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Old 11-02-2014, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by russ33541
I found some matte finish cleaner and detailer from a company in Cal. called Chemical Guys. It works great on my bike's finish. I do agree that the Sand Camo Denim is extremely hard to keep clean and get stains out of. This stuff seems to do the job much better than anything I've found and the bugs come right off.
Good on you for using a quality product!

Chemical guys is great stuff! I know a few guys who use their stuff, I currently use mostly Adam's premium car care stuff and side by side a few of the products the CG's and Adam's have (like buttery wax) are the same stuff. It really makes a hell of a difference when using high end detail products! Easier cleaning, and better results.
 

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Try a 50/50 solution of hydrogen peroxide & water
 
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Originally Posted by jerry98b
I came back from my first trip on my three week old 2014. I hit quite a few nasty bugs that left some orange/red guts that stained my sand camo finish. I tried everything to remove it! First tried HD denim cleaner, no go; tried Windex, no go; even tried WD-40 (LOL, why not ), no go. Even the cardinal "No, No" of rubbing compound on denim; now a shiny spot and still a stain.

At this point I didn't care and I'm ready to just get the bike repainted something else without the denim finish. I grabbed some fine grain auto paint sandpaper and began to wet sand the stain... It comes out, imagine that. And guess what, the shiny spot is gone too.

I guess this will be my only option unless you guys have something else I can try when getting stains in the future. My thoughts are if I end up ruining the paint job or not liking this denim finish I will just get the bike repainted in the future, but as for now the wet sanding did the trick.

Ok, I'm ready for comments now
I had read something similar to this before but for removing blemishes on denim finish. Do you remember what grit paper you used? There's a few scratches on my girlfriend's Fat Boy gas tank that I'd like to take out or minimize.
Thanks
 
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