I suck at applying stompgrips

@RedGreenRider
you are not alone, and I thought the same when opting for the clear
my only concern was that it doesn't yellow over time, and that we shall see

my dealer applied it fugly and the tank pad came off on a trip, and went under my suit and smeared the 3M adhesive all over the seat and leather. Imagine cleaning off that glue while not ruining the seat cover and my suit... as for the tank grips, they actually moved away from their original position. A large piece of Stompgrip size of inner thigh... SHIFTED! My dealer said that's his first.

I was not happy

For the tank grips, I took them off slowly as the 3M adhesive is very gooey and adheres to either the pad or the tank whenever it feels like it. Gotta lift it clean.

Washed the tank and made sure it is clean, splash with water to make sure it wets. Tough luck if the surface is wax or ceramic treated. If water doesn't wet the surface, the 3M won't stick.

Use a hot air blower, and heat up the surface and the 3M adhesive, hot to touch.

While everything is warm/hot, slowly apply the tank pad as cleanly as possible, and using a third hand (kidding), continue to heat the 3M and tank.

After the pad is applied, continue to heat the pad with the hot air blower until I feel it's enough. That was probably a good 3~5 minutes.