two months old and it happened
Road Captain
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From: St. Charles, Mo.
http://www.meguiars.com/en/automotiv...cratchxreg-20/
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Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 166
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From: Pa
First try wiping the scratch with grease and wax remover (or you can wipe it with spit on your finger) and if the scratch seemingly disappears, your scratch is only in the clear coat. If this is the case, next try to run your finger nail across the scratch. if your nail doesn't catch, you can buff out with the scratch remover as mentioned. BUT, if you can feel your finger nail catch the edge of the scratch, then you need to fill the scratch with clear coat before you buff it. Reason being the factory clear coat is approx 3 to 4 mil thick, so if you try to buff without filling the scratch it's likely you will hit the color coat and then you have a much bigger repair. If you don't feel confident doing it yourself, any body shop will be able to fix with ease and you will never see it.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,282
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From: British Columbia
First try wiping the scratch with grease and wax remover (or you can wipe it with spit on your finger) and if the scratch seemingly disappears, your scratch is only in the clear coat. If this is the case, next try to run your finger nail across the scratch. if your nail doesn't catch, you can buff out with the scratch remover as mentioned. BUT, if you can feel your finger nail catch the edge of the scratch, then you need to fill the scratch with clear coat before you buff it. Reason being the factory clear coat is approx 3 to 4 mil thick, so if you try to buff without filling the scratch it's likely you will hit the color coat and then you have a much bigger repair. If you don't feel confident doing it yourself, any body shop will be able to fix with ease and you will never see it.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,640
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From: Staten island NY
I rushed to cover it up thinking tin on a car, used some gmc Indigo touch up... its still there but not very noticeable to anyone else, I plan on taking it to a shop and then see what the buff out and repaint will be,, peanuts compared to my sanity
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 6,478
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From: Nashville, TN
Oh hell. A scratch?? When I saw this thread I thought it was referring to 2 types of bikers.....those that have crashed, and those that haven't YET. I was all prepared to say...CRASHING SUCKS.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,593
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From: Mass/NH
My brothers heritage all of a sudden had a dent in the front fender WHILE it was in his garage. Kinda funny...his kids have no idea how it got there...NOT. Someone knows...but they are afraid...smart kids LOL He is sectioning off his part of the garage.
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 500
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From: Tyler, Texas
yeah I will KNOW who put the scratches on the bike in my garage. Ive already told them first person to write something in the dust is getting the belt and if nobody owns up they are all gettin it. I live on a dirt/gravel road and its just part of it.....I bought my bike to ride not wash.
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Road Master
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 887
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From: Upstate NY
The first week I had my Fatboy I was taking a can of paint off a shelf in the garage. It was a 0.000001% chance that something could fall on the fender if dropped from that location. Well you guessed it, like the pull of a black hole, a can of paint headed right for the fender and put a big pucker in it. Naturally I could not live with that. So $280 later, my fender was as good as new. And oh yea, nothing is now stored around my bike unless it it cloth.
Morale of the story, I can get a longshot dent but I can't win the Powerball.
Morale of the story, I can get a longshot dent but I can't win the Powerball.
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 779
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From: Upstate New York
I have never seen a bike so dirty. Shame on you!
