r1100s emblem question

bill pierce · Post by **bill pierce** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:53 am

hey guys,

I am going to repaint the s this winter and was wondering the best method for removing the emblems for prep.

They appear to be glued on and I don't want to break anything. Or would it just be better to tape em up and work around them?

madman · Post by **madman** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:47 am

I think they are the same as most cars these days. Park it in the sun to let the emblem warm up and cut through the glue with some thin fishing line. The old glue can be removed with a little acetone.

Stevie · Post by **Stevie** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:44 am

madman wrote:...Park it in the sun to let the emblem warm up....

You are joking, right? That's all very well in the Dordogne, but it's not gonna cut the mustard in Kinross.

Dog Tyred · Post by **Dog Tyred** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:58 am

excellent riposte

oyster · Post by **oyster** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:06 pm

If the process is correct and heat is required, ask your neighbour to borrow their hairdrier.

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:44 pm

Neighbour/Hairdryer

soggybottoms · Post by **soggybottoms** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:18 pm

So what do you guys all know about Bill that I don't?

What exactly are you saying

madman · Post by **madman** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:23 pm

It is not sunny here every day, you know, it was overcast two weeks ago, I think that it was a Tuesday. Bummer, no flying that day.

bill pierce · Post by **bill pierce** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:36 am

Thanks guys I'll give that a try

leasky · Post by **leasky** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:36 am

Ahhh, its a funny old world; I currently have plenty of sun and heat but alas, no BMW emblem to remove.

Its like being in a world of soup and having only a fork.

Leasky (Of the desert).

Stevie · Post by **Stevie** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:28 am

leasky wrote:Ahhh, its a funny old world; I currently have plenty of sun and heat but alas, no BMW emblem to remove.

Its like being in a world of soup and having only a fork.

Leasky (Of the desert).

You on a seismic crew Leasky?

leasky · Post by **leasky** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:02 am

Hi Stevie. No, I am an Applications Engineer for Smith International on a 28/28 rotation out of a place called Hassi Messaoud, Algeria.

Its not a bad place to be really; plenty of sun, no hassle from the locals and we have the only free bar in town.

We are about 1000 clicks south of Algiers, so its pretty bleak; plenty of sand and a few camels.

Hassi is basically an Oasis which the French used historically as a staging post for raids down into Mali, Niger and Chad. The Russians found oil and gas here in 1952 and it grew into an Oil Camp. Then the Yanks got involved in about 1980 when the Russians went home and the place now caters for about 20,000 people. It is the focal point for all Development in Central and Southern Algeria.

There is plenty of Seismic work here though and it is something which I get heavily involved in as we have to interpret the Lithology Columns so as to best advise on how to drill and develop the wells.

Are you involved in the same field Stevie? I have noticed a couple of your posts and you always seem to be in far better places then the Sahara.

Leasky (Of the Desert)

Stevie · Post by **Stevie** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:30 pm

Kind of. I work for a subsidiary of Sercel (CCGVeritas) designing seismic acquisition equipment, only land stuff, no marine. I occasionally get out on crews, but it's not a regular thing for me.