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Old Feb 24, 2006 | 04:34 AM
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any ideas on protecting the paint on the rear gaurd when i use the wider seat with my wife
i use the badlander when riding alone and dont wont the wider sundowner marking the paint
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Old Feb 24, 2006 | 06:34 PM
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If I remember right there is a link on the forum for X-Pel? I found some 3M paint protection film in bulk that I use for just that sort of thing.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2006 | 10:10 PM
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Many products out there, 3M ScotchGard film is good product. Do a google search for pain protecter.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 09:31 AM
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Tell ya what low tech solution I use...
Go down to walmart and in the hobbies section you'll find a roll of magnetic strip (like tape, just magnetic).
Clean your paint/chrome surface and lay down a couple of these cut to length where the seat might rub the paint and your off. My buds use the stuff to cover areas where throwover saddlebags might scuff the paint on their bikes. Goes on easy, comes of easy...it's a magnet..simple.

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