Everybody has one or two on their bike. Mine came from the same screw, only my bride watched it happen. -after she warned me about protecting the gas tank.

 

I just went over it with a sharpie. Hid it pretty dang good. I know it wont last but I feel better now. Wife caught me with the sharpie. Now she knows! Crap, can't blame her now.

 

I just fueled up my new RKC for the ist time, and the nozzle slipped and gas ran all over the tank. I hate when that happens! Always afraid it gonna do a number on the tank!!

 

H-D sells (an incredibly over priced) bottle of touchup paint and clear coat. I would use it before hitting it with the 2000 grit.

I was removing the running boards on my RKC. I couldn't get a good pull on the Allen wrench from the right side so I went to the left side of the bike and swung the handlebars to move the wheel out of my way. What the F.. was that horible screeching noise??? I left the Allen wrench sticking out of the bolt and it scraped all the way across the fender. It took many coats of touchup paint a clear coat and several hours with 2000 grit on a sanding block, followed by polishing with the swirl & scratch remover. You can't tell it was even there, and it was friggin deep. It worked so good I fixed the dent I put in the tank during my other brain fart. That's a story for next time... <G>

 

3m rubbing compound followed by turtle wax black box made my black pearl bike look awesome.

 

DO NOT USE RUBBING COMPOUND 2000 grit wet sand is good polishing compound is good

 

That's why I bought a used bike. Price and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd scratches were already there. Takes off a lot of the frustration.

 

That's what I was going to tell you to do. I use a Blue one on my F150 all the time.

 

Good luck with that!!

 

I just did the same thing to mine. Quixx will get most of it out, but I do have touch up paint on order and I'll be taking my time getting paint laid into the scratch and sanding it with 3500 grit.