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Denim Paint

Reply from: btharris24@yahoo . com
Date: 12 May 2008, 14:36
Denim Paint

I just bought a 08 Street Bob with "Denim" paint, does anybody have
any good cleaning ideas for it? I know the manual says to buy a HD
product but I'm sure there's got to be other stuff you can use.
Yesterday may helmet just barely touched the gas tank and now there is
a very small black scuff mark, I got some of it out with water and a
soft cloth but you can still see it. Any ideas?

Thanks,
bh

Reply from: Tud
Date: 12 May 2008, 14:47
Re: Denim Paint

>I just bought a 08 Street Bob with "Denim" paint, does anybody have
> any good cleaning ideas for it? I know the manual says to buy a HD
> product but I'm sure there's got to be other stuff you can use.
> Yesterday may helmet just barely touched the gas tank and now there is
> a very small black scuff mark, I got some of it out with water and a
> soft cloth but you can still see it. Any ideas?

The wife put's my demins in the washing machine, then a bit later they come
out clean as if by magic. After a while they tend to fade, but I think
that's because I sometimes park myself in the sun.

--
Tud
SENS BS#111 LFS#32 FLF MISFIT Vermort AH#115
* ah115 . com
Sisyphus rides a Triumph



Reply from: LaJolla
Date: 12 May 2008, 15:15
Re: Denim Paint

On Mon, 12 May 2008 12:47:19 GMT, "Tud" <tud333@hotmail . com > wrote:

>>I just bought a 08 Street Bob with "Denim" paint, does anybody have
>> any good cleaning ideas for it? I know the manual says to buy a HD
>> product but I'm sure there's got to be other stuff you can use.
>> Yesterday may helmet just barely touched the gas tank and now there is
>> a very small black scuff mark, I got some of it out with water and a
>> soft cloth but you can still see it. Any ideas?
>
>The wife put's my demins in the washing machine, then a bit later they come
>out clean as if by magic. After a while they tend to fade, but I think
>that's because I sometimes park myself in the sun.

Sun? On the island? Heh, you kill me Tud!

And what the hell is denim paint?
--
Curly AH#117 BS#107
04 FLHTPI Cop Bike
"The party never ends"

Reply from: Andy aka Big Stinkie
Date: 12 May 2008, 15:30
Re: Denim Paint

LaJolla wrote:
> On Mon, 12 May 2008 12:47:19 GMT, "Tud" <tud333@hotmail . com > wrote:
>
>>> I just bought a 08 Street Bob with "Denim" paint, does anybody have
>>> any good cleaning ideas for it? I know the manual says to buy a HD
>>> product but I'm sure there's got to be other stuff you can use.
>>> Yesterday may helmet just barely touched the gas tank and now there is
>>> a very small black scuff mark, I got some of it out with water and a
>>> soft cloth but you can still see it. Any ideas?
>> The wife put's my demins in the washing machine, then a bit later they come
>> out clean as if by magic. After a while they tend to fade, but I think
>> that's because I sometimes park myself in the sun.
>
> Sun? On the island? Heh, you kill me Tud!
>
> And what the hell is denim paint?
> --

It's defective paint that came out dull instead of shiny, but instead of
repainting all the tin, the MoCo called it "Denim Paint" and charged
more for it.
--
Andy aka Big Stinkie BS#252 SLOB#3

Reply from: btharris24@yahoo . com
Date: 12 May 2008, 16:08
Re: Denim Paint

On May 12, 9:30 am, Andy aka Big Stinkie <andy...@earthlink . net >
wrote:
> LaJolla wrote:
> > On Mon, 12 May 2008 12:47:19 GMT, "Tud" <tud...@hotmail . com > wrote:
>
> >>> I just bought a 08 Street Bob with "Denim" paint, does anybody have
> >>> any good cleaning ideas for it? I know the manual says to buy a HD
> >>> product but I'm sure there's got to be other stuff you can use.
> >>> Yesterday may helmet just barely touched the gas tank and now there is=

> >>> a very small black scuff mark, I got some of it out with water and a
> >>> soft cloth but you can still see it. Any ideas?
> >> The wife put's my demins in the washing machine, then a bit later they =
come
> >> out clean as if by magic.  After a while they tend to fade, but I thi=
nk
> >> that's because I sometimes park myself in the sun.
>
> > Sun?  On the island?   Heh, you kill me Tud!
>
> > And what the hell is denim paint?
> > --
>
> It's defective paint that came out dull instead of shiny, but instead of
> repainting all the tin, the MoCo called it "Denim Paint" and charged
> more for it.
> --
> Andy aka Big Stinkie BS#252 SLOB#3- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Damn, you guys are a tough crowd! Thanks for all the helpful
advice........

bh

Reply from: Jinks
Date: 12 May 2008, 16:17
Re: Denim Paint

On Mon, 12 May 2008 07:08:23 -0700 (PDT), btharris24@yahoo . com wrote:

