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Old 08-16-2009, 07:56 PM
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As all of you guys with the darker colors know, the swirl marks can be a real pain in the butt. I have tried numerous products to try and get rid of the swirls. I was in Autozone and saw Meguiar's SwirlX. I thought "what the hell?" Well I put a coat on tonight, it seems like it worked very well. I haven't gotten it out into the sun yet, as that is the true test, but at different angles under the lights in my garage it seems to have done its job. I will post an update when I can get the bike in the sun. It is supposed to rain tomorrow.....
 
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I've tried really, really hard to not wash or dry my bike with anything that will leave swirl marks. I wash it gently with a microfiber wash brush and air dry it with the leaf blower and then touch up with a microfiber towel.
 
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the swirl marks can be a real pain in the butt

a royal pain is more like it
 
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It seems like no matter what I use I get them....
 
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Black and chrome, awesome combo, just a pain in the *** to keep clean!!
 
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Black and chrome, awesome combo, just a pain in the *** to keep clean!!
even harder for an old fatman like me
 
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I saw a t-shirt the other day that said:

Fat people are hard to kidnap
 
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My dark peace officer blue gets them. I'vew found that 3M swirl remover, a good coat of wax, and some spay on meguiers nano wax does well to diminish them.
 
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3M Hand Glaze...... you have to buy it at an automotive supply store that handles paint products. Easy on easy off. Makes paint noticeably darker and deep.
 


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