Getting Bugs off
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Getting Bugs off
I have been riding for many years and want to know what your opinions are for geting bugs off the fairings. I have tried many things but when they get stuck on how do you get them off.
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RE: Getting Bugs off
ORIGINAL: bucs012
Same way you do your shield- Towells soaked in hot water. Lay them on or sponge on the warm water, let it saok a few minutes and wipe off. NO $$$$$$$$$
Same way you do your shield- Towells soaked in hot water. Lay them on or sponge on the warm water, let it saok a few minutes and wipe off. NO $$$$$$$$$
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hehehe.....ah KNOW ya'll think ah'm nuts, but sooner or later you'll decide ya got nuthin' ta lose an' try what ah keep tellin' ya - hydrogen peroxide!! Put it in a spray bottle an' spray it on the bugs - it'll eat the protein in 'em an' make 'em a piece of cake to remove.
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RE: Getting Bugs off
1st thing ya wanna do, is put down a lot of coats of a good wax.
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RE: Getting Bugs off
ORIGINAL: johnharley
I have been riding for many years and want to know what your opinions are for geting bugs off the fairings. I have tried many things but when they get stuck on how do you get them off.
I have been riding for many years and want to know what your opinions are for geting bugs off the fairings. I have tried many things but when they get stuck on how do you get them off.
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RE: Getting Bugs off
ORIGINAL: TexasRedneck
hehehe.....ah KNOW ya'll think ah'm nuts, but sooner or later you'll decide ya got nuthin' ta lose an' try what ah keep tellin' ya - hydrogen peroxide!! Put it in a spray bottle an' spray it on the bugs - it'll eat the protein in 'em an' make 'em a piece of cake to remove.
hehehe.....ah KNOW ya'll think ah'm nuts, but sooner or later you'll decide ya got nuthin' ta lose an' try what ah keep tellin' ya - hydrogen peroxide!! Put it in a spray bottle an' spray it on the bugs - it'll eat the protein in 'em an' make 'em a piece of cake to remove.
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RE: Getting Bugs off
I second Eyeball, I've found that with only a single or maybe two waxings max per season, and just misting Maquires quick detail now and then than the fairing cleans up pretty well with just old soapy water, larger gut piles may require a little more effort but remember that if the surface they splat onto has a low surface energy (slippery) to begin with the guts have nothing much to bond to.