DJJimGreen

You sure its not on the inside of the screen?  LOL

So really, it looks like it's on the inside, so I'm definitely on the same page!... but it wouldn't make much sense. Unless it went through the screen and somehow formulated on the other side. However, just to test it out, I tried cleaning the underside too. No luck. The mystery will live on.

So, my conclusion is... it's just some weird stuff that I can't fix completely.

I took the machine to it yesterday and I feel like it's not as messed up as it was, but it still looks weirdly stained. It's the weirdest. It just bothers me because I really have no idea what it is.

Tried the goo gone, no luck.

Hand scrubbed with orange pad and white pad and not so much luck. Going with the machine tonight! Hahaha!

Is Goo Gone safe for plastic? If so I would try that before you polish.....

Annnnnd the goo gone didn't do much. Last ditch effort, here I come!

You think it's scratches or clay residue?

I want to say residue.. but could be a combo of both. I'm honestly just confused on wtf happened. The feel of it says residue as it doesn't feel scratched, but the fact it isn't budging with any sort of cleaners/products makes me think its scratches. It just also shows like.. droplets that won't come off.. so it doesn't make sense to just be scratches. You can see that in the pic very fairly in the top right of the windscreen.

Keep the plastics side up my friend, AGATT

 

S1000RR makes my old SV1000S with 135hp look like a Ninja 250.

Thanks dude! To be honest, the BMW has so many gadgets and safety features, it's probably the most user friendly bike I've ever rode on, especially for it's size. I'd think a GSXR 1000 would be way scarier, considering it's lack of ABS, traction control, etc etc.

 

^^That's an S1000RR?

 

You are one hell of a man Jim.

 

And about the price of the screen, don't you already know you gotta pay to play?[/quote

 

It's a monster man. A freaking monster.

 

I'm too tall to really use the screen functionally. Haha. It'd mostly be for looks!

Also, just a thought. Could the screen have a coating that the clay bar possibly took off or mixed with?? It has been awhile but if I remember correctly my screen looked similar just from wear and tear (as if a coating was coming off).

 

Just a theory that is in no way valid . . . just a thought.

That's what I've been thinking, that maybe there's some sort of solvent.. But now it's not wiping or anything. I'm going to polish tonight!

As for the double bubble screen, BMWs screen goes for over 250 bucks. Haha

Definitely! I'm still kinda weirded out it happened at all.

I did try revive and it didn't budge. Looks like I'll get out the polisher and go to town! Thanks everyone!

I'd almost say its stained.

Jim, it's kinda hard to tell from your pic, but it does look like it marred or scratched it somehow.  Perhaps some dirt or contaminate got embedded into your bar. 

 

Did you clay the entire windscreen? Or just that one spot?

 

It also could be some residue, but I've never seen it build up like that.  Were you using plenty of clay lube?  What did you use for lube?

 

I would maybe try to hit it heavy with some clay lube and re-clay that area to see what happens.  If not, try some light polish and see if that will take it off/reduce what you are seeing.

 

Please let us know!

So, it's weird. I used detail spray as a lube and the rest of the bike looks great. No marring or scratching. So, I don't think it was the bar. I was trying to google and figured out sometimes claying plexiglass can be weird? It's the craziest.

Oh and yea. Just that general area, as when I looked at it as I was going I was like "wait wtf?"

Hey all!

So, I recently got a new motorcycle and the time had come to give it a good claybar and wax. Well, I messed something up. Right when I claybarred the windshield, something happened. It looks like I marred it, but when I rub my hand over it it doesn't feel scratched, as much as it does that the clay residue somehow has gotten stuck to it. However, when I scratch at the marring, it doesn't budge and/or feel like a scratch or anything.

I've taken a bunch of different products to it and it looks like it's not coming off. Here' a pic, but even this just looks like a scuff and not what it actually is. How could a claybar do this? So weird.

-Jim

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I'm going with hand soap..... because I need hand soap.

Looks great! Totally unrelated, I think it's weird chevy decided the bottom of the doors doors don't need to line up with the fender lines.

So familiar sounding! I finally slowed down... after about $1200 worth of stuff... and I still want the flex bundle...

Welcome! Let the madness ensue.

What I've learned...

98% or bust.

These guys have you pretty well covered, but I'll add a little something:

 

To expect absolutely to have your program perfect and dialed in on your first go is unrealistic. The videos give you a great guide and our products are certainly easy to work with, but I usually tell people to expect to get it about mostly right the first time. The rest of the correction comes in when you learn and get more comfortable with the process and working with a machine.

 

No one has it all figured out on their very first go... if it were that easy you wouldn't need us! LOL

Good to hear from you. I watched one of your videos while having my go at it. I'm getting the hang of it, but still get hesitant around weird curves.

If I had to put a number on it, I think most people 'figure it out' completely by they're 3rd attempt... and by that I don't mean 3 passes in one time in the garage, but walking away, coming back and making a separate attempt. As anyone has experienced, if you get frustrated and keep going at it you never get it right... stepping back, thinking about it, and trying another day makes a huge difference.

 

We've said at many clinics and in the videos "DON'T POLISH ANGRY"

I could tell I started to get frustrated after the white microfiber pad and had to walk away before I made a big mistake with the orange microfiber. Haha

Guys do these Dodge Challengers have a "hard" clear coat? I seem to recall a post about that. I know vettes do. So to the OP the clear coat hardness also plays a role in the pads you need to use. I learned that from Dylan in one of the videos where they introduced the Cyclo.

 

On a side note I almost bought a 2012 Challenger and I remember it being swirled to sh%#. The Dealers unwillingness to cut a deal even after the car was hit in the lot after I test drove it caused me to look elsewhere. But I really dig the updates for MY 2014 and up. You have a sweet ride!

I felt like the car had a harder than normal clearcoat, but I of course have no reference. It didn't budge much though with the foam pads, at least with my current form! Yea, the changes they made in 2015 I'm a huge fan of... however, I hear from a lot of prior challenger owners that they felt like the new one is getting away from the vintage styling (LED tail lights, halo headlights etc)... but whatever. I still love it. 

Jim, it's like everything else you do practice makes perfect!

Indeed! The support here is awesome.

One final question on this topic. The trunk of the challenger sort of lips up when it reaches the back windshield and was wondering, since it lips, should I be hesitant when polishing up it? I didn't go to the edge, as it's obviously thin there, but was concerned that since I can't necessarily keep the polisher flat (since it lips up a bit) would it just scratch it? Is it better to approach it head on, or from the side? Sorry, full of questions...

I don't have a Cyclo but theres a ton of factors when speaking of correction.

 

-Power/throw of machine

-Pressure on pad

-Speed of machine used

-pad type and size used

-Cutting ability of product

 

In your situation and with any non-metallic black paint correction I 95% of the time finding myself going straight to MF cutting pads and a correcting polish, and sometimes multiple passes depending on how old the vehicle is.  On brand new cars off the lot sometimes I can get by with orange foam but most of the time even that needs the extra oomph of the MF pads in certain areas.

Sweet. Thanks! I have no source of reference as this was my first car to cyclo and also with it being black, I have no idea what acceptable is for the pads/polish I'm using.

Try it out for youself see how you like it LOL

Don't tempt me. Hahaha

Was the last product you used the Paint Correcting Polish? Did you not go back over it with the Finishing Polish? Paint Correcting Polish will leave a haze on some finishes as it doesn't finish down like the Finishing Polish does

It was paint finishing on white microfiber pad.

If this car gets driven, doing a 100% correction IS going to drive you nuts.  However, the hood, roof, trunk and sides up near the side windows and all the pillars should be done close to perfection, because that's where your eye will see most of the imperfections and it'll drive you NUTS!!!  Dull can be residue, but the finishing polishes down pretty nicely.  You can get some haze from the MF pads which is why I usually like to finish with a white foam pad on darker colors although the haze is there regardless of color sometimes.  You CAN get rid of it with an MF pad, just reduce the weight on the pads and hit them with a bit of DS and polish.  It should disappear.  

 

Remember, you don't own a black car, it owns YOU!  

Good to know. I last used the microfiber and never went back over with white fiam pad. It seems fine now, but last night with the camera flash it was showing up as that. I detail sprayed the hell out of it. Haha

^This.  Although it said you made a pass with White MF and white finishing polish, on black especially non metallic I always finish down with white foam and a Finishing polish for ultimate gloss and clarity.

Got it! Thank you! It was fun to play with the cyclo, for sure.

Do you guys find yourself using the microfibers often? It felt like it just wasn't cutting much with anything less. Do you guys put much pressure down on the cyclo? I really wasn't, besides a slight push just to ensure it doesn't go skipping around..

I recently replaced my men's lubriderm bottle (i hate itchy skin) with VRT since I like SPF35 and the smell of the new "lotion"

 

As far as waffle weave bath towels, not a bad idea, I may try it out one day.  Definitely would be buying gallons of micro-restore at the amount of MF laundry I'd be doing if that was the case LOL

You have a point with the microfiber restore. I'll buy a few gallons. Hahaha.

Also, don't know if serious about VRT. Hahaha

Good stuff. Thank you sir. Random question that I was asking myself last night that you may be able to answer.

Why does my corrected paint look more dull than the spiderwebbed taped off portion? It didn't look like it this morning in the sunlight, but I was wondering why it looked dulled, when it was freshly corrected. Polish residue?