Touring pannier scuff. How to remove it?

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Hi. A few years ago I scuffed the pannier against a white car. I'm trying to remove the paint residue from the scuff. How can I get it off. The bike is a R1100S with touring panniers to give you an idea it is a plastic black pannier, same as those fitted R1100/1150 bikes. Thanks in advance.

 

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WD40 on a microfibre cloth and some patience will do the trick.


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Nitromores? Put on locally with cotton buds or something?

 

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Thanks, I will give it a go. Bloody idiot with his car

 

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boot polish

 

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sheene said:

boot polish

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Yes. I used very fine wet and dry paper followed by boot polish. Good result.
Before that I tried applying GT85, meths and some heat with a heat gun.

 

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The CSI will remove it if you admit to hitting the other vehicle

 

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• Dec 11, 2017

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tanneman said:

Hi. A few years ago I scuffed the pannier against a white car. I'm trying to remove the paint residue from the scuff. How can I get it off. The bike is a R1100S with touring panniers to give you an idea it is a plastic black pannier, same as those fitted R1100/1150 bikes. Thanks in advance.

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Try some solvent cleaner inside the case. If it’s polypropylene nothing should touch it. ABS won’t be safe so be careful.
If plastic is safe, just soak some tissue paper in solvent and press it over the area. Don’t rub it around too much as thinned paint can be a booger to fully remove.

 

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Bendy toy said:

Try some solvent cleaner inside the case. If it’s polypropylene nothing should touch it. ABS won’t be safe so be careful.
If plastic is safe, just soak some tissue paper in solvent and press it over the area. Don’t rub it around too much as thinned paint can be a booger to fully remove.

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Exactly my thinking. Yes, I think the outer 'door' of the panniers is pp