So dumb question about a pelican

[KuduKiller]

It literally reminded me of the old samsonite commercial with the gorilla throwing a suitcase around!

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Silly me. I like birding and saw the title and clicked on this to see what you wanted to know. Dead serious. I guess I need more coffee.

 

[SaintPanzer]

And if a .458 WM would be too much.

Well, anything worth doing is worth over-doing.

 

[KuduKiller]

I wonder if denatured alcohol would work to potentially clean off any bonding agent then maybe rough it up with some light grit sandpaper as well?

 

[Firebird]

A couple others have mentioned chemicals to remove the mold release agent-I recommend odorless mineral spirits-but the concept is the same
I am also a lover of stickers.
. .

 

[Rob404]

If you bought an SKS you wouldn't be having this Problem

 

[Sideshow]

I’ll get mine done it’s new when I get back from holiday and have a test run with stickers and tape then wipe a few areas and try again. Im sure that it won’t hurt the outside of it.

 

[Rubberhead]

This may sound too intense, but in the outdoors in an open concrete area, safely go over the case with a hand torch. This will burn off some of the petroleum-based mold releasing agents and smooth out some of the micro flaws in the case giving it a smoother surface area.

Silly me. I like birding and saw the title and clicked on this to see what you wanted to know. Dead serious. I guess I need more coffee.

Haha - This thread caught my eye several times for the same reason. I have a lot of pelican cases so, after a second or two, I realized what it was about. I finally opened it just to make sure.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Are you putting gun company stickers on your case? I've been told that is an invitation to have baggage "mishandled" purposely by anti-hunting/guns baggage apes. One fella I know put musical instrument sticker on his gun case. Yamaha I think. Not sure how helpful the disguise is if the gun case has to be tagged as a firearm by security at checkin. Why do they do that anyway? Are guns stored in a special place in the plane?

For permanent ID I attached a brass plaque with machine screws and nuts to my Pelican Vault.

I use duct tape to secure the locks against the case. If they get caught on other baggage there's a potential to damage my case or someone else's luggage. But I wrap the tape all the way around the case and onto itself so no problems making it stick. I used red duct tape but a certain security inspector at Joberg airport took a shine to it and simply confiscated the roll right in front of me. Next time I will use the ugly gray stuff and put an extra roll in my checked bag. Note the locks are attached upside down. Easier to get the key into them when I can see the slot. The duct tape goo is easily removed with WD-40 and a paper towel.

 

[KuduKiller]

I actually had a metal name plate riveted to my last case. I’ve heard the horror stories about the gun stickers as well but my old case was covered with them. Really the worst damage was a bent hasp and a bunch of scrapes from the baggage conveyor.

 

[elkocountygun]

The title of this thread greatly mislead me. I was expecting questions on how to stalk, clean and cook large seabird. And if a .458 WM would be too much.

thx , was in need of good laugh thx

 

[elkocountygun]

The pelicans beak can hold more than its belly can.
Fact !

from in 1960s...
an amazing bird is the pelican
his beak can hold more than his bellycan
he can store in that beak
enough food for a week
and i don't see how the hellhecan

 

[elkocountygun]

Yeah - I'm not sure how you get a pelican to sit still long enough to put a sticker on it. Not sure I want to try.
You might try a contact cement on each sticker and the case where it goes. it would fill in the bumps on the case.

i'll help, sounds like fun

 

[elkocountygun]

Silly me. I like birding and saw the title and clicked on this to see what you wanted to know. Dead serious. I guess I need more coffee.

im on my 4th cup a coffee now

 

[fourfive8]

Ah hah! So it will look like a steamer trunk from the 1800s that’s been around the world three times. Or as often seen in lift lines at big ski areas… jackets with 27 old lift tickets dangling Got it..

Not much sticks to that type polymer, so old looking travel stickers won’t stay on. What a thing to worry about. Plus I wouldn’t get too carried away no matter the motive— enough luggage gets lost as is. No need to confuse the baggage handlers/scanners any more than necessary. Years ago I chose the tan colored Pelican for a reason. To personalize and to ID at a distance, I just spray painted a red ring around its middle. Easy for me to spot and won’t confuse baggage sorters.

 

[CBeck]

You know, thinking about this… Have you thought about trying adhesion promoter like you use when painting plastic maybe spray a coat of adhesion promoter first and then put your sticker on. You can buy a pretty cheap in an aerosol and it’s usually clear.

 

[KuduKiller]

Hmmmmmmm