Scratches
 

Hello all,

I've noticed my nice new shiny black XT660X is gradually getting more and more scratches due to general use and cleaning?

Does anyone have any tips on buffing these out without causing a cloudy apprearance? or can anyone suggest suitable products to use?

Capt Moto's tip : Mr Sheen, or any other furniture polish. Sounds wierd I know but it does work :nod:

Maguires PlastX

This is truely the best stuff (on a sensible budget) that you can buy

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polish.../prod_351.html

Buy the scratch remover and the polish and a GOOD applicator (sponge to you or me) and you'll get bloody amazing results.

Mr Sheen will polish and make things look nice, same as many other products. (Tescos furniture polish is fine too) but will NOT remove suface scratches.

Anything 'Halfords' is generally better for drinking than it is for cleaning :)

Hi Weesky, I was really wanting to try this stuff out cause I got some deepish scratches on the plastics (sides of tank, grey), but reading on the site I get the impression this is for metals, see this quote from the site:

Where you reffering to using this on metal parts, or have you used this on the plastics as well?

Thanks,
Alex

damn it! !#$!@#$#@ I also have so many irritating scratches all around my black XTX bought in march that just show up from regular use >:( unbelievable!
ill try with polish that good ppl recommended.
google told me i could find Mr Sheen and Pledge (some one mentioned it before on forum) in lcoal stores :) so vote for your favorite coz no carlack 69 in game or other fancy things...

also "GOOD applicator" aka sponge is just regular kitchen one ? last thing i want to do is to make any new ones >:(

google lies! i cant find those brands anywhere :( ill have to go for some less popular :)

Used more than a few times on paintwork. Works lovely. Never tried it on XT type non painted plastics though.

The applicator sponge is like a very dense kitchen sponge. The density enables it to 'buff' better.
Also the size of the pores means it's better as it doesn't pick up the dirt as a normal sponge does.

OK, what we got so far is Mr Sheen and furniture polish are good for polishing, and that carlack68 stuff is good for scratches in metals.

A solution for scratches on plastic panels, anyone?
(aside from getting new panels)

if the scratch is not too deep toothpaste does a good job, use a wet microfiber cloth and a dab of toothpaste and rinse after for a new shine.

toothpaste huh ? i must try this because im so desperet with all those scratches and bike is soo young :/ i tryed car wax one time... didnt helped at all...

Yeah, me too, Im willing to try anything, even if this toothpaste is some kind of pratical joke you guys are gonna make fun of us about for years to come, I will take that risk!!

Although I must say, toothpaste does not sound like a very permanent solution, plus, your bike will smell like... toothpaste. LOL

Thnx though Captmoto!

please write a little review if operation with tooth paste succeed :)

most frustrating thing happened few days ago... i parked next to same black XT from 2007 and it was less scratched then mine 2009 >:( HOW!!! :( and believe me i take a really really god care of my bike :)

I have no time for practical jokes, toothpaste is designed to be mildly abrasive without scratching your teeth enamel which is why it is ideal for plastic, now when you see a response from me in future, remember I don't do practical jokes.

The Captain's right....tried some last night, didn't completely fix the problem but was better than anything else I've used. Thanks, Capt!

Captain is very right! I used to be a Technology teacher and used to do projects in acrylic. It has been known to send a pupil down to the Cookery dept to get some 'Cif' as this is very good to polish out marks in plastics and acrylics. Sailed a yacht over to Denmark to 'Swap' for the next size up! Spent time during the crossing polishing out marks on the GRP deck with toothpaste, brought it up like a new pin and it smelt good too!
Try a small amount on a clean cotton cloth, the idea is that you need to rub hard enough to create a small amount of heat and this will give you a brilliant polished finish. Good for alloy as well!:toothy9: