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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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A friend of mine has a cheery 2003 deuse and he made a big mistake. He has a 3 car plus garage and he left a can of chlorine open. It ate all the aftermaket chrome and did not effect any of the Harley chrome that either came with the bike or was added on from the catalog. Goes to show you that Harley does put out a great product
 
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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interesting
 
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 08:56 PM
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I made this mistake in a tool shed once. All of my tools rusted.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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Chlorine vs chrome and paint none the less your Harley. Not a good mix it will have some detrimenal effect.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 10:45 PM
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Very good to know
 
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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 10:47 PM
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Damn, heading to the garage just to make sure.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 12:13 AM
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Never heard of that, but thanks for the heads up.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 01:00 AM
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Most make the mistake of leaving pool products open... chlorine tabs, shock etc. It'll eat anything metal. I won't even take the chance of having the lid on. All my pool stuff's outside in a rubber building sort of thing.
 
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I saw a railcar full of Chlorine burst open a few years back. It was far enough away that I had lots of time to call a mayday and clear the area, but the cloud of green that started to envelope the car was scary. It spread out on the ground like a ground level fog. Even the fire department would get close until the whole car had drained and the gas had dispersed. People as far away as 5 miles claimed they could smell 'bleach' in the air for days. Days later when I saw the car again, all the paint on the lower half had dissolved.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 07:20 AM
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Chlorine and metal do not mix. Graniteville, SC is still trying to recover.
 
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