Remove " like scratches"

[Coolbreezin]

Hey all. 2005 with almost 90,000 miles. I have a haze, if you will, on the front of my sliders I cannot remove. I know what caused them and would like to hide them until after Spring PCB. I can't feel them and the few basic cleaners & polishers didn't help.
Please advise.
Thank you.

 

[HMAN]

Try a Magic Eraser. Wet and rub. It may remove the haze.

 

[Mr. Wright]

Wad up some aluminum foil. Spray it with WD-40 and lightly scrub

 

[Snuffy]

0000 steel wool then a good buffing

 

[Coolbreezin]

Thank you gentlemen. I'll give them all a try.

 

[chubs]

Thank you gentlemen. I'll give them all a try.

You said you know what caused them? Was it something abrasive, or some type of chemical or something?

 

[Coolbreezin]

You said you know what caused them? Was it something abrasive, or some type of chemical or something?

I'm thinking time and mileage as there is no other ghost like haze on my motorcycle like this.

 

[Snuffy]

I have seen when the clear coat turn’s hazy. If that’s the case a paint job is the only fix. Good luck

 

[woodbutcher]

Pick a small out of the way area and try a new, wet mr.clean magic eraser. No promises, but it might help.I know they work on hazy windsheilds.

 

[Mickmorris]

I'm thinking time and mileage as there is no other ghost like haze on my motorcycle like this.

I’m with Snuffy on this one. But add a little WD-40

 

[HMAN]

Pick a small out of the way area and try a new, wet mr.clean magic eraser. No promises, but it might help.I know they work on hazy windsheilds.

Those crazy sponges take off crap nothing else will touch. Ive been amazed @ what they will do. Takes a bit of elbow grease but....

 

[woodbutcher]

DO NOT use on paint. Has to be hard surfaces like glass, marble countertops, etc.
Was just a suggestion on chrome because CB said he was gonna do more later.

 

[alxdamon]

I've had really good luck with Meguiar's SCRATH X 2.0. My Mastiff has an orange 3D paint job. It even gets the hair line scratches of the black areas.

 

[Coolbreezin]

I have seen when the clear coat turn’s hazy. If that’s the case a paint job is the only fix. Good luck

I was thinking it's more similar to "microscopic pitting" of the clearcoat because of my 90,000 miles.
Either way I'll finally get them powder coated to match the bike.

 

[Coolbreezin]

Those crazy sponges take off crap nothing else will touch. Ive been amazed @ what they will do. Takes a bit of elbow grease but....

Alrighty. Crazy sponges it is!

 

[woodbutcher]

Let us know how it turns out.

 

[Coolbreezin]

Let us know how it turns out.

I did the wd40 with aluminum foil idea today. Logically, I assume the foil acts like a fine grit sandpaper. Which did dull the chrome on the slider. I applied a couple coats of polishing compound and Pro40 aluminum polish. The shine is better than it was but the haze is still there. Im sure a few processes like this would return excellent results, but still not like the original appearance. Just for poops & laughs Ill try the magic eraser too. BRB

 

[Mastiff Rider64]

Hey all. 2005 with almost 90,000 miles. I have a haze, if you will, on the front of my sliders I cannot remove. I know what caused them and would like to hide them until after Spring PCB. I can't feel them and the few basic cleaners & polishers didn't help.
Please advise.
Thank you.

If I end up at PCB spring rally I'll hit you up maybe we can grab a beer.