10.9
CHASSIS & HOOD
10
DECALS
DECAL REMOVAL
Before you begin, read these instructions and check to be sure
all parts and tools are accounted for.
You will need the following items:
• Squeegee
• Cheese Cloth or a non abrasive cloth
• Paper Shop Towels
• Hair Drier or Heat Gun
• Wallpaper seam roller or similar roller
•3Mt citrus based clear (3Mt PN 62-4615-430-5)
available at most auto parts stores
• Cleaning solution (99% water 1% mild dish washing
detergent)
• Scotch® 233 Performance masking tape
Perform the decal removal procedures carefully! If care is not
taken, the possibility exists that paint could peel from the hood.
Follow each step thoroughly and completely to avoid hood
damage! Polaris is not responsible for any hood or paint
damage resulting from this decal replacement procedure.
1. Using masking tape, tape off all decals that are not going
to be replaced. If you do not tape off the other decals, the
cleaning solution used later in the process may cause the
adhesive to break down in the non-affected decals.
2. Using a hair dryer (preferable) or low setting on a heat gun,
carefully heat the decal to loosen the adhesive. Heat until
the decal is warm to touch. DO NOT OVER HEAT!
Overheating may cause damage to the paint and to the
integrity of the hood. Polaris is not responsible for any
hood damage resulting from this decal replacement
procedure.
3. Once the decal is warm to touch and the adhesive is loose,
peel the decal off slowly and evenly. Use of a hair dryer
or heat gun is required! If heat is not applied, the decal
will be very hard to remove and paint from the hood may
peel off with the decal.
4. After the decal is removed, apply 3Mt citrus based cleaner
to the decal area to remove the adhesive. Be sure to follow
the instructions and the precautions on the container, and
use rubber gloves and safety glasses. Spray the cleaner on
the adhesive and let set for 15-20 seconds. Using a
squeegee, wipe the adhesive from the hood and deposit it
in a paper shop towel. You may have to repeat this process
several times to remove all of the adhesive from the hood.
Use care not to get the cleaner on any other decals.
5. When the bulk of the adhesive is removed from the hood
by using the squeegee, remove any left over residue with a
clean, non-abrasive shop towel or cheese cloth that is wet
with the 3Mt cleaner.
CAUTION
USE SAFETY GLASSES AND RUBBER GLOVES WHEN PER-
FORMING THIS PROCEDURE.
Cleaning Solution
Cheese cloth
Squeegee
3Mt cleaner
Hair dryer
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