Flat Black paint?

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Dec 10, 2013 | 08:21 AM

#11

edwin79

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windex works wel and harley sells a denim black cleaner which works great last a while and good for the price.

Dec 10, 2013 | 02:48 PM

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tbone215

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Originally Posted by GrapeApe01

TBone: I am thinking of the same. How did you Make out with it? Got pics?

Not done yet. As soon as I get it put back together, I will post some pics.

Dec 10, 2013 | 02:58 PM

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usmc97hd

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Im not a fan of the flat colors at all. One of my riding buddies has a blue denim SG (beautiful color if it was shiny). He uses Windex on it and it looks like new. Seems easier to care for than my shiny paint!

Dec 10, 2013 | 03:07 PM

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TURQ

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My SG is almost 2 years old and I still love my denim paint. No problems and easy to maintain. When black denim gets dusty it looks a little Mad Max looking which I think is a good thing

Dec 10, 2013 | 03:14 PM

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JRK5892

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denim paint is a bit hard to care for, but demin powder super easy! my sport touring is drove rain or shine you name it... looksl ike new, covered in flat black powder

Dec 11, 2013 | 04:42 AM

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x1rider

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They didn't offer denim black for StreetGlides in 2009 but that's what I would have bought. Flat black powdercoated parts weren't commonly offered in 2009 either so I built an oven, bought a pc gun, and powdercoated my parts flat black myself. I occasionally touch up a few chips with paint but the flat black still looks good.

Dec 12, 2013 | 11:21 AM

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tbone215

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Bike looks great!^^^^

Dec 12, 2013 | 11:26 AM

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fatboy slim

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Originally Posted by Webo

My experience is it's harder to keep flat black looking its best. Every finger print shows and stands out on flat black. While it's fairly easy to clean the problem is up keep. You can not buff out small scratches or nicks from flat paint like you can gloss. And for me it seems that rock chips also stand out on flat black much more than a gloss black paint.

+1 on this.

I knew nothing about denim paint when I bought my ride, and even polished the tank to 'protect' the finish when I first picked it up from the dealer. Took me ages to get the polish marks out.

If you don't pick up any scratches it's okay, just wash and dry with chamois. If you get scratches then you're stuck with them.