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09-16-2008, 06:30 PM
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| Detailing a Harley with flat paint
I'm detailing my Dad's Harley Sporster this weekend for his birthday. It has flat paint, black and green, and I'm not sure how I should go about it. I plan to wash it with ONR and of course hit up all the chrome bits, but the painted areas I'm not sure what to do with them. I was honestly just going to clay and wax it as I don't think a polishing it will really do anything. I'd appricate your input in this.
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381 AWHP, 91 octane and 25psi
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09-16-2008, 11:05 PM
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| Re: Detailing a Harley with flat paint
Unless there are any deep RIDS or something that you can see i dont see any reason to polish. With out the reflectivity i dont see how you could see any swirls.
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09-16-2008, 11:09 PM
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| Re: Detailing a Harley with flat paint
Thats what I was thinking.
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2003 Lancer Evolution VIII
Buschur TBE, Apex'i intake, Hallman Pro RX MBC, Evo 9 and Forge DV's, Swift Sport Machs, FP Green, ETS 3.5 FMIC and piping, Megan coated mani, Megan O2 housing,injectors, Walbro 255, HKS 272's, ARP headstuds, and Cosworth headgasket
381 AWHP, 91 octane and 25psi
272 AWHP (DynoDynamics, 312AWHP DynoJet) 93 oct
252 AWHP (DynoDynamics, 292AWHP Dynojet) 91 oct
^^^Old numbers
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09-20-2008, 07:51 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina
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| Re: Detailing a Harley with flat paint
On a bike that has flat paint, you don't want to do any rubbing that's not necessary. Rubbing the paint will cause the flat paint to turn shiny. If you tend to rub harder in some spots more than others, you will have dull and shiny areas of the paint.
Be real careful as to what wax you use. Flat paint isn't exactly smooth so you can end up with "white" areas where the wax has embedded into areas of the paint.
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09-29-2008, 09:33 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Indianapolis, IN
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| Re: Detailing a Harley with flat paint
harley davidson reccomend just using a good glass cleaner that has no amonia... i would NOT rub anything on the new flat line of HD's!!! IMHO
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07-14-2010, 06:17 AM
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| Re: Detailing a Harley with flat paint
at the bike shop i work at, we sell a cleaner that is meant for flat paint, if i think of it today, ill take a pic.
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07-14-2010, 06:31 AM
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| Re: Detailing a Harley with flat paint
Read the owner’s manual. The HD owner’s manual states exactly what to use on the denim (flat) paint. Believe it or not, the owner’s manual states to use Dawn when washing the denim tins. I know, because I owned one that I recently sold.
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07-14-2010, 09:03 AM
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| Re: Detailing a Harley with flat paint
I am with everyone else... Rub the flat paint as little as possible. Don't know of any polish/wax/sealant meant for flat paint.
Those products are meant to bring out the shine in paint and will defeat the idea of flat paint.
Maybe iceman has something that will help, but he mentioned a cleaner
Good luck with the paint and nice new toy.
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07-14-2010, 09:18 AM
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| Re: Detailing a Harley with flat paint
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Originally Posted by mchess1  I am with everyone else... Rub the flat paint as little as possible. Don't know of any polish/wax/sealant meant for flat paint.
Those products are meant to bring out the shine in paint and will defeat the idea of flat paint.
Maybe iceman has something that will help, but he mentioned a cleaner
Good luck with the paint and nice new toy. | it does a great job, we use it on the flat colored bikes on our showroom floor. we havent sold much of it b/c we havent really advertised it yet.
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