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Help! - I may have ruined my paint


John Nielsen

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I hung a wet lawn bagger bag too close to my bike and it dripped some of the fluid onto the right front tank faring. Today, I saw the moisture left milky streaks in the finish!! I have tried mineral spirits and Soft Scrub with bleach with no effect. Is the finish on this '97 R1100RT a base-clear system? If so, is there any chance a body shop can buff the clear and remove the streaks or will it need to be sanded to the base coat and re-cleared?? Worst case would be if this is a single stage finish and I have to refinish and color match a 15 year old paint job. Help please with any ideas! Thank you.

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Sorry to read your paint has goober stains... Color sand and buff should work. Consult with a local body/paint shop. If the crap went through the clear you'll have a bigger problem and a bigger bill.

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Nice n Easy Rider
I might be OK. This morning, the milky streaks have nearly disappeared.

When I had milky stains in the polyurethane finish on my wood floor from water that had been left pooling overnight I gently warmed the area with a hair dryer and watched the stains disappear.

 

I suspect your stains might have "dried out" with the same effect.

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