why is it that on the bikes the clearcoat get damaged so easily, and yet on the cars and trucks the clearcoat is so durable.. isnt it the same thing or am i full of wishful thinking?

 

it sure seems my new bikes paint is alot softer than my older bikes. the new bikes paint seems to chip much easier.

 

yeah it does, so it makes me wonder if harley uses a softer clear coat on the bikes

 

I think the tell tail signs are stone chips. They can go much deeper on an automotive application wighout getting through to thr metal. I also think HD must have gone over to water based paint processes judging by the poor adhesion and corrosion i have seen recently.

 

i didnt think about the water based paints, i didnt even know they made the water based... but yeah the paint does seem to be a bit of a thinner coat the it used to be, hardly worth the price then of the different colors they have to offer... i had a T-BAG on my bike for a bit of time last week only about 250 mile and the bag was rubbing on my fender and right through the clear coat so now i gotta do something about the marks the bag left

 

Unless the MoCo has moved their paint line to California, or they've taken it upon themselves to use low VOC or H2O base coat, the VOC laws don't apply to them.

The clearcoat is no different than that found on your auto, how many mils is probably tough to measure, but I'd say no less than that found on the assembly of your favourite truck/car manufacturer.

If you were to strap your T-bag to the roof of your car/truck for 250 miles, most likely you'd be dealing with the same issue.

 

Charley, very well could be... just seems that the paint and clear coat is so easily damaged and scratched, and i dont know why

 

Out of curiosity, what year is your bike?

 

2010 dyna fxdc

 

My 2012 paint bugs the **** out of me.....It will scratch if you look at it wrong.....Such a pain in the ***