Wipe Gas Tank With Paper Towels
#31
I see this is an old thread, but I do a lot of finishing on wood products, I use paper towels to scuff the surface and take out some minor blemishes between coats of lacquer -- they work great as they are an abrasive -- I also use brown paper bags for the same reasons. not as rough as 400 grit but still do the job toward the end of my finishing sequence.
#32
Let the gas dry, if you actually ride your bike its going to get plenty of scratches and crap hitting it from the cages wondering past the lines on the road while texting anyway. How anyone can worry about scratching their car in the summer at the drive-thru car wash when they drive the same vehicle in the winter in the salt boggles my mind.
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#34
Looked at buying a dealer rental bike. They had 6 or 8 rental bikes they were selling. ALL of them were scratched to various degrees on the gas tank from people taking those paper towels at the gas station and wiping the tanks down. Why do people feel compelled to scrub the entire gas tank with a paper towel after getting gas?
#37
I cup free hand under the nozzle, with a folded-over paper towel covering my palm. Catches drips better than bare hand. No contact, no worries. I do park the bike with its left side toward the pump. No spilled cupfuls dripping onto hot engine. Is gas flammable?
ps why did MoCo put left hand threads on the left hand tank cap? (99 evo Heritage)
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Kayakeeeuurrrr Bud
ps why did MoCo put left hand threads on the left hand tank cap? (99 evo Heritage)
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Kayakeeeuurrrr Bud
Last edited by Kayakeur; 08-30-2015 at 12:48 AM.
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Wipe Gas Tank With Paper Towels
I have never spilled fuel on my tank, guess I'm extra cautious. I have noticed that some nozzles are harder to control, it's either full on or off. When I'm fueling with a nozzle like that, I never try to top it off. I also ride a Electra Glide with the tank console, so there of sort a buffer.
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