I am the lucky guy who benefited from Cruiseman need to have a damaged bike to work on for this video. For me, this is a miracle! I was so despondent when I realized that my right saddlebag was rubbing on a car. Thank you thank you Cruiseman!
Gotta say CM, I've been riding bikes for over 40yrs, all over the country, I've been a harley guy my whole life, but this right here is why I look forward to watching all your videos, picking up quality product information is so valuable, and even though I don't own a wing your install videos are amazing to watch because of the details at which you use to make it so understandable for wing owners, and when your out rollin miles it's always great to just listen to what ya gotta talk about.. from a roadglide ultra owner to a wing owner, love the channel.
This was so informative!! Anything to do with sanding or polishing was always voodoo to me but this broke it down so nicely and help me to understand greatly. Thank you!
My saddlebag was keyed (or looks like a keying). One single deep scratch about half the length of the bag, deep in the start, then gets lighter. No other damage or even minor scratches to indicate I got too close to something. I watched the video several times and bought the same items and even the Griots polisher. I was nervous starting the repair, I didn't want to make it worse but got to it. Wet sanded and polished. I stopped after a couple of passes. If you get really up close to the bag, the deepest part of the scratch can still be seen. Standing next to the bag, the entire scratch can't be seen. You'd have to know the scratch was there to know where to look. Thanks for lesson. Really satisfied with the results. Now I can shine up the other bag so they both look new.
Well explained and executed, end result is amazing, I’ll be getting the same kit ASAP. and I’m brave enough to try it,, saved your vid for reference too.🇬🇧🇬🇧👍
I must say, I may have hope after some road rash on my left pannier paint. Thxfor the info. Most of this I already have. Just need to investigate how deep the rash went.
I Always clay bar after wasshing to get most surface contaminants out as well ,i never go on the paint anything over 3. Ill start at 1 or 3 then ill dial it up when the pad is all ready in motion as not to risk cutting to deep in one area of the clear coat.BTW the honda paint and clear coat is very thin and soft always try to kerp a good type wax on it(preferences vary on each person pick what you like)
Loved your video on removing scratches. I haven’t taken sand paper to my Goldwing yet but I will order the Turtle Wax Hybrid Solution. I’d like to suggest before sanding make certain it’s not paint transfer. I have removed lots of transfers with a MagicEraser and a half of a bucket of water. It works magic also. Thanks again for your videos I watch all of them.
Nice job, Chris! Glad you were able to help out Don! It was good to see him happy with it. This vid will probably come in handy for me because my baby is black & gray. She's a new 2020 and is still in pristine shape right now, but you know how black is. One question though...The day after I rode her home from the dealer, I dropped her off to be professionally ceramic coated. Would you do anything different if scratches still got through?
You probably need to talk to the shop where you had the ceramic coating applied. There is a good chance that polishing with a compound would remove the ceramic coating in the area being treated.
You did a wonderful job! Nice going. I've done multiple cars and motorcycle paint corrections, and that was very good. The only suggestions I have is don't use Dawn dish washing soap. They make dedicated soaps for stripping waxes and sealants. Also clay bar area to remove bonded contamination on paint. Don't want to compound contamination into clearcoat. Everything else you did for your friend was spot on! Good good job!!!
True about the Dawn. That's just all I had in my arsenal at the time. I did do clay bar, but did not put it in the video because I am doing a separate video on clay bar.
It is ok to get wet while curing. Says so on bottle. I use this always. Tried them all. But price, lasting, and ease. Turtle wax products are AWESOME. They have been doing wax a long time
Goldwing clear is so soft.....there was no need to wetsand that. A good deminishing abrasive compound on a orbital is all you need to correct that sort of damage on a newer goldwing. If an Orbital isnt enough (it usually is on that bike) then a rotary would have cleaned that up in 10 seconds.
Excellent video. I did something similar on my cowl. You know saw something and tried gently rubbing it off. And it left a couple of very small hazy spots. Now I know what to do. I actually believe that the turtle wax platelet polish would remove them. Thanks
Depends.typically a "chip" needs to be touched up with touch up paint. I may do a video showing this at some point. Once the touch up paint is applied, then it may be necessary to lightly wet sand the area and polish out.
I have a used Honda Goldwing and I have some scratches and fading on the trunk and they look like they're lite it also looks like water spots I'm wondering if this technique would also work with the trunk I would have to disassemble my trunk rack so I could have better access to the entire trunk of the bike.
