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I hate Black Bikes!
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,807
Likes: 7
Be careful with those damn D/A polishers. My car will be ready tomorrow....last Thursday I burned the clear coat on my 2010 Acura TSX with VERY LITTLE effort.
The bike looks amazing.....nothing is better looking then a perfect black paint job!
The bike looks amazing.....nothing is better looking then a perfect black paint job!
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,747
Likes: 47
From: Central Florida
No you cannot burn paint with a Dual Action polisher (that is why they were designed) Also, they don't remove deep scratches and imperfections because they are so safe. You can only burn paint with a circular/rotary wheel polisher which generates heat at the pad's edge.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 1,537
Likes: 4
From: The Great River Road, Wisconsin
Black is my favorite color on a bike, for what a great canvas for air brushing or custom graphics. The color combinations are limitless. It is also the absolute worst to keep clean.
I traded my black 07 in for my red 12 a few months ago, and while it is so much easier to keep clean, the custom paint schemes are alot more limited.
Kind of a double edged sword.
Nice job by the way, looks nice.
I traded my black 07 in for my red 12 a few months ago, and while it is so much easier to keep clean, the custom paint schemes are alot more limited.
Kind of a double edged sword.
Nice job by the way, looks nice.
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Road Master
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 1,005
Likes: 4
From: Alabama
The Bike looks Great!! Awesome Shine!!!
I really stay on top of keeping my black bike clean.
Just about to the point of polishing it for the first time with a DA buffer. Beginning to see a few halo scratches in the finish. Black box wax will hide most of them for now. I really like the Black Box detailer and wax, its good stuff.
Black paint does require a lot of effort to keep up properly, but I am a big fan of black and chrome. I am happy with my black bike.
I really stay on top of keeping my black bike clean.
Just about to the point of polishing it for the first time with a DA buffer. Beginning to see a few halo scratches in the finish. Black box wax will hide most of them for now. I really like the Black Box detailer and wax, its good stuff.
Black paint does require a lot of effort to keep up properly, but I am a big fan of black and chrome. I am happy with my black bike.
