Scuffed Paint

[sun_bill1974]

I'm so pissed...when I was getting off the bike this weekend, I didn't lift my foot high enough, and a piece of my boot caught the back fender. There's a slight scuff on the fender now:bang: ....I immediately used a spray cleaner to try and polish off the the scuff, but to no avail... Do you think I can get it out with wax? I have to wait another month though, because its a fairly new bike.

 

[slowrower]

If the mark is just in the clear coat you can buff it out with a good light scratch remover - if you hit the metal you may need to send it back to the factory for fixing.

 

[Fibersnake]

Sun Bill

Would wait till the paint has had the time to breath since it is new and then get out a good detail polish. You should have no issues getting what a typical boot scuff would be. May take a little muscel grease into it, but should not be a problem.

Good luck and let us know how you make out

 

[Whistler]

Buff out the scuff mark

I have a 2008 k-9 and made the mistake of tying a WalMart plastic bag containing a pair of leather chaps tied to the sissy bar luggage rack. When I got home from the 20 mile ride I noticed the plastic bag had rubbed a "cloud" in the paint. I took it to a local small motorcyle shop and the mechanic used a high speed buffer to buff out the scuff mark. Worked great with now sign of the scuff now. Be sure to not wax the paint for a full three months like Big Dog recommends. Good luck. Whistler.