Harleys put on a lot more clear than Hondas. If you can feel the scratch with your finger nail, extreme measures. you can fill it in with catalyzed clear. Let it cure for a day or two. Scrape it with a razor blade and go thru the sanding process that Cruiseman did only very carefully.
hey cruisman, thank you very much for your great videos. in this video the red gold wind (sc 79) has an antenna. Can you tell me where I can buy or order such an antenna? there are no antennas to buy in germany. Kind regards Peter
@@cruisemansgarage: See above. Honda has always sold the antenna separately from the CB itself, going back at least to the 1500's. The wrinkle with the 18-ups is the handlebar cluster - they're different for the DCT vs the manual.
Great job Chris. On the Turtle Wax Hybrid Solution I am impressed, do you need to use a clay bar or anything to remove all the 'stuff' that has accumulated on the paint,, or just wash it thoroughly with car wax/soap? I have the 2020 Canam Spyder and the paintwork is in good shape. Of course you know how the new paints are, a bit softer than the earlier paints. Thanks.
OK, but do you feel it would be necessary to do the job correctly? I am totally not inclined to rubbing on these 'new soft paints' if it's not totally necessary.
@@billwilliams9527 i had done a clay bar on this saddlebag a few weeks earlier, before the scratch, so I did not feel it necessary to do it again. But, in most cases, you would clay bar and prep/wash before correction.
@@billwilliams9527 there are a lot of opinions on how to do paint correction, and I’m not sure that any of them are the absolute 100% correct. I think there are a lot of right ways to get to the desired results.
Interesting, I use Dawn detergent to wash my bikes all the time. It's magic as getting oil, bugs, water spots, etc, off the bike. I've never had any adverse effects in my finishes as a result. We put our hands in it all the time, they use it to clean oil off wildlife during spills. Maybe I've been lucky, not sure. However, 90% of the time I don't wet wash my bikes. And I rarely take the hose to it.
Thank you for the video. It gives me confidence to want to try out myself. I am picking up an 06 Wing next week that has a couple of imperfections and want to make it look as new as possible. I am wondering how the repair is holding up over time and subsequent washes.
Waxing after sanding is not a good idea. You should have clear coated it 1st because paint and or Clear coat will not stick to the surface after Waxing
I'm not convinced. In fact I was pretty horrified. Ignoring the garage floodlights obscuring the surface of the saddlebag, whilst the initial result may be impressive it's by no means permanent. One wash and the wax and polish disappears and all is revealed. T-cutting scratches and abrasions is never a permanent solution. When it happens we've just got to suck it up and replace or have professional respray.
I am the lucky guy who benefited from Cruiseman need to have a damaged bike to work on for this video. For me, this is a miracle! I was so despondent when I realized that my right saddlebag was rubbing on a car. Thank you thank you Cruiseman!
Don, please be careful showing your call sign on the internet. That's easily searchable, and the internet is full of shady people.
Gotta say CM, I've been riding bikes for over 40yrs, all over the country, I've been a harley guy my whole life, but this right here is why I look forward to watching all your videos, picking up quality product information is so valuable, and even though I don't own a wing your install videos are amazing to watch because of the details at which you use to make it so understandable for wing owners, and when your out rollin miles it's always great to just listen to what ya gotta talk about.. from a roadglide ultra owner to a wing owner, love the channel.
Thanks
That looks really good Chris! And a practical demonstration instead of theory.
This was so informative!! Anything to do with sanding or polishing was always voodoo to me but this broke it down so nicely and help me to understand greatly. Thank you!
My saddlebag was keyed (or looks like a keying). One single deep scratch about half the length of the bag, deep in the start, then gets lighter. No other damage or even minor scratches to indicate I got too close to something. I watched the video several times and bought the same items and even the Griots polisher. I was nervous starting the repair, I didn't want to make it worse but got to it. Wet sanded and polished. I stopped after a couple of passes. If you get really up close to the bag, the deepest part of the scratch can still be seen. Standing next to the bag, the entire scratch can't be seen. You'd have to know the scratch was there to know where to look. Thanks for lesson. Really satisfied with the results. Now I can shine up the other bag so they both look new.
Well explained and executed, end result is amazing, I’ll be getting the same kit ASAP. and I’m brave enough to try it,, saved your vid for reference too.🇬🇧🇬🇧👍
You do good work Cruiseman. Don is blessed to have a friend like you. Stay safe and ride safely.
I appreciate that
Thanks for another very informative, entertaining, practical and useful video. Keep em’ coming and we’ll keep following.
Awesome CG! Just awesome. I ride a 2018 GW manual same color.
seeing this eased the pain and remorse from me scratching my front fender .. Thanks will look into products
Glad it helped
Great results with the Turtle Wax....I’ll look for the product for my new 2021 DCT
Great work Cruiseman! I'm getting all of those products you used in this video!