>On May 12, 9:30 am, Andy aka Big Stinkie <andy...@earthlink . net >
>wrote:
>> LaJolla wrote:
>> > On Mon, 12 May 2008 12:47:19 GMT, "Tud" <tud...@hotmail . com > wrote:
>>
>> >>> I just bought a 08 Street Bob with "Denim" paint, does anybody have
>> >>> any good cleaning ideas for it? I know the manual says to buy a HD
>> >>> product but I'm sure there's got to be other stuff you can use.
>> >>> Yesterday may helmet just barely touched the gas tank and now there is
>> >>> a very small black scuff mark, I got some of it out with water and a
>> >>> soft cloth but you can still see it. Any ideas?
>> >> The wife put's my demins in the washing machine, then a bit later they come
>> >> out clean as if by magic.  After a while they tend to fade, but I think
>> >> that's because I sometimes park myself in the sun.
>>
>> > Sun?  On the island?   Heh, you kill me Tud!
>>
>> > And what the hell is denim paint?
>> > --
>>
>> It's defective paint that came out dull instead of shiny, but instead of
>> repainting all the tin, the MoCo called it "Denim Paint" and charged
>> more for it.
>> --
>> Andy aka Big Stinkie BS#252 SLOB#3- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>Damn, you guys are a tough crowd! Thanks for all the helpful
>advice........

Thank your lucky ass you aren't a regular that bought "Denim Paint"!
They'd have to take this & worse, & IRL too boot!....... 'Course the regulars
here can take it.
-

Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
#64
Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"

Reply from: Al
Date: 12 May 2008, 16:21
Re: Denim Paint

btharris24@yahoo . com wrote:
> On May 12, 9:30 am, Andy aka Big Stinkie <andy...@earthlink . net >
> wrote:
>> LaJolla wrote:
>>> On Mon, 12 May 2008 12:47:19 GMT, "Tud" <tud...@hotmail . com > wrote:
>>>>> I just bought a 08 Street Bob with "Denim" paint, does anybody have
>>>>> any good cleaning ideas for it? I know the manual says to buy a HD
>>>>> product but I'm sure there's got to be other stuff you can use.
>>>>> Yesterday may helmet just barely touched the gas tank and now there is
>>>>> a very small black scuff mark, I got some of it out with water and a
>>>>> soft cloth but you can still see it. Any ideas?
>>>> The wife put's my demins in the washing machine, then a bit later they come
>>>> out clean as if by magic. After a while they tend to fade, but I think
>>>> that's because I sometimes park myself in the sun.
>>> Sun? On the island? Heh, you kill me Tud!
>>> And what the hell is denim paint?
>>> --
>> It's defective paint that came out dull instead of shiny, but instead of
>> repainting all the tin, the MoCo called it "Denim Paint" and charged
>> more for it.
>> --
>> Andy aka Big Stinkie BS#252 SLOB#3- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Damn, you guys are a tough crowd! Thanks for all the helpful
> advice........
>
> bh

Ahh that's just their way of saying it's a tired subject w/ lots of
mileage, and you'll find the answer here:
* groups.google . com /group/rec.motorcycles.harley/topics?hl=en

It's how I found out about the 3M polishing products I'm so fond of.

or... they suspect you're a troll

--
BS205© DOF#FiftyTo G&W CVNS-FD#1-7®



Reply from: btharris24@yahoo . com
Date: 12 May 2008, 16:27
Re: Denim Paint

On May 12, 10:21 am, Al <bslug205@NO SPAM SUCKA . com > wrote:
> btharri...@yahoo . com wrote:
> > On May 12, 9:30 am, Andy aka Big Stinkie <andy...@earthlink . net >
> > wrote:
> >> LaJolla wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 12 May 2008 12:47:19 GMT, "Tud" <tud...@hotmail . com > wrote:
> >>>>> I just bought a 08 Street Bob with "Denim" paint, does anybody have
> >>>>> any good cleaning ideas for it? I know the manual says to buy a HD
> >>>>> product but I'm sure there's got to be other stuff you can use.
> >>>>> Yesterday may helmet just barely touched the gas tank and now there =
is
> >>>>> a very small black scuff mark, I got some of it out with water and a=

> >>>>> soft cloth but you can still see it. Any ideas?
> >>>> The wife put's my demins in the washing machine, then a bit later the=
y come
> >>>> out clean as if by magic.  After a while they tend to fade, but I t=
hink
> >>>> that's because I sometimes park myself in the sun.
> >>> Sun?  On the island?   Heh, you kill me Tud!
> >>> And what the hell is denim paint?
> >>> --
> >> It's defective paint that came out dull instead of shiny, but instead o=
f
> >> repainting all the tin, the MoCo called it "Denim Paint" and charged
> >> more for it.
> >> --
> >> Andy aka Big Stinkie BS#252 SLOB#3- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > Damn, you guys are a tough crowd! Thanks for all the helpful
> > advice........
>
> > bh
>
> Ahh that's just their way of saying it's a tired subject w/ lots of
> mileage, and you'll find the answer here: * groups.google . com /group/re=
c.motorcycles.harley/topics?hl=en
>
> It's how I found out about the 3M polishing products I'm so fond of.
>
> or... they suspect you're a troll
>
> --
> BS205© DOF#FiftyTo G&W CVNS-FD#1-7®- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

No Troll here - a newbie, yes. Thanks for the info.

bh

Reply from: Schmoe
Date: 12 May 2008, 17:00
Re: Denim Paint

<btharris24@yahoo . com > wrote in message

>>>Damn, you guys are a tough crowd! Thanks for all the helpful
advice........

