PLEASE HELP (bad oxidation)
PLEASE HELP (bad oxidation)
So... went to the car wash this morning and used the motor cleaner setting and shot my motor... well it has oxidized almost like an acid burn to my heads, hubs, rockers, basicly anything that is aluminum... PLEASE help me clean this off.... i am going to start on it now.... i will take pictures and post as i go along.... please help me findsomething to clean or polish this off. thanks
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From: New Bern, NC
RE: PLEASE HELP (bad oxidation)
Is this to the Silver Powder Coat?? I had some brake fluid, dealer screw-up, get on my cases and it stained them as well. Kind of a dark stain. I've tried several cleaners, but the problem is that the powder coat stain is not removable. Sorry; if it is under warranty, the factory want cover this, it is described as a "cosmetic" problem.
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From: Brunswick, MD
RE: PLEASE HELP (bad oxidation)
That's why I use soap and water to wash andWindex to shine!
That's sucks man.... hope you get it worked out!
Leaving for East Coast Sturgis now
)
Take care, Donnie
That's sucks man.... hope you get it worked out!
Leaving for East Coast Sturgis now
)Take care, Donnie
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From: Dallas TX
RE: PLEASE HELP (bad oxidation)
I am having the same problem and you cant polish the black parts with mothers. Right now i just used some stuff called scrub free with bleach that i got at walmart in the bathroom cleaning section and it helped alot but did not complety do the trick. A friend told me that harley has some stuff that will restore the black to black again. I am going there tomorrow to see if they have something. But the scrub free did help alot. its cheap and if it dont work for you, you can always use it to clean the bathroom...lol
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So... went to the car wash this morning and used the motor cleaner setting and shot my motor... well it has oxidized almost like an acid burn to my heads, hubs, rockers, basicly anything that is aluminum... PLEASE help me clean this off.... i am going to start on it now.... i will take pictures and post as i go along.... please help me findsomething to clean or polish this off. thanks
So... went to the car wash this morning and used the motor cleaner setting and shot my motor... well it has oxidized almost like an acid burn to my heads, hubs, rockers, basicly anything that is aluminum... PLEASE help me clean this off.... i am going to start on it now.... i will take pictures and post as i go along.... please help me findsomething to clean or polish this off. thanks
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From: Hudson Valley- NY
RE: PLEASE HELP (bad oxidation)
You can try aluminum polish with a Mother's Powerball or something like that for the wheels and other bare aluminum parts. The engine is powdercoated that is stained, not much you can do. HD may have something for the paint, I don't know of any specific product that would help.
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Ouch, dude that looks bad. Better do something about it ASAP.
You live by salt water?
Might start here;
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/repai...mp;Product=170
Bet you don't do that again ;-)
You live by salt water?
Might start here;
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/repai...mp;Product=170
Bet you don't do that again ;-)