Great advice from an expert. Subscribed an ready to learn more.
That looks great! I'm gonna try this method on my front bumper, where someone backed into my bike in a parking spot and scratched it.
Nice job C man.
my motorcycles are to ride and enjoy the ride ...they are not show cases on the road! that to me is not even worth worry!
good video!!! keep em coming
You are a mine of information sir! Thankyou and keep it up.
Use a small block with the sandpaper wrapped around it to do your sanding. It's very easy to put a valley in ti using your thumb or finger.
Great work! CruiseMan
EXCELLENT post.......... will save this "tip" and look at the Griots polisher.
That was a great job and demonstration.
Looks good to me solid diy fix u made 1 happy biker very informative thanks for the video keep these coming 😀 👍 😊
looks real nice good job
I must say, I may have hope after some road rash on my left pannier paint. Thxfor the info. Most of this I already have. Just need to investigate how deep the rash went.
Great video, Chris. I learned a lot and need to address a few spots on my 2018 Wing. Thanks!
I Always clay bar after wasshing to get most surface contaminants out as well ,i never go on the paint anything over 3. Ill start at 1 or 3 then ill dial it up when the pad is all ready in motion as not to risk cutting to deep in one area of the clear coat.BTW the honda paint and clear coat is very thin and soft always try to kerp a good type wax on it(preferences vary on each person pick what you like)
I suspected the clear coat was thin.
Great job covering all aspects.
Much appreciated!
Loved your video on removing scratches. I haven’t taken sand paper to my Goldwing yet but I will order the Turtle Wax Hybrid Solution. I’d like to suggest before sanding make certain it’s not paint transfer. I have removed lots of transfers with a MagicEraser and a half of a bucket of water. It works magic also. Thanks again for your videos I watch all of them.
I'll have to give the polish / protectant a try. I'm a firm believer in the Turtle wax ICE paste
Nice job, Chris! Glad you were able to help out Don! It was good to see him happy with it.
This vid will probably come in handy for me because my baby is black & gray. She's a new 2020 and is still in pristine shape right now, but you know how black is. One question though...The day after I rode her home from the dealer, I dropped her off to be professionally ceramic coated. Would you do anything different if scratches still got through?
You probably need to talk to the shop where you had the ceramic coating applied. There is a good chance that polishing with a compound would remove the ceramic coating in the area being treated.
@@cruisemansgarage That's what I thought too. Thanks. Ceramic coating may not always be the best idea in every situation, it would seem.
Great video Chris learned a lot. Keep up good work
Great job!! What a difference!
You did a wonderful job! Nice going. I've done multiple cars and motorcycle paint corrections, and that was very good. The only suggestions I have is don't use Dawn dish washing soap. They make dedicated soaps for stripping waxes and sealants. Also clay bar area to remove bonded contamination on paint. Don't want to compound contamination into clearcoat. Everything else you did for your friend was spot on! Good good job!!!
True about the Dawn. That's just all I had in my arsenal at the time. I did do clay bar, but did not put it in the video because I am doing a separate video on clay bar.
Wow. Amazing and informative video as always. Bravo Mr. Cruiseman. 👏👏
Wow, amazing job CG 👍🏽
Solid work!
Excellent results..‼️‼️
Thank you!
Very nice work Chris A+
It is ok to get wet while curing. Says so on bottle. I use this always. Tried them all. But price, lasting, and ease. Turtle wax products are AWESOME.
They have been doing wax a long time
That seat and back pad are SCREAMING for '303 Protectant'...but the scratch buff-out looks great!
as always a very good job. well done
I could not find where you put the show notes describing the Griot tools you used? How do I access them? Thanks...
Thank you
Any tips on removing marks and scuffs from the satin finish grey bagger sold here in the uk....its the fisrt bike i am not allowed to polish😟
Goldwing clear is so soft.....there was no need to wetsand that. A good deminishing abrasive compound on a orbital is all you need to correct that sort of damage on a newer goldwing. If an Orbital isnt enough (it usually is on that bike) then a rotary would have cleaned that up in 10 seconds.
Wow!!!! Great job.🏅
The last spray u used in ur opinion is it better then f11 topcoat ?
Excellent video. I did something similar on my cowl. You know saw something and tried gently rubbing it off. And it left a couple of very small hazy spots. Now I know what to do. I actually believe that the turtle wax platelet polish would remove them. Thanks
Awesome video
Chris, great video buddy. Dumb question for you; will the same method you employed for the scratch for for a pain chip?
Depends.typically a "chip" needs to be touched up with touch up paint. I may do a video showing this at some point. Once the touch up paint is applied, then it may be necessary to lightly wet sand the area and polish out.
