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technical ... well kind of .. how do you take off no. plate

Post by scott_e » Wed May 30, 2007 8:22 pm

need to change plate. went to garage with screwdriver but plate is stuck down :oops:

do i just haul off ?

what do i stick new one down with ?

thanks for any advice
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Re: technical ... well kind of .. how do you take off no. pl

Post by Kelvin » Wed May 30, 2007 8:28 pm

I velcro mine on.

When it was stuck on with some super sticky wide tape the MOT garage used I simply used a metal wall paper stripper to force it off. Getting a Polish stripper to do it would be more fun though...
scott_e wrote:need to change plate. went to garage with screwdriver but plate is stuck down :oops:

do i just haul off ?

what do i stick new one down with ?

thanks for any advice
scott
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Post by Baggy » Wed May 30, 2007 10:03 pm

I just stuck the new one on top of the old one....

I know it's added weight but I was in a hurry. :)
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Post by simon » Wed May 30, 2007 11:11 pm

Just pull hard and it should come off. It will leave loads of sticky sh*t behind though. Just get some more sticky pads from halfrauds or get velcro from B&Q.
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Post by scott_e » Thu May 31, 2007 11:42 am

simon wrote:Just pull hard and it should come off. It will leave loads of sticky sh*t behind though. Just get some more sticky pads from halfrauds or get velcro from B&Q.

thanks guys. halford it is at lunchtime then. :D
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Post by r055 » Thu May 31, 2007 12:09 pm

if worried about yanking it too hard you could maybe use some string and hold it either side of the glue, then use it in a sawing motion to cut through the glue bond between plate and mount.
Top tip to avoid damaging any paintwork!

simple yet effective :thumbsup
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Post by scott_e » Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:24 pm

got this done eventually .... however the only way i could remove all the glue under the old plate was to rub it with my thumbs ... so now i have a blister on each thumb ... which is cool as i was never sure whether to pop a blister or not ... so i popped one and left the other too see how it works out :D
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