Bringing back the shine

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Old 08-15-2018, 06:25 PM
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Judicious use of a heat gun or Mother's Back to Black from the automotive section.
 
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Old 08-15-2018, 06:28 PM
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Mother's Back to Black is not available where i live (Denmark) but will try gently using a heat gun this weekend.
untill then i will be on my couch groaning since the pain rely set in today
 
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Old 08-16-2018, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by deej
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.

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Old 08-16-2018, 05:32 PM
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Dang, you guys worry about the shine on your dirt bikes?...LOL!

As to deej's reappearance here, IDRIDR, I'd quote the line from the western movie, "Big Jake", by the villain Richard Boone to John Wayne..."I thought you were dead!"...LOL!
 
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Old 08-16-2018, 09:47 PM
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And the Duke's response "Not Hardly"
 
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Old 08-17-2018, 07:09 AM
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not rely going for super finish but more the color being correct, like the white being white without deep groves/scratches and the green being green not a dull white etc.
and also i feel like i want to look after this bike unlike the previous owners.
 
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Old 08-17-2018, 04:29 PM
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With that heavy amount of crash damage scratches, you might be better off smoothing out the imperfections as best you can then use that flat vinyl sticker material you can buy at motorcycle parts stores. A lot easier than trying sand it smooth once again.
I made templates then cut it out the clear sheet sticker, that example isn’t clear but you get the idea of the vinyl available.
 

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Old 08-17-2018, 04:36 PM
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will put that idea to use maybe depends how they turn out atm they are half way done and starting to look ok but you can see the history.
 
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Old 08-18-2018, 03:58 AM
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Put some stickers on the bad spots.
 
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Old 08-18-2018, 08:46 AM
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yeah lets sticker bomb that sucker
 


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