Scratches?
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From: PA
That's the truth! Everything I have, except the lawn mower, is gloss black and a PITA. I just love how it looks, though.
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Commitment, addiction, obsession - it's all the same. It ensures that us **** retentive people will always have something to do...
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From: Green Country
The HD scratch remover works well. Also don't rub off the dust and dirt dry, always wet; I use either a spray detailer or Lemon Pledge. If I do need a quick dusting, I use my wife's feather or micro-filament dusters...
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From: Florida
NONONONONO!!! That stuff SUX! Used it once & made it worse!!
Best I have found for black is Nanowax spray wax.
Have bought a few new black bikes, & a new black car, and there were always light scratches brand new from the factory. That's life when you have black stuff. One of the reasons I now like having both bikes in white.
Last edited by dickey; Aug 4, 2012 at 01:04 PM.
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From: Southern California
I throw a quick coat of Lemon pledge on my 2011 SG every week. I don't ever see any scratches.
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I received my 2012 FXDWG two weeks ago and notice scratches in the clear coat on the vivid black portion of my tank. I have washed the bike once lightly with a microfiber hand mitt and soap. However, in certain sunlight angles, I see what appears to be light abrasions in the paint. Is this normal? Nothing ever touches these parts of the bike while I ride.