| Author | Message | ||
     Ds_tiger |
Hey- I have both the blue and the cherry bomb red and they are bears to keep looking good. I have never had a plastic scratch so easily, and wondered if any of my Bad Web Bro's could share any success treatments? THANKS | ||
| Bads1 |
Have them cleared. | ||
| Thespive |
Novus 1, 2 and 3 and a lot of elbow grease is the only way to keep them nice. You could clear them, but then you'd have to remove the X and stickers, etc. I am thinking about having my fly screen cleared. --Sean | ||
| Aatch |
what do you mean by having them "cleared"? | ||
| Reepicheep |
Professionally applied automotive clear coat lacquer spray application I am guessing... | ||
| Thespive |
Yes, have automotive clearcoat applied, like on a car. If you go the Novus route, do the polishing by hand. I tried to use my Dremel at low speed with some Novus and melted a little spot in the airbox. --Sean | ||
| Vanvideo |
Be careful with gas drops on the air cover! I found out the hard way, it stains instantly. | ||
| Bads1 |
You can have them cleared with automotive clear coat. It's been done with the Queensryche bikes and with great results.  | ||
| Teddagreek |
Novus... | ||
| Etennuly |
If you're gonna clear it don't try the spray can route. Use a professionally applied urethane clear coat or you'd just be missing the point. Stay away from lacquers for sure, they will melt the surface like gasoline does. There are professional finish compounds that will allow you to buff the original finish back to new. Because there are so many variances in brands take a piece with you to a professional automotive paint store so that they can help you find the right kind of compound and buffing pads. Yes, it is expensive to do it right, however to do it cheap you might as well buy the new one and save your self a lot of aggravation. If you would like you can PM me about doing it for you. I don't know what it would cost to ship. I can do either the buffing or the clear coat. | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
be careful if u clear ur parts...i duno about the other plastics but when i painted my windscreen and put it in the paint booth it cracked like a sumbitch it had some weird uv protection on it or something. | ||
| Bads1 |
It was prepped wrong then. | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
nooo it just didnt like the heat from the booth....prep pretty much just consisted of roughing it up a little..my undertail is fine i just used the heat lamp instead of putting it in the booth. | ||
| Bumblebee |
Novus and polishing by hand has kept mine looking pretty good. | ||
| Ds_tiger |
OK Thanks guys Novus Clearcoat Er, I googled Novus and did not egt any where other than "buy it now on ebay" links. What is Novus (aside from a 3 step plastic polish routine) and where do you typically get it? Sorry for being a DUMAS Thanks | ||
| Thespive |
I have ordered from these guys: http://www.tubro.com/novus_plastic_polish.htm Go Direct; http://www.noscratch.com/novus/ Also check: http://www.aerostich.com/product.php?productid=170 79 http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=11 3 http://www.modernplastics.com/novisplasticpolish.h tml --Sean | ||
| Tbolt_pilot |
Has anybody tried that stuff that you polish out the plastic car headlights with? I had to use it on my Contour lights to get the yellowing out of them. I was doubtful but it actually worked pretty well. | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
ive seen on here that some of the people like plexus to keep things looking nice i havent tried it but it does look like its worth checking out once u get things lookin nice to keep it that way...personaly for my 9R ive used lots of different waxes and they all seem to work ok..ive used novus on plastic windows for rag tops and a few other apps and it works pretty good. meguires makes a plastic polish too it works alright as well. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
A mild toothpaste and a dry terry cloth towel.  stay away from the baking soda brands, works great, cheap as hell and keeps the scratches down, fabulous... (Actually it makes it own scratches but they are usually finer than what is on there to begin with) | ||
| Reepicheep |
My Harley dealer stocks it on the shelf. So does my local import dealer. Don't use a toothbrush, it will ruin things. I would not use toothpaste on the clear 9sx cover, but I have not tried it. Novus 3 for really deep scratches, then Novus 2 to buff to a near shine. Then Harley Sealer Glaze for a glass like finish. Novus 1 is not really a polish, I think it just puts a "anti static" coating on the surface so you don't have a dust magnet. | ||
| Molly_hatchet |
now thats old school..toothpaste is a very mild form of rubbing compound.. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
save the toothbrush for the bathroom. Dry terrycloth towel and a mild toothpaste. It definitely got the fog off the plastic from an gas spill. Plus I had that in my tail bag because I was camping, I didnt pack any detail equip. Its dirty in them thar hills. Dirty bike, ? fabulous! |
