Black Paint
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Road Warrior
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Black Paint
My black SG07 attrcts dust like no bike ive ever owned...................I have owned 3 other black bikes but yikes................
Any tips for wax's polish for black paint.
nick@nite
Any tips for wax's polish for black paint.
nick@nite
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From: London, England
RE: Black Paint
1) A good automotive shampoo after making sure your paint is really wet first (this avoids swirling and scratching the clear coat)
2) Dry off with a blower if possible rather than a chamoix leather (this helps repel the dust)
3) Wax with Meguiars or Pig spit till paintwork is really slick
This will help repel the dust but with black paint you can't really help but notice dust!!
I then use my "air force" bike dryer to literally blow the dust off before I ride!!!!
2) Dry off with a blower if possible rather than a chamoix leather (this helps repel the dust)
3) Wax with Meguiars or Pig spit till paintwork is really slick
This will help repel the dust but with black paint you can't really help but notice dust!!
I then use my "air force" bike dryer to literally blow the dust off before I ride!!!!
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RE: Black Paint
I have tried several products Pig Spit, Harley's own version of this cleaner, Protect All and Harly Wax (Not Harley Davidson). I find the Harly wax and Protect All work best for my bike with Black Paint.
I recently survived
an accident and my bike is getting a New Fairing, Tanks and Bags and I have been doing some reading on NOT using Wax as it is not the best solution anymore for anything with Clear Coat. I live here in So Cal where it can get pretty warm and they say the wax heats up an actually attracts more dirt, sort of makes sense to me. I am not sure what to try on the new paint.
I recently survived
an accident and my bike is getting a New Fairing, Tanks and Bags and I have been doing some reading on NOT using Wax as it is not the best solution anymore for anything with Clear Coat. I live here in So Cal where it can get pretty warm and they say the wax heats up an actually attracts more dirt, sort of makes sense to me. I am not sure what to try on the new paint.
Road Warrior
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From: Mount Rainier, Washington
RE: Black Paint
I have been doing some reading on NOT using Wax as it is not the best solution anymore for anything with Clear Coat. I live here in So Cal where it can get pretty warm and they say the wax heats up an actually attracts more dirt, sort of makes sense to me. I am not sure what to try on the new paint.
Tourer
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RE: Black Paint
Ditto with classicbagger.
You have been given some bad info.
You have been given some bad info.
ORIGINAL: CueBall00
using Wax as it is not the best solution anymore for anything with Clear Coat. I live here in So Cal where it can get pretty warm and they say the wax heats up an actually attracts more dirt, sort of makes sense to me. I am not sure what to try on the new paint.
using Wax as it is not the best solution anymore for anything with Clear Coat. I live here in So Cal where it can get pretty warm and they say the wax heats up an actually attracts more dirt, sort of makes sense to me. I am not sure what to try on the new paint.
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RE: Black Paint
I've owned black cars my entire life (over 27.) I've also tried every polish, wax, gimmick, and trick on the market. In my opinion, Meguiar's Deep Crystal system Polish is the best on the market. It's fairly priced and has protected all my black cars and bikes excellently.
The air-rotor caused by the effect of the shape of the saddle bags, fender shape, and the close proximity of the exhaust is the cause for dust/dirt attraction on the rear portion of the FLHX.
I put 75K miles on my black ’96 FXDWG and never experienced the “dust attraction.” As a matter of fact, when I sold the bike, it had NEVER been wet. Meguiar's and S100 products and a lot of patience did the trick
Dan
The air-rotor caused by the effect of the shape of the saddle bags, fender shape, and the close proximity of the exhaust is the cause for dust/dirt attraction on the rear portion of the FLHX.
I put 75K miles on my black ’96 FXDWG and never experienced the “dust attraction.” As a matter of fact, when I sold the bike, it had NEVER been wet. Meguiar's and S100 products and a lot of patience did the trick
Dan
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