Cheap Paint?
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From: just north of Indianapolis Indiana
Cheap Paint?
So I am new to the world of harley Davidsons and I am perplexed. I have a 2008 Nightster - orange and black. The paint on the bike after just one cleaning this season is terribly swirl marked...everywhere. I followed the same cleaning regiment I used on all of my other bikes. Clean microfiber cloth and quality cleaner. On my Suzuki and Honda, after years of riding and cleaning I didnt have a single scratch or swirl mark. And what is worse, my dad cleaned his 2006 Cranberry ElectraGlide with the same type of cloth and cleaner...after being in a barn all winter, and he has crystal clear paint. What gives? Do the sportsters have a cheaper paint or bad clearcoat? Is it just mine? What can I do to remove the scratches?
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Some here will suggest to use Pledge-it will COVER the swirl marks but not remove them-depending on how deep the swirls are, you could try and remove them by hand, but a better solution would be to use a rotary Buffer with a medium Pad and a medium grit compound, then go to a finsih foam pad and compound and then a Glaze-
Or, take it to a profressional and have it buffed-you don't want to burn throught the paint, but if you are going to have a Black Bike you might as well buy the Tools to keep it up-
edit: by the way, I would suggest that possibly something got on your Wash Mitt to cause the swirls, and don't forget to Clay Bar before you buff-
Or, take it to a profressional and have it buffed-you don't want to burn throught the paint, but if you are going to have a Black Bike you might as well buy the Tools to keep it up-
edit: by the way, I would suggest that possibly something got on your Wash Mitt to cause the swirls, and don't forget to Clay Bar before you buff-
Last edited by juspasnthru; Mar 23, 2009 at 11:07 AM.
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