What to do about stone chips?
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Road Warrior
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From: Now Western TN
What to do about stone chips?
Crap!! I knew it was bound to happen but was just hoping it wouldn't be so soon. I ride the bike into work every day possible and have 4500 miles on the new bike, on the way in today got stuck behind a dump truck (actually a car between us) and even though I slowed down to put some space between us, I caught a rock right in the batwing fairing on top by the windshield.
OK, I'm over it now but what do you guys do about them? Live with them or touch them up? I see some awful nice bikes on this forum and I have to believe you guys get them.
OK, I'm over it now but what do you guys do about them? Live with them or touch them up? I see some awful nice bikes on this forum and I have to believe you guys get them.
Cruiser
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i did one one time and it was not that tough. get some paint from the dealer plus some clear coat. put in a layer of paint and then a couple of layers of clear coat. at this point you will think to yourself, what have i done. but it is ok. get a pencil with a new eraser. also get some 1000 and 2000 wet-dry paper. cut the paper 1000 first and tape it over the pencil eraser. if you did it right, the paint and clear are actually built up a little higher than the paint around it. so sand it down. start with the 1000 and once you have it level, go to the 2000 grit. keep working it until the area feels really smooth. then get a bottle of scratch-x and i also got a bottle of HD glaze polish. hit the spot you sanded with the scratch-x 2 or 3 or more times. then hit is with the glaze. after that wax it all down. you want enough paint in the hole to fill the hole but not so much that when you sand down the build-up that you go thru the clear coat. i know this may sound crazy but it is not that bad. i am sure if you do a search you will find a better write up. i think this is where i found my instructions. after i did a couple of fender chips, i did a few on the car as well. by the time you are done, probably only you will know it is there.
Road Master
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Road Master
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touch up paint kit , i dont worry about them. i say i earned them.
i dont want it to be beat up. but its going to get chips
i dont want it to be beat up. but its going to get chips
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Tourer
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Riverview, Florida
I have a few chips, bumps and bruises on my bike and each one has a place and story attacged to it. In my opinion, it adds character to your bike and often becomes a conversation starter. Now if you like to enter "Bike Shows" and compete with the trailer/garage queens then that's a different situation.