Inner fairing fade
Road Captain
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 636
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From: Monterey, CA
Wait for it ....Wait for it........ PLEDGE! Yes it works great for the inner fairing. My bike sits out in the hot So Cal sun all day long while I am at work and the pledge has restored my inner fairing back to the original black that it was before. Another benefit is the dust doesn't collect on it like it did with other products.
BTW my bike is an 03
BTW my bike is an 03
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 485
Likes: 1
From: Mississauga, Ontario
A friend of mine who lives down in Georgia gave me a can of a product called "Pig Spit". It is absolutely amazing at getting things back to black. Puts on a great black look with just a medium "shine" to it.
Great stuff!!
1HarleyGuy1
Great stuff!!
1HarleyGuy1
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 131
Likes: 13
From: Tulsa,OK
inner fairing fade
I just bought and 05 Electra Glide and noticed a few days later that the inner fairing was faded right in front of the mirrors. I called the dealer to get some paint, only to find out that it's primmered at the factory. I asked my son,who used to detail cars about. He used a generic wet tire shine from Advanced Auto Parts. He applied it with a tire sponge, a couple of swipes, and a month later, its still looks like factory. Tire Shine $4.99.
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Fairing Fade
I love coming to this site to find all my questions answered....seems we all have the same problem with the inner fairing fading. I thought that maybe I had done something while washing and polishing, but I see it's a common thing. My bike sat in the hot sun while at Rolling Thunder this year and it came home pretty faided.
Thanks for all the options....think I will try these first before spending the $$$ to have it painted.
Thanks guys!
Thanks for all the options....think I will try these first before spending the $$$ to have it painted.
Thanks guys!
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,993
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From: Southeast GA
Don't know about the other stuff on this thread but my EG Classic faded above the mirrors and one day when I had the outer fairing off, I took some Kraft paper & masking tape and taped off overspray areas and just dusted the top area of the inner fairing where it had faded with some Plasticoat bumper black paint. It matched the rest of the inner fairing perfectly and lasted till I sold the bike which was over 2 years.
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Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,900
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From: way down upon the Suwannee River
I wipe a little Armor-All on once a month or so and seems to work fine. Sposed to block sunlight but I don't know about that. I've used it on my car and truck dashes for years and never had a problem.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,853
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From: central florida
yep. back to black available at your local pepboys
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