A week or so ago, I made the mistake of pulling off a saddlebag, with the lid open, and setting it down "just for a minute" on my concrete driveway. Stupid is as stupid does...and I know better. Ever had one of those moments where you say to yourself when you are doing something: "If I do this, X is going to happen"...but you do it anyway? Yep, the bag fell over, the lid hit the concrete, and scratched the chit out of it...several scratches in one area about the size of a baseball. Not too deep, but deep enough. So, I figured I'd try to fix it myself instead of buying a new lid...what did I have to lose? You could hang a fingernail on some of them, but not deep enough to get into the base layer.
Went down to Advance Auto and found this 3M Scratch removal "kit"...contains two 3" foam pads with velcro, and a pad holder for your drill. Also, a small, foam backed piece of 3000 grit wet sandpaper, a small package of Rubbing Compound ,and a small packet of Polishing Compound. After hand wet sanding the area for about 30 minutes, wiping off residue every 30 seconds or so, I had the scratches down to where a nail would no longer catch. Then used the stiffer pad included in the kit, along with the Rubbing compound, on my Griot's 3" Orbital to cut it down a bit more and start the polishing out. Polishing pad is softer foam, so stuck that on the orbital and polished it some more. Finished with Glare Micro, then Spyder, then Pro Polish.
It worked!!
If you get at just the right angle with the light, you can still see a small "ding" or two, but you have to be looking for it and know where it is. So, a
for this little $20 kit.
BTW...I ordered some Motorcycle Armor for both lids today...
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