How do you wash your bagger?
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From: Mississippi.
RE: How do you wash your bagger?
the instruments and radio are water resistant not water proof.
like the stuff in a boat. it wont hurt for them to get wet just dont spray a hard stream diretcly into them.
i use a hose with no nozzel. just let the water run right out.
no problems so far.
like the stuff in a boat. it wont hurt for them to get wet just dont spray a hard stream diretcly into them.
i use a hose with no nozzel. just let the water run right out.
no problems so far.
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From: Mill Hall, PA
RE: How do you wash your bagger?
ORIGINAL: bagman1
I hate using a hose because I found on my old bike all the hardware became corroded from the water hardness.
I hate using a hose because I found on my old bike all the hardware became corroded from the water hardness.
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From: TN & FL
RE: How do you wash your bagger?
I'd think that especially the high pressure wash, but to a lesser extenteven the leaf blower would cause some micro scratches in the paint.
I loosen the bugs on the fairing with a hot, wet, terry cloth towel -- just laid over fairing and allowed to soak. A little dabbing on the really stuck bug guts but no rubbing or scrubbing!
Then, I clean with Pig Snot and micro fiber towel.
Detail, hand wax, and I'm done -- in a couple of days!
Except for rain, my Street Glide has never been wet.
It's probably OK to use a garden hose and let the water pour out without much force. I'd definitely avoid high pressure.
I loosen the bugs on the fairing with a hot, wet, terry cloth towel -- just laid over fairing and allowed to soak. A little dabbing on the really stuck bug guts but no rubbing or scrubbing!
Then, I clean with Pig Snot and micro fiber towel.
Detail, hand wax, and I'm done -- in a couple of days!
Except for rain, my Street Glide has never been wet.
It's probably OK to use a garden hose and let the water pour out without much force. I'd definitely avoid high pressure.
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From: New England
RE: How do you wash your bagger?
ORIGINAL: bagman1
I hate using a hose because I found on my old bike all the hardware became corroded from the water hardness...
I hate using a hose because I found on my old bike all the hardware became corroded from the water hardness...
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RE: How do you wash your bagger?
ORIGINAL: 61panhead
I'd think that especially the high pressure wash, but to a lesser extenteven the leaf blower would cause some micro scratches in the paint.
I loosen the bugs on the fairing with a hot, wet, terry cloth towel -- just laid over fairing and allowed to soak. A little dabbing on the really stuck bug guts but no rubbing or scrubbing!
Then, I clean with Pig Snot and micro fiber towel.
Detail, hand wax, and I'm done -- in a couple of days!
Except for rain, my Street Glide has never been wet.
It's probably OK to use a garden hose and let the water pour out without much force. I'd definitely avoid high pressure.
I'd think that especially the high pressure wash, but to a lesser extenteven the leaf blower would cause some micro scratches in the paint.
I loosen the bugs on the fairing with a hot, wet, terry cloth towel -- just laid over fairing and allowed to soak. A little dabbing on the really stuck bug guts but no rubbing or scrubbing!
Then, I clean with Pig Snot and micro fiber towel.
Detail, hand wax, and I'm done -- in a couple of days!
Except for rain, my Street Glide has never been wet.
It's probably OK to use a garden hose and let the water pour out without much force. I'd definitely avoid high pressure.
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Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 165
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From: Maine
RE: How do you wash your bagger?
I use soap and water from the hose. I just don't blast the dash directly. Usually wipe the dash down last with the cloth I used to dry the rest of the bike while it's nice and damp.