Paint removal

[deano469]

Does anybody know what the best way of removing the yellow marker paint (new bike) on the bolts is? Seeing as the weather is looking rubbish for the weekend, thought i would spend a few hours in the garage removing it all.

[Mikey1]

Good bit of polish and elbow grease will do it lol. Just before you do though the yellow paint is there as a marker of torque achieved by the mechanic as they have built your bike, you will see it's on the bolt heads and some will be on the frame or solid parts at the side of the bolt head. It's a good idea to keep an eye on the bolts to check none of them slacken off, and the best way is to see if the yellow marks are misalligned.

[deano469]

Good bit of polish and elbow grease will do it lol. Just before you do though the yellow paint is there as a marker of torque achieved by the mechanic as they have built your bike, you will see it's on the bolt heads and some will be on the frame or solid parts at the side of the bolt head. It's a good idea to keep an eye on the bolts to check none of them slacken off, and the best way is to see if the yellow marks are misalligned.

Cheers for the advice Mikey, i know what the paint is for but its not at all asthetically pleasing! Done just under 800 miles so far with no movement so would like to think im pretty safe to remove it now.