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Old Aug 14, 2018 | 03:46 PM
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well after getting run over on my bicycle i now have some extra time to bring some shine back to my bike.
currently i am polishing the fairings and covers, and they are slowly getting more shiny.

my current problem is the black parts like on the tail that have these white pigments that will not go away.
does anyone here know a way to give them a refresh?
 
Old Aug 14, 2018 | 04:53 PM
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I watched a kid on you tube doing bike restoration. He used a mapp gas torch to get a white flex mark to turn back to blue on some fenders and did the same to a kx airbox that had faded and returned it to a consistent black.
A pic might help to get someone who has experience fixing/restoring get you on the right track.
 
Old Aug 14, 2018 | 05:27 PM
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will post a pic when i get a new phone, the old one left an imprint on my hip when the car hit me.
here is a pic from the start of my project, before i do some wet sanding with 800 and 2000 will be followed by some polishing and wax.
 
Old Aug 14, 2018 | 07:34 PM
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Yeah but will it be as shinny as this? LOL That was with 14,000 miles on it. And yes I take it off road all the time.

 
Old Aug 14, 2018 | 10:22 PM
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Who let Deej out of his cage?
 
Old Aug 14, 2018 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by IDRIDR
Who let Deej out of his cage?
Hahahahahahaha Classic man!!!

Actually I've been riding a bit more and the problem is I never take pictures anymore. Remember when I had a ride report almost every week? Now I'm fat, old and lazy....well the only thing that's really changed from a few years ago is I'm old. I was always fat and lazy. LOL
 
Old Aug 14, 2018 | 11:36 PM
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Also I'm not too old to Hijack a tread LOL



 
Old Aug 15, 2018 | 12:01 AM
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^ thumbs up!
 
Old Aug 15, 2018 | 02:27 AM
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mine is never gonna be THAT shiny again, before i got it the former owners raced it through gravel pits and forest rallies.
the plan is to get it looking better without removing to much of the character and history.
 
Old Aug 15, 2018 | 03:19 PM
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here is an example of the white on my black plastics i want to get rid of if possible.
 



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