My wife and I went on a weekend trip. This is our first trip with the new tour pack and we found it sits too far back and left a gap between her butt and the backrest which was uncomfortable for her. So we bought a small blanket and rolled it into a tube and stuffed in into the space between the fender and tour pack. I should have known better because after 400 miles it wore some scuff marks on my fender. There's also a tiny little paint chip but I can take care of that with some touch up paint. So whats my best option to remove these scuffs on my fender? I don't want to pay a body shop if its something I can do in my driveway without buying special tools. Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic but I think you can make it out if you look. Its a lot more obvious in person than the pic shows.

 

Really cannot make out how deep the scratches are in the pic. Get yourself some Mcguires scratch x. Follow the directions and with a little elbow grease should get rid of most if not all of them.

 

Might wanna post this in the Detailing section as well. And wait for eaglesfan to happen by. This stuff is his gig and he's very coyote about it.

 

I have a couple places on my new bike that I need to take care of. When I have the time I will use a buffer at low speed along with one of the scratch removing compounds that I have. It sucks but we ride our bike so I try not to stress over things.

 

Many times, hand rubbing is just as effective and far more controllable as machine buffing. But, if you have experience with the machine, oit certainly is quicker.

 

Unfortunately if you are going to ride it you are going to scuff it

 

 

Try the Harley Scratch and Swirl remover. Put some on a soft cloth, rub it in with light pressure then buff it off rapidly. You can thank me later.

 

I installed a 3M protective plastic sheet on the top of my saddle bag lids.... can't hardly tell they are there. once you get that spot taken care of, you might want to think about that. Seems I bought a small roll for less than $20 to cover both lids, and a little left over. Really easy to install, and hardly visible.

 

Just used that the other day after the wife's fringey things clouded the tops of the bags (vivid black). Ended up looking like glass again!