Wow, I need to do this to my 2018 GW...the plastic scratches easily. Thank you.
I have a used Honda Goldwing and I have some scratches and fading on the trunk and they look like they're lite it also looks like water spots I'm wondering if this technique would also work with the trunk I would have to disassemble my trunk rack so I could have better access to the entire trunk of the bike.
I would start with a clay bar, then try some mild polish like this and it might work.
Hey CG, is the emergency brake on the 2021 DCT in the same place ?
That is awesome 👌
Nice!!!!
I would have used my Griots G8 polisher with compound and either a heavy cut foam pad or a microfiber cutting pad to deal with the heavy scratches.
Harleys put on a lot more clear than Hondas. If you can feel the scratch with your finger nail, extreme measures. you can fill it in with catalyzed clear. Let it cure for a day or two. Scrape it with a razor blade and go thru the sanding process that Cruiseman did only very carefully.
Great vid. Talking my language there! How u like the griot polisher? U know I love them 😀
Love it so far.
well done
hey cruisman, thank you very much for your great videos. in this video the red gold wind (sc 79) has an antenna. Can you tell me where I can buy or order such an antenna? there are no antennas to buy in germany. Kind regards Peter
That is a CB antenna and it comes with the Honda CB radio kit.
@@cruisemansgarage is this antenna also available on its own without the kit?
I don't think it is available except as part of the CB kit.
@@cruisemansgarage: See above. Honda has always sold the antenna separately from the CB itself, going back at least to the 1500's. The wrinkle with the 18-ups is the handlebar cluster - they're different for the DCT vs the manual.
Great job Chris. On the Turtle Wax Hybrid Solution I am impressed, do you need to use a clay bar or anything to remove all the 'stuff' that has accumulated on the paint,, or just wash it thoroughly with car wax/soap? I have the 2020 Canam Spyder and the paintwork is in good shape. Of course you know how the new paints are, a bit softer than the earlier paints. Thanks.
You certainly could use a clay bar before. I will be doing a clay bar video soon.
OK, but do you feel it would be necessary to do the job correctly? I am totally not inclined to rubbing on these 'new soft paints' if it's not totally necessary.
@@billwilliams9527 i had done a clay bar on this saddlebag a few weeks earlier, before the scratch, so I did not feel it necessary to do it again. But, in most cases, you would clay bar and prep/wash before correction.
OK, thanks Chris
@@billwilliams9527 there are a lot of opinions on how to do paint correction, and I’m not sure that any of them are the absolute 100% correct. I think there are a lot of right ways to get to the desired results.
Interesting, I use Dawn detergent to wash my bikes all the time. It's magic as getting oil, bugs, water spots, etc, off the bike. I've never had any adverse effects in my finishes as a result. We put our hands in it all the time, they use it to clean oil off wildlife during spills. Maybe I've been lucky, not sure. However, 90% of the time I don't wet wash my bikes. And I rarely take the hose to it.
What to do if you have scratches on the black plastic
May have to be replaced.
Would you be willing To install a remote start on a 2015 goldwing??? Everyone says no don’t do it!!!!
I probably would not.
Yeah no one wants to help on this one😞Thanks Cruiseman 👍🏻
Looking at the Honda seems paint quality not as good as a Harley. Could be wrong but that’s what is seems like. Good repair job 😎🏍💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦
I think you may be right. I know there are other Honda models that seem to have better paint than the Goldwing.
Nice Job!
had someone knock my bike over in a parking lot and drive off, hoping this will help me fix the damage
That was an amazing transformation. No wonder he’s happy. I would be too.
Thank you for the video. It gives me confidence to want to try out myself. I am picking up an 06 Wing next week that has a couple of imperfections and want to make it look as new as possible. I am wondering how the repair is holding up over time and subsequent washes.
I may end up doing a full detail on his bike later this spring/summer. He has a LOT of work that needs to be done to his paint. So, stay tuned.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Wow
My paint is protected by a good thick layer of road grime.
Great job! but i think he rub it more than with his hand
Waxing after sanding is not a good idea. You should have clear coated it 1st because paint and or Clear coat will not stick to the surface after Waxing
Eric, I wouldn't waste the time or effort. It's a f****** gold wing. Throw the thing in the garbage.
I'm not convinced. In fact I was pretty horrified. Ignoring the garage floodlights obscuring the surface of the saddlebag, whilst the initial result may be impressive it's by no means permanent. One wash and the wax and polish disappears and all is revealed. T-cutting scratches and abrasions is never a permanent solution. When it happens we've just got to suck it up and replace or have professional respray.