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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 08:50 AM
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Hello Sorry for the long silence but i`m working around Europe without PC and lots of SNOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW...
ANyway i had try to wash and clean my FatBoy Low Black Denim, but it seems quite difficult , i had use Dish soap detergent...it that good so i saw on the manual and it also speak of Windows Glass Cleaner...any ideas?
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 08:51 AM
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People say Windex is great on the denim paint. I don't have denim, but have read it many times.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 09:03 AM
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I have a Denim bike and Windex works great!
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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Windex Original the Blue one?? What do you do? Do you wash your bike with that or first you wash it ,Dry it and then finish it with windex?
I hope they sell Windex here in Europe.
Thanks for the great help as usual !!!
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 09:14 AM
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If it's really dirty then I wash it and then use glass cleaner to touch it up.

If it's reasonably clean already then I just wipe it down with Windex.

It doesn't have to be windex...any of the glass cleaners work about the same.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 10:39 AM
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They make Windex all purpose or something like that. It has no ammonia or any of the stuff that would harm paint or chrome. I it to clean my chrome, works great.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 12:54 PM
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Talking Denim paint

I haven't had mine dirty enought to wash it yet, but I have using a Torco cleaner/polish and so far it has worked Great. I have tried the All purpose glass cleaner and it works well also. It dries fast and leaves NO streaks. I have used it on the Nightster for 2 years and it looks as good as when it was new.

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Btw- we have about 10" of snow on the ground too....... can't wait till February.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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i see you have the dark custom logo on your nighster it looks good. you should get them for the fatboy lo.............
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 02:53 PM
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i see you have the dark custom logo on your nighster it looks good. you should get them for the fatboy lo.............
I had the set home and decided to leave it plain for now. I may get a POW/MIA derby cover in 2010. I thought it looked good on my Nightster, but wasn't the look I wanted for the Lo-Boy.
 
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i had mix motion about the covers to.....the fatboy lo does not look bad with the covers blends in well with the bike.....i can always take them off lol.....
 
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