RE: clear protective film

["David McCarthy" <dave.mac@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Phillip

No substitute for hard work really! A decent bit of mutton cloth and some
decent polish!!

As you know I have the same problem with mine on both the tank and the
panels immediately below. As McGuires, is not a UK option, you need to find
what suits you best.

I use Turtle Wax Colour Magic initially to restore the area in Blue
obviously but it is available in vast number of colours including Black!
Once the finish is restored and it don't take too long, apply a sealing
polish over the top. Something like "Autoglym Super Resin" or the like.
Works wonders! I also tried Crystal Glo which is specifically for acrylics
but didn't like it. Currently using "MER" which I picked up at the Westpoint
show. Wonderful! Bikes looking the best ever.

First application is a bit time consuming, but after that its easy. The
beauty of MER is you put it on wet as soon as you have washed the bike, let
it all dry and buff it off. As I said, I use mutton cloth only, where paint
work is concerned. I tend to do the scuffed areas every time after washing
and it only takes 10 minutes max each time.

The other option is to buy a Baglux. Just put mine back on today for the
winter!!

Dave Mc

Had enough, gone out on the bike!!!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 04:45
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: clear protective film
>
>
> Does anyone have any idea how to remove those horrible smears to the shine
> (without resorting to anything too harsh), caused by my cordura
> jeans where
> my inside knees rest against the tank.  I've got lots of little jobs to do
> on the bike this winter and I'd like to remove them before I put on the 3m
> film that Eric supplied me.
>
> Yours in ignorance
> Phil Guy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 3:57 PM
> Subject: Re: clear protective film
>
>
> At 11:11 PM 10/18/00 -0400, Paul Fox wrote:
> >  > I just ordered an additional 120 feet last week from 3M. I
> talked with
> > the
> >
> >ah -- the man with the answers.  :-)
> >
> >so, can i do the whole back of the tank at once?  or does it need to
> >be done in sections?
>
> Sections - too many complex curves for one piece. I run a large piece from
> the seat up to about 3" from the filler neck. Due to the many angles
> involved it took me quite a while to get it all down. I supply a smaller
> template in the kit and recommend maybe even a little smaller still for
> ease  of installation. I then have a couple of larger pieces in the knee
> area of the tank and then I cover several spots on the front of the rear
> fairing where the bottom half of the leg rests.
>
> Once you do a couple of the smaller ones, you should have no problems with
> the larger patterns. The important thing is to take your time and double
> check everything before cutting. After that it is pretty easy work.
>
> - Eric
>
>
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