On the off chance you aren't trolling, check out the faq's below and see if
it means anything to you.


--
Bruce... #128 BS#224 KOTFAQ * w w w .rmhfaq . com
'06 Ultra


Reply from: btharris24@yahoo . com
Date: 12 May 2008, 17:10
Re: Denim Paint

On May 12, 11:00 am, "Schmoe" <s...@s . net > wrote:
> <btharri...@yahoo . com > wrote in message
> >>>Damn, you guys are a tough crowd! Thanks for all the helpful
>
> advice........
>
> On the off chance you aren't trolling, check out the faq's below and see i=
f
> it means anything to you.
>
> --
> Bruce... #128 BS#224 KOTFAQ * w w w .rmhfaq . com
> '06 Ultra

Schmoe,
Thanks for the link...

bh

Reply from: Sean_Q_
Date: 12 May 2008, 18:00
Re: Denim Paint

LaJolla wrote:

> Sun? On the island?

Did you move to Cape Breton, Tud? Or even (gasp) out to The Rock?

Oh, I'se the bye who builds the boat, and I'se the bye who sails her.
I'se the bye who catches the fish and takes them home to Lizer.

Sods and rinds to cover yer flake, cake and tea for supper.
Codfish in the spring o' the year, fried in maggoty butter.

I took Lizer to a dance as fast as she could travel
And every stop that she did take was up to her knees in gravel!

Hip your partner Sally Tibbo, hip your partner Sally Brown
Fogo, Twillingate, Morton's Harbour, all around the circle.

SQ

Reply from: Spunky Hussein Tuna
Date: 12 May 2008, 17:00
Re: Denim Paint

btharris24@yahoo . com wrote:
> I just bought a 08 Street Bob with "Denim" paint, does anybody have
> any good cleaning ideas for it? I know the manual says to buy a HD
> product but I'm sure there's got to be other stuff you can use.
> Yesterday may helmet just barely touched the gas tank and now there is
> a very small black scuff mark, I got some of it out with water and a
> soft cloth but you can still see it. Any ideas?

80 grit sandpaper ought to do it just fine.
--

Spunky Hussein Tuna
radical ChristoIslamic fundamentalist Pescasupremacist...
but not at all bitter

Reply from: Spanky
Date: 12 May 2008, 17:07
Re: Denim Paint


<btharris24@yahoo . com > wrote:

> Yesterday may helmet just barely touched the gas tank and now there is
> a very small black scuff mark, I got some of it out with water and a
> soft cloth but you can still see it. Any ideas?
>
According to Service Bulletin M-1172:
"If scratched, nicked or scuffed, Black Denim paint can not be buffed out.
If polished, the finish will become less matte and more glossy over time.
This finish can not be repaired."

-Spanky
'93 FXR


Reply from: Sheep
Date: 12 May 2008, 18:25
Re: Denim Paint

On Mon, 12 May 2008 05:36:27 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>I just bought a 08 Street Bob with "Denim" paint, does anybody have
>any good cleaning ideas for it? I know the manual says to buy a HD
>product but I'm sure there's got to be other stuff you can use.
>Yesterday may helmet just barely touched the gas tank and now there is
>a very small black scuff mark, I got some of it out with water and a
>soft cloth but you can still see it. Any ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>bh


Inherent issue with the paint. Learn to live with it.


Dave (Dukes Sheep)
'07 FLHTCU NAH#2 DOF #5 SENS
"Oh bother" said Pooh, as he was connected at 14.4kps

A: Because it disturbs the logical flow of the message.
Q: Why is topposting frowned upon?

Reply from: Road Glidin' Don
Date: 12 May 2008, 18:54
Re: Denim Paint

On May 12, 10:25 am, Sheep <d.l.dub...@bell.south . net > wrote:
> On Mon, 12 May 2008 05:36:27 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
> >I just bought a 08 Street Bob with "Denim" paint, does anybody have
> >any good cleaning ideas for it? I know the manual says to buy a HD
> >product but I'm sure there's got to be other stuff you can use.
> >Yesterday may helmet just barely touched the gas tank and now there is
> >a very small black scuff mark, I got some of it out with water and a
> >soft cloth but you can still see it. Any ideas?
>
> >Thanks,
> >bh
>
> Inherent issue with the paint.  Learn to live with it.  

Yep. Maybe a good reason to choose black if wanting that finish. As
it accumulates imperfections over time, they seem less out of place
since it has an anti-pretty, brooding look to begin with.

I've ridden my flat-black Street Bob for about a year now and I love
it. If you like the colour black for your bike, with a denim finish
it's even blacker. Black and shiny sort of work against each other.





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