of my heat gun coupled with some 
> > 'Goo
> > Gone' might do the trick?
> >
> >
> > Thanks much,
> >
> > Jeff in WA
> >
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> Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 06:22:01 -0400
> From: "Paul Heim" <pmheimjr at gmail.com>
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> The GPz decals are on top of the clearcoat.  The gas tank decals never are. 
> I debadged the GPz carefully peeling, then cleaned up the adhesive with 
> acetone, used CAREFULLY as it seemed to soften the paint, temporarily.
> 
> Paul in Ohio
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: art.robinson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 10:27 AM
> To: Paul Heim
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> 
> No... on top but feathered out at the edges so they may appear that way.
> 
> Art
> 
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> On Behalf Of William K. Denton
> Sent: 22 March 2011 10:15
> To: Art Robinson
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> 
> 
>    I thought the decals were "under" ther clearcoat.... ?
> 
>    Bill in Yardley, PA
>    wkdenton at verizon.net
>    Mar 22, 2011 12:39:47 AM, gpzlist at micapeak.com wrote:
> 
>      when I got mine, the graffics were already gone, so I can't help
> there,
>      but I have done some rattle canning, and its not black.
> 
> 
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> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:50:54 -0600
> From: Charles Scappaticci <scapco at ecentral.com>
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> Go to Colorrite, they sell the matching paint there.
> 
> http://www.colorrite.com/
> 
> Charles S.
> The GPZ has awoken
> 
> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Jeffrey Walker <walkerjl at charter.net>
> wrote:
> > Good information, thanks to all.
> >
> > Next question: ?Does anyone know of a very close color match / recommended
> > paint for the (black) plastic? ?I only want to paint my upper and lower
> > front fairing.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jeff in WA
> >
> 
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