Black Denim Paint care with Windex
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Black Denim Paint care with Windex
I know alot of folks say to use Windex. Do you use paper towels or a microfiber cloth with it? Say to get fingerprints off. Scared to put alot of pressure on it due to thinking it may "buff" it. How do you guys do it?
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From: anacoco, la
do not use any paper products on the finish of your bike. it will scratch it.
i know this is counterintuitive, but you can use some harley gloss after the windex to give it that 'showroom' look. no bs, look in the manual, it's in there as a recommended product.
i know this is counterintuitive, but you can use some harley gloss after the windex to give it that 'showroom' look. no bs, look in the manual, it's in there as a recommended product.
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When I used windex before, it left my denim paint looking streaky the Harley denim polish does not streak. My 2 cents.
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NOOOOooooooooo paper towels. Use the microfiber cloth. I found that RainX Auto Glass Cleaner (available at WallyWorld) seemed to do a better job at cutting thru bugs than Windex.
Someone mentioned Harley Gloss, I used Lucas Slick Mist on mine.
Someone mentioned Harley Gloss, I used Lucas Slick Mist on mine.
No ... It has silicones in it.
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From: The Burgh
I've been using Lemon Pledge on my bikes for years and it works great. Lots of guys swear by it too.
I don't know about denim paint though. Try on a small/hidden spot and see if it works.
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Agree...paper = "wood" so it's like polishing your scoot with tree bark. Micro towel & detail spray should work...take a look @ Wizard's products. I use on vivid black, but probably fine for denim surface too...
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From: Butler Mo
I know that they want to sell their own cleaner, but when i was trading in the fatboy (denim) for the street glide (denim), they told me not use window cleaner because most contain iodine? I cleaned the fatboy with it several times and never saw any problems so i figured it didnt hurt then why not keed using it. Anyone ever hear anything bad about using window cleaner?