Help removing silicone from plastic fairings
 

Hey guys, trying to upgrade my turn signals on my bike from crappy flushmounts to some nice bright Proton flushmounts. Well when I pulled everything apart I noticed the original owner used silicone to fasten the old crappy flushmounts to the fairings. :heckno:

I've been checking YouTube vids and reading online trying to find an easy way to strip off old silicone without damaging any paint/plastic, and haven't found any great solutions yet. The original owner did this mod over 10 years ago, so the silicone is really old/hard and really on there, and I don't wanna risk damaging the paint/plastic.

Hoping someone has some experience with this and can give me an easy solution to remove the old silicone.

Thanks in advance guys.

The silicone should just peel off if you pull on it with your fingers.
If the stuff is that rock hard, you may be shit out of luck.

Yeah that's what I thought too. However is so bloody old, that it ain't peeling off nice. And I don't wanna risk damaging the paint since its pristine and the new flushmounts wont cover anything since they sit inside the turn signal hole, not on the outside like the crap ones I removed.

Only other thing I can think of is using heat. But don't use too much heat or you will warp the plastic.

Gentle heat with some hard plastic to scrape it off is probably your best bet.

Yeah I'm afraid to heat it up being that it's plastic and I don't wanna melt anything. Will probably be my last resort if I can't figure out another way.

I've found some YouTube vids where guys used goof off and another where a guy uses flour and water and makes a paste. I'll probably go with either before I try any heat.

Was hoping we'd have someone that details on here, that's done this before. I do appreciate the ideas, thanks.

I'm not sure where exactly they live on the bike but they've got to be able to handle being left out in the hot sun with an engine cooking under them so it shouldn't be that fragile.

To be safe maybe cut off that big glob and see how much you have to heat it to get it malleable again with it being off the bike?

Yeah I'm sure motorcycle fairings can handle a fair amount of heat, being that they basically cover an engine running 100 degrees.

This will definitely be my last resort if I can't find any other options.

Googone makes a caulk remover


https://www.amazon.ca/Goo-Gone-Remov.../dp/B00E4XG19I

Thanks for posting. Ended up just using elbow grease and a lot of patience. Still not perfect, which bugs the hell outta me, but it's acceptable now.

Spray it on your balls. :troll:

Final product if anyone interested. Proton 500 signals are insanely bright when they are flashing, this pic is just running lights. For around $100 shipped, well worth the money over the crappy dim ones the original owner installed.