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Oxidized inner fairings ....problem solved !!!!

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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 05:41 AM
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Nice write up and thanks for the tip.
 
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 06:07 AM
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A painted inner fairing will also fade. Depending on the color and how much exposure to UV.
 
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 07:08 AM
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I wonder if a coat of Armor All after every wash would protect and keep the inner from fading similar to claims that it keeps Auto dashes from drying out and cracking?
 
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 07:08 AM
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Another way to solve the sun fading issue is to live in N.E. Ohio. Not enough sun here to cause the problem.
 
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 08:22 AM
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Subscribing and i will probably try this soon.
 
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 08:34 AM
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If you wanted to do it right you can buy this stuff for $10 and it has the UV protectant. Something I bet shoe polish wont have

http://www.topoftheline.com/bumtrimrec.html

 
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 09:00 AM
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thnx for the info
 
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Old Feb 29, 2012 | 09:04 AM
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"Joboo" .... great post .... a simple and inexpensive resolve to a very common problem .... I've seen a bunch of different ideas on this topic and yours sure likes like a winner.
 
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This is a fix for a problem short term and I guess if you want to continue to reapply as it goes away it will work. But for those of you that do this it makes it really hard to paint these things when you do this. I paint many of these and when you try all this stuff I pull what little bit of hair I have left out of my head trying to get them not to fisheye!! If you want to correct the issue just get it painted to match the bike and it is good forever!! Thanks, Paul
 
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This is a fix for a problem short term and I guess if you want to continue to reapply as it goes away it will work. But for those of you that do this it makes it really hard to paint these things when you do this. I paint many of these and when you try all this stuff I pull what little bit of hair I have left out of my head trying to get them not to fisheye!! If you want to correct the issue just get it painted to match the bike and it is good forever!! Thanks, Paul
I have to say that I never intended that this was a permanent fix. But for those who can not afford parts paint and labor to fix it properly it is a great solution. Now regarding the quote above, I decided to shoot mine with some glass black krylon, and the reason being is I don't wanna clean and polish and dye **** anymore than I have to, I wanna ride. Addressing the removal issue in the quote, the prep prior to spray painting is simple. I took som acetone based nail polish remover and cleaned the dyed reas, it took less than 10 mins. Paint went on perfect. Food for thought.
 
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