Can I remove the gopro mount?

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Can I remove the gopro mount?

Postby Khrazer » Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:33 pm

I want to remove a gopro (sticky) mount from my board. It's a foamie funboard, much like the wavestorms. However Im not sure if I should remove it, or if its going to rip off the "upper layer of paint" on the deck. Has anyone had any experience with this kind of thing?
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Re: Can I remove the gopro mount?

Postby jaffa1949 » Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:47 pm

You could try orange oil sticky glue solvent, any sharp,scrapey thing risks damage, I m not too,sure about the solvent either. But it is probably the only thing I can think of.. Check out the FAQ s on the GoPro site
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Re: Can I remove the gopro mount?

Postby oldmansurfer » Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:11 pm

There was another thead about this here https://surfing-waves.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27982
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Re: Can I remove the gopro mount?

Postby RobSF » Thu Aug 17, 2017 12:29 am

It's not very hard at all to spatula off a mount from a hard board. I wouldn't be able to promise it won't pull a little skin off a soft top, though. Do a little Googling. It might be easy enough. Mainly, decide which would bug you more, a GoPro mount that you don't need, or a bit of ripped surface on a foamie you may only be using three or four seasons.
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Re: Can I remove the gopro mount?

Postby Big H » Thu Aug 17, 2017 2:40 am

I've popped a few off....just use the edge of a wax comb scraper, work it under the edge and they pop off pretty easy.
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Re: Can I remove the gopro mount?

Postby waikikikichan » Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:15 am

To take the emblems off of cars, I use fishing line. Use a slight bit of back and forth sawing action. I think that will be safer than a spatula or blade.
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Re: Can I remove the gopro mount?

Postby RobSF » Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:04 pm

The fishing line idea is absolutely perfect.
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