Muley
Cruisin' Guzzisti
I never thought duct tape could be so sticky, but it pulled off a chunk of paint on my hotdog tank:angry: All I was doing was trying to keep rocks from chipping the mustard:silly:
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Don't put duct tape on your paint
- Thread starter Muley
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That protective coating of mud should have been plenty of protection.:laugh: No duct tape needed. Seriously though.. denatured alcohol will loosen it, and wd40 will clean off the goo without hurting paint.. A little Alaska journey?
Muley
Cruisin' Guzzisti
What, you don't recognize the fields of NW Indiana :laugh:
Yep, my big trip last summer, which seems like a long time ago now. That's "arctic cotton" blooming on the tundra next to the Haul Road or Dalton Highway last July. I thought I was being smart to protect the tank, turn signals and headlight with duct tape, but it didn't want to come off. A chunk of paint about the size of a silver dollar peeled off the tank, and it never looked right after I touched it up with spray paint from Color Rite.
Duct tape, WD-40, zip ties, and electrical tape are always the "go-to" items for most repairs, but I got ahold of some seriously sticky stuff. Lesson learned, and I won't use it on my new Guzzi (that is, if I can remember this incident by the time I can afford to buy one
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Yep, my big trip last summer, which seems like a long time ago now. That's "arctic cotton" blooming on the tundra next to the Haul Road or Dalton Highway last July. I thought I was being smart to protect the tank, turn signals and headlight with duct tape, but it didn't want to come off. A chunk of paint about the size of a silver dollar peeled off the tank, and it never looked right after I touched it up with spray paint from Color Rite.
Duct tape, WD-40, zip ties, and electrical tape are always the "go-to" items for most repairs, but I got ahold of some seriously sticky stuff. Lesson learned, and I won't use it on my new Guzzi (that is, if I can remember this incident by the time I can afford to buy one
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So this is how an Alaskan Hotdog looks, incl. the duct tape to make ... wait, that's called *uck a duck tape, no? :silly:
Duct tape is apparently great for repairing punctured tubes, though.
This pic reminds me of a remark my gf made when a friend showed us his "new" Jackal: "imagine cleaning that bike after taking a ride on one of our little country roads during beet harvest time" (except that mud here would be about the right colour for your mustard). Guess you had the stuff everywhere, how far did you have to disassemble to clean her?
Duct tape is apparently great for repairing punctured tubes, though.
This pic reminds me of a remark my gf made when a friend showed us his "new" Jackal: "imagine cleaning that bike after taking a ride on one of our little country roads during beet harvest time" (except that mud here would be about the right colour for your mustard). Guess you had the stuff everywhere, how far did you have to disassemble to clean her?
Muley
Cruisin' Guzzisti
Rene, I think a nice shiny motorcycle is wonderful to look at, and I admire those who have the patience to do it. However, I have about joined the ranks of many others who think over washing is a bad thing. Now, I just spray a little cleaner on the paint and shiny stuff and buff it off. The engine mostly just stays dirty.
The mud was one thing, but the calcium chloride they spray on roads for dust control was something else entirely The stuff is corrosive, caustic - pick a word. I went straight to one of those coin-operated car washes and did the best I could to remove the grime, but it had "reacted" with metal parts of the bike like the valve covers and rims and simply would not come off. The brakes were toast and when the wheels were turned by hand you could hear (and feel) a grating noise. To this day, the damage is still there and I don't believe any amount of simple washing will get the crud off. Since getting back, I did a thorough hand washing, polishing and used metal polish on the corroded aluminum parts, but it's no use.
If I have to take the engine out for work, I might just strip the whole bike down, sandblast and repaint the frame and try to get things back to normal. But, after replacing the wheel bearings, brake pads, fork seals, and servicing everything else, the EV is running pretty good right now. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
I suppose I can occasionally look at the bad finish and reminisce about the trip
This is where most of the mud came from (on the return trip):
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The mud was one thing, but the calcium chloride they spray on roads for dust control was something else entirely
The stuff is corrosive, caustic - pick a word. I went straight to one of those coin-operated car washes and did the best I could to remove the grime, but it had "reacted" with metal parts of the bike like the valve covers and rims and simply would not come off. The brakes were toast and when the wheels were turned by hand you could hear (and feel) a grating noise. To this day, the damage is still there and I don't believe any amount of simple washing will get the crud off. Since getting back, I did a thorough hand washing, polishing and used metal polish on the corroded aluminum parts, but it's no use.If I have to take the engine out for work, I might just strip the whole bike down, sandblast and repaint the frame and try to get things back to normal. But, after replacing the wheel bearings, brake pads, fork seals, and servicing everything else, the EV is running pretty good right now. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
I suppose I can occasionally look at the bad finish and reminisce about the trip
This is where most of the mud came from (on the return trip):
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insert Boorman or McGregor quote here?
I wasn't suggesting you should wash. I guess I'd have let the mud on the engine too, except of course if I knew it contained corrosive sh¡t in it. A splash wash with a couple of buckets with clean water wouldn't hurt in that case
Those are dirt roads then? I don't see a real use for dust on any other kind of road...
insert Boorman or McGregor quote here?
I wasn't suggesting you should wash. I guess I'd have let the mud on the engine too, except of course if I knew it contained corrosive sh¡t in it. A splash wash with a couple of buckets with clean water wouldn't hurt in that case
Those are dirt roads then? I don't see a real use for dust on any other kind of road...