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Old Mar 22, 2019 | 01:31 PM
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This has been on bike since i bought it. It looks likes battery acid damage to powder coating ? Is there a way to fix this?
 
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Old Mar 22, 2019 | 01:59 PM
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Nope. Sol
 
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Have you tried washing it off?
 
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Looks like oil got splattered on a porous surface. You can try a degreaser, and if that doesn't work, wipe the whole thing down with DOT 5 (not 5.1 or anything else!) silicone brake fluid.
 
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Look at your battery box. If there's no sign of corrosion then it's not acid, since that's where it would start to show up. Like mentioned above, looks more like oil spots.
 
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If it were acid, they tranny cover would have been eaten. There part of a drop showing that it had to hit the chrome cover.
 
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Try some "non-chlorinated brake cleaner" on a clean white paper towel in a more inconspicuous spot and see if that helps ??
 
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