Swirl Marks in Vivid Black again...
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RE: Swirl Marks in Vivid Black again...
One last tip. If you decide to use the Klasse glaze let it sit on your bike overnight! Holy smokes does it look good! Once it cures overnight you can add a few more coats and it doesn't need to cure.
So on your 1st coat of the Klasse glaze let it sit over night. Remove it the next day..
Then you can re-apply it and take off as soon as its dry. You can keep doing this until your happy with the way it looks. Every coat makes it look deeper and deeper...
Here is link to black paint care... It works for any dark color. I would still polish before you use the klasse and I wouldn't use a drying blade...
https://www.hdforums.com/m_20930/tm.htm
So on your 1st coat of the Klasse glaze let it sit over night. Remove it the next day..
Then you can re-apply it and take off as soon as its dry. You can keep doing this until your happy with the way it looks. Every coat makes it look deeper and deeper...
Here is link to black paint care... It works for any dark color. I would still polish before you use the klasse and I wouldn't use a drying blade...
https://www.hdforums.com/m_20930/tm.htm
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RE: Swirl Marks in Vivid Black again...
I use "Liquid Ebony". The stuff looks like black water...very thin. A drop on a soft cloth will remove the scratches but won't leave any and I mean any rub marks. I have even used it to remove scratches from my glasses. Not sure where to buy. I bought mine at a professional auto paint supply several years ago. A bottle 32oz lasts forever.
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RE: Swirl Marks in Vivid Black again...
Also, keep things thin, meaning don't use a heavy paste wax as that can get smeary, stick to modern synthetic polishes / sprayon detailers. And don't use a wax with cleaners in it, that is what shows up as white residue, those cleaners mixed in is like AJAX, pure waxes or synthetic waxes have no cleaners in them.
And use micro-fiber cloths, makes the job easy and avoids small particles scratching, etc.
I use Maguires NXT line of synthetic products; a thin coat of the NXT wax then I hit the bike with their Speed Detailer after a ride, always looks good.
And use micro-fiber cloths, makes the job easy and avoids small particles scratching, etc.
I use Maguires NXT line of synthetic products; a thin coat of the NXT wax then I hit the bike with their Speed Detailer after a ride, always looks good.
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RE: Swirl Marks in Vivid Black again...
After owning several black cars and now a black harley for just over 4 years, I quit trying to completly remove the swirls. There are allot of ways to do it, your way will work (although I have never taken the buffer to my bike). I don't show my bike, but I do like to keep it clean and looking good. One thing I will reccomend is the Mr. Clean car wash system, I have used it since it came out and it just works great not having to dry the bike. I use Maguires quick detail and always use micro-fiber cloths in-between washes The less you rub on the paint, the less swirls, pretty simple. Good luck!!
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RE: Swirl Marks in Vivid Black again...
I find that rubbing a polish in straight lines rather than in circles lessens the chances of having light reflected from swirls. Seems to me that the straight lines simply don't show as much.
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RE: Swirl Marks in Vivid Black again...
I do the same thing JBaker421 does. When I polish my bike, I make sure to do it in straight lines rather than small circles. Swirls are pretty much inevitable, but using straight lines definitely slows the process or at least makes them less noticable.
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RE: Swirl Marks in Vivid Black again...
Just wanted to thank all of you for your input on this thread. After reading through this and other topic's I've achieved a very nice shine on my ride. My neighbor say's I have a ocd issue, I say I like a shiny bike 
