Honda response to paint issue

[chipmaker]

My bike is at Honda right now I am getting new panels as we speak. They want the current panels off our bikes to test them and see how bad the paint is after the bike has been used. Or at least that's what I was told.

If they come up with a Fix I'll be getting a third set of panels, cant wait to see what happens

Can wait to see the uproar that happens here if only a few people get new parts. Hopefully they do the right thing and change everyone's parts...

[Teach]

Ok so for us new guys, and since I already got chewed on, what specifically is the issue folks are having with their paint???
I've noticed some usual swirls in my red which I'm sure will disappear once I get the LG on it, but from the sounds of things, folks are more upset than what a few swirls would generate. So what's the issue?

[chipmaker]

Soft paint, easily scratched, no clear coat, durability in question.

[bobbyf6b]

Ok so for us new guys, and since I already got chewed on, what specifically is the issue folks are having with their paint???
I've noticed some usual swirls in my red which I'm sure will disappear once I get the LG on it, but from the sounds of things, folks are more upset than what a few swirls would generate. So what's the issue?

get the LG on it?

[Teach]

bobbyf6b, Liquid glass aka LG. Forms a hard shell coating over the pain and as it build up in coats, makes any swirls disappear. I like it because I hate waxing bikes. After I put on the initial 3 coats which I do in one day, I just add a single or double coat each spring. The more coatings the less paint flaws that show, and it prevents you from scratching the paint. Any Autozone carries it.

ps... thanks for the explanation of the problem "chipmaker." I am not making any excuses for Honda but the industry standard is now water based paints and no clear coat which does make them much easier to scratch. That is one of the reasons I began using the LG several years ago. Hope they get those with a problem fixed up.

[bobbyf6b]

Thanks. I'll look for it.

[Teach]

bobbyf6b, if you decide to use LG on your bike just be absolutely sure you have gotten the bike CLEAN before applying the first coat. I use regular old dish soap and water, blow dry and look the bike over for any bugs, water marks or anything I might have missed. Clean off EVERYTHING, because if you don't it will get sealed into the LG and it does not wash off like wax. LG does make a prep solution/cleaner but I have never been able to find it, not even online. The dish soap seems to work just fine.

[bobbyf6b]

bobbyf6b, if you decide to use LG on your bike just be absolutely sure you have gotten the bike CLEAN before applying the first coat. I use regular old dish soap and water, blow dry and look the bike over for any bugs, water marks or anything I might have missed. Clean off EVERYTHING, because if you don't it will get sealed into the LG and it does not wash off like wax. LG does make a prep solution/cleaner but I have never been able to find it, not even online. The dish soap seems to work just fine.

Thanks for the input. Honestly I don't think that stuff is for me. I'm not THAT anal about my paint, just wanted the swirls to go away and I think I found my cure. Scratch X. It's so dusty where I live the LG might look worse if I try it. I'll just keep polishing it.