Has anybody had a problem with trying to put stickers on the tank of the 450R?? I have tried every type of sticker I know of. At first I tried regular bumper sticker paper and then I had vinyl stickers made up. They all seem to just bubble up within hours. Is there anything to prespray on the tank or anything?? Everywhere else I can put stickers except for the tank. Please help!!

 

They are bubbling because the tank plastic is semi-permeable. Meaning the fumes from the gas inside the tank is seaping through the plastic under the sticker making them bubble and eventually fall off.
You have to get stickers that are made for the 450r tank.

 

Yeah and the worst part is that the graphics kits that are made for the 450R have lots if little holes all over it. Makes the kits kinda looks stupid in my opinion.

 

Well that would definately explain the bubbling. Is there anything I can do to correct this problem?? I like the graphics kits available, but I would like to have my own style and I had decals made up, but they obviously didn't work.

 

Get a needle and poke a little hole in the the bubbles, then pres the area back down. Just keep doing that till they stop.

 

redrod, is it really semi-permeable? Im not saying you are wrong or anything but in many applications these types of things used to seperate different types of liquids and stuff.

Seems like that would be a giant EPA, CPSC, etc violation as it would seemingly pose a hazzard if fumes from the fuel are constantly 'seeping out' through the surface area of the tank all the time...Not to mention wont they be smelled if they were? i dont smell any fuel unless i am refueling and have the tank cap off....uless it evidently is micrscopic molecules seeping, or permeating out over a slow rate and period of time...

Maybe you or some chemist on here can further explain this but if a fuel tank has venting then why would the entire structure/container need to be semi-permeable? im really curious now...not trying to be an @ss or anything i think it would be interesting to find out more about this...thanks!

 

me too!!

 

I put graphics on my 450R a few weeks ago and it too has a few bubbles. I later found out that you can seal the tank with some kind of spray first and it wount happen again. What kind of sealer? I dont know, Just was told that what I need to do over on a 450R site. I still like my graphics a Few bubbles or not.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

maybe try spraying a paint primer/sealer on it before you apply the graphics. Im interested also.

 

I've done some research and I found a material used for graphics called Tyvek. It is porous and it is made for anything outdoors. It is waterproof, abrasion proof, anti fading and it is permeable. I am getting a sample in the mail this week and I am going to try it out..........I'll let you know if it works..........