Finally got the stickers off my uni! (and a couple questions)

[UniTyler]

Ok, I finally got enough courage to peel the "unicycle.com" stickers off my uni and it looks pretty good. There was a tiny bit of glue residue at the bottom, but it came off in a jiffy with a little dap of Goo Gone. Ok, for the question, how do you get the little golden unicycle.com thing off the front of the uni? (see pic below) I'm kind of afraid to rip it off because it might leave a bunch of residue or something. Does anybody have some experience with doing this? Second question: I'm thinking about powdercoating my uni, and I want to know how much it costs and what color you think I should have put on. Also, where would I get it powdercoated? Thanks!

-Tyler

[drewation]

thats all i have to say

[James_Potter]

Originally posted by drewation
thats all i have to say

that really wasn't a very productive post.

Tyler, is the golden thing just a normal sticker? or is it like made of metal? if it is just a sticker, I think you can take it off pretty easily and not leave much residue.
as for powdercoating the uni, you should do a search on these here forums for info on it. and if it were me, I'd do it GREEN! because green is a sweet color.

[UniTyler]

No, I think it sticks on like a super-strong sticker, but it's made of plastic.

[TheObieOne3226]

I'm getting to the point where I get pissed off just from seeing your face.

[drewation]

Originally posted by TheObieOne3226
I'm getting to the point where I get pissed off just from seeing your face.

im glad were on the same page

[MERCYME]

Comeon tyler how come u would be even thinking about taking off the gold thing that is so cool.

[forrestunifreak]

Yeah really.THats the kinf of thing i would stick ON my uni.


I did pull the stickers off the sides............But im gonna put more on........



Powder coat it purple.

[johnfoss]

The old Miyatas had stickers that were almost impossible to kill. The two stickers on the fork legs were fine, normal stickers. But the "head" sticker had a glittery background. The glitter was mixed with the glue. You could peel the front of the sticker pretty easily, but that glue was a royal PITA to get off. And that's on chrome.

On a painted frame, it might not be worth it, unless you're planning on a new finish anyway. Then just get medieval on it.

Normally I don't take the stickers off my unicycles, but outside fork stickers always get trashed (unless you don't ride it), and a head tube sticker, depending on the design, can get destroyed by your feet in one-foot skills.

[Chrashing]

Tyler, Clever GIF!

[shibumi]

Tyler, here's a thread about that very same gold sticker. Good luck! http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/sho...light=goo+gone

[rogeratunicycledotcom]

It is a pity you feel you have to totally scrub out the type of unicycle you own. I go to great effort to make the Unicycle.com unicycles the best available. They are not a generic unicycle branded up by a retailer; they are designed and specified by us with considerable years of experience. Then after all my effort you are not proud of what I have done. :-(
You could have saved yourself a whole pile of money and bought a Wallmart pile of junk. It wouldn't have lasted anytime at all, but there you go...
By the way the frame is already powder coated.

Roger (in a grumpy mood) :-)

[rogeratunicycledotcom]

Originally posted by tylercox
No, I think it sticks on like a super-strong sticker, but it's made of plastic.

It's not plastic, it is metal.

Roger

[plumsie]

I've just got one of the Nimbus 2005 trials uni's and I think the stickers are great.

I think I would be more disappointed if I had got it and there were no stickers on it than having a couple on the forks and the frame. I also like the embroidery on the seat and think it is a good thing to show where the uni came from.

I have to say though I did think that branding a spanner to go in with the uni was possibly going a bit too far but it does look quite cool.

[markf]

i'd peel of the stickers if i wanted a cleaner look, or like tyler, wanted a new paint job. or i'd peel off the ugly multicolor logo for uni.com because i don't like it. But then again i ride a GB4 and it has no logos on it atm. my new trials i'm getting from george will likely have the smallish GB4 stickers near the bottom of the fork legs and that'll be it.

tyler: to get off a metal thing like that you'll need a screw driver. big flat head, ust pry like crazy. try not to damage the frame though. you could also try heating up the logo with a hair dryer on high for a long time or better yet use a heat gun.