Saddlebag Lids vs. Boots
Road Master
Joined: May 2007
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From: Open Road, USA
Make your rider wear non marring boots. My bike is white and the wife wears HD boots and has never left a mark. Could also be the way your rider is getting on and off. Try pledge furniture polish, it might take them off.
Joe
Joe
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From: Rocky Mtn High CO
Another option is to cover your lids with a clear bra product called Motorcycle Armor http://www.motorcyclearmor.com/index.htm which will hide existing scratches and prevent future ones.
Road Warrior
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From: Western Wisconsin
Those are on my gift list...... 
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From: Shenandoah, TX
Clay magic or Mothers gold clay bar and a spray bottle of quick detail should work. Then a good coat of wax. Maybe lid covers after that.
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I use maguires cleaner wax. my UC 105th anni has the inner section on top of the hard bags painted vivid black. my wife is careful, but scuffs it sometime with her boots. A little elbow grease with the cleaner wax takes it out. It's clearcoated, so I don't want to use anything abrasive.
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Neosho, MO
I had just installed some extended bagsd on my '06 SG and decided to freshen up the lids. After 37,000 mi, their were scuff marks including some small scratches I could feel with my fingernail. I was anticipating they'd need to be re-shot.
Took 'em down to the body shop the local dealership uses for paint. I watched the guy behind the counter put a liberal amount of goop on a rag, and voila...the scratches were no longer white....in fact, I could barely make them out. What was it? 3M buffing compound, available at most auto parts stores. I'm gonna follow-up with some Wizards's polish and paint sealant and declare victory!
Took 'em down to the body shop the local dealership uses for paint. I watched the guy behind the counter put a liberal amount of goop on a rag, and voila...the scratches were no longer white....in fact, I could barely make them out. What was it? 3M buffing compound, available at most auto parts stores. I'm gonna follow-up with some Wizards's polish and paint sealant and declare victory!