Road Tar
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Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Pacific Northwest
+1 on lacquer thinner or gasoline - comes right off. WD40 will do in a pinch also (it's the solvent in the spray).
BIG no-no on steel wool unless you really like the 'lot's of hairline scratches' look.
BIG no-no on steel wool unless you really like the 'lot's of hairline scratches' look.
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Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
NO steel wool.
Steel wool is a newbie mistake, and belongs nowhere near a bike--- I've seen more finishes ruined by steel wool used on motors, wheels etc.
If you use a mechanical technique (such as scraping), you want a material harder than the tar, softer than the chrome.
I use a cloth and gas/lighter fluid as pointed out before.
plastic/nylon scraper ( incl. guitar picks) will also work if thick enough to get under it.
mike
Mike
Steel wool is a newbie mistake, and belongs nowhere near a bike--- I've seen more finishes ruined by steel wool used on motors, wheels etc.
If you use a mechanical technique (such as scraping), you want a material harder than the tar, softer than the chrome.
I use a cloth and gas/lighter fluid as pointed out before.
plastic/nylon scraper ( incl. guitar picks) will also work if thick enough to get under it.
mike
Mike
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 157,569
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From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
NO steel wool.
Steel wool is a newbie mistake, and belongs nowhere near a bike--- I've seen more finishes ruined by steel wool used on motors, wheels etc.
If you use a mechanical technique (such as scraping), you want a material harder than the tar, softer than the chrome.
I use a cloth and gas/lighter fluid as pointed out before.
plastic/nylon scraper ( incl. guitar picks) will also work if thick enough to get under it.
mike
Mike
Steel wool is a newbie mistake, and belongs nowhere near a bike--- I've seen more finishes ruined by steel wool used on motors, wheels etc.
If you use a mechanical technique (such as scraping), you want a material harder than the tar, softer than the chrome.
I use a cloth and gas/lighter fluid as pointed out before.
plastic/nylon scraper ( incl. guitar picks) will also work if thick enough to get under it.
mike
Mike
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