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Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/1/2008 7:14:02 PM

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/1/2008 7:26:30 PM

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good wirte up i am a disappointed owner of this famous camo plasitc. funny thing is i only got 6 months on my bike my brother has a 660 camo for 3 years still looks new .

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/1/2008 7:34:08 PM

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You're the man! Thanks, that'll help us all out.

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/1/2008 7:41:49 PM

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This should be a sticky or in the important honda owners link...

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/1/2008 8:52:15 PM

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quote:

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This should be a sticky or in the important honda owners link...

Agreed.

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/1/2008 10:08:51 PM

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ive tried all these methods and for some reason it still peals, not as bad on my front and rear (after they were replaced) but my tank and both side panels are pealin like a bannana

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/1/2008 10:30:31 PM

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Good Info.
ill pass it on

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/1/2008 10:40:00 PM

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Good Info, but I haven't pressure washed mine and I wash it with my water hose and a log handled brush and I am in the process of peeling the last of my camo off, oh well. It actually looks pretty good as a tan fourwheeler.

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/1/2008 10:42:39 PM

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For everyone's info, Simple Green, STP Son of a Gun, Black Magic, and alot of other cleaners, tire shine products are on the list. I just e-mailed Purple Power to see if the chemical was in thier degreaser. I guess I'll never have a shiny Rincon again!

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/1/2008 11:19:09 PM

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Great post ATV Tech.

Anybody know if McGuiar's car wash soap contains the buto-whatever stuff? From the page cited it looks OK from what I can tell...

http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/brands?tbl=brands&id=13006009

So far, my camo has been perfect.

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/2/2008 7:48:08 AM

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only thing i use is dawn dish washing soap in a bucket of water ,then hand wash, then at the end i dry it and add wd-40 to the frame and armor all to the tires, i dont add anything to shine my fenders, maybe i need to check if the dawn soap has something in it

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/2/2008 9:44:21 AM

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If you have a question about a product you use that's not on the list, e-mail the manufactuer and they should answer your question. I found out Purple Power dosen't have that chemical in it by e-mailing them this morning.

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/2/2008 10:26:34 AM

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Yeah, I kind of doubt McGuiar's soft wash jell would have anything too harsh in it. It doesn't even remove wax.

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/2/2008 12:41:34 PM

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quote:

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I found out Purple Power dosen't have that chemical in it by e-mailing them this morning.

Scratch that. Purple Power does have the chemical in it. Dangit!

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/2/2008 10:58:43 PM

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/3/2008 8:17:34 PM

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Is there any difference between Honda's first camo machines a few years back and what they make now as far as durability is concerned? It would definitely be worth knowing before buying a camo TRX whether or not things are improving with time re. the peeling issue.

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/3/2008 9:02:41 PM

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No difference. They haven't learned from their mistakes yet.

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/4/2008 6:07:22 PM

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That sucks - there was someone else just asking about that in another post; bump.

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/4/2008 10:39:14 PM

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quote:

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Is there any difference between Honda's first camo machines a few years back and what they make now as far as durability is concerned? It would definitely be worth knowing before buying a camo TRX whether or not things are improving with time re. the peeling issue.

Basically no difference regarding the camo's durability, which is why it is imperative that owners of camo plastic follow Honda's directions when cleaning their ATV's. Boomstick.

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/4/2008 10:44:59 PM

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it really sucks a$$ that after 3 mnths, my plastic started pealing, and it looks almost barnd new except for that crap

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/7/2008 4:26:48 PM

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This sux to hear since I just bought my camo 3 weeks ago!

Honda......where is your freakin headds at?

You guys still pressure washing the bottom sides?

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/7/2008 4:46:03 PM

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it is imperative that owners of camo plastic follow Honda's directions when cleaning their ATV's.

Which is what?

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/7/2008 7:00:07 PM

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quote:

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it is imperative that owners of camo plastic follow Honda's directions when cleaning their ATV's.

Which is what?

This is why you should always read the original post in a thread...

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/7/2008 7:13:25 PM

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I've never used soap just water to wash mine and mine is peeling off

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/7/2008 7:48:02 PM

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quote:

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Mike Parker

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it is imperative that owners of camo plastic follow Honda's directions when cleaning their ATV's.

Which is what?

This is why you should always read the original post in a thread...

I did and NO WHERE in the original post are "Hondas directions" so that's why I asked. If Hondas directions are nothing more than..."A garden hose with regular water pressure", is that supposed to be someones idea of a joke to clean a off road vehicle?

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/7/2008 8:13:25 PM

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(Sorry guys, my mistake. I didn't realize that the vocabulary spoken by Honda in the opening post was too advanced for most people on this forum. Here is a more HL-friendly version.)

Carin' Fo' Camo

In th' Seppember issue, we provided yo' wif some tips on how t'care fo' TRX hidewawk. This hyar month, we're hankerin' t'focus on carin' fo' camouflage hidewawk.

Fust, a li'l backgroun': Camo hidewawk is created wif a hydrographic process in which a film of camo pattern adhars t'th' base material of th' ATV plastic. Once th' pattern is on th' plastic, a clear coat is applied t'proteck it an' t'provide some light abso'pshun.

Also, th' plastic hidewawk itse'f is designed t'be flexible. This hyar is done fo' durability, comfo't an' safety reasons. Th' trade-off fo' this hyar flexibility is redooced scratch resistance an', in some cases, chemical resistance. Fo' example, hard surfaces, sech as painted steel an' glass windscreens, doesn't need t'be flexible, so they're made wif mo'e scratch an' chemical resistant materials.

Wif this hyar in mind, doesn't clean camo hidewawk wif th' same chemicals yo' use t'clean painted metal o' windscreens.

Honda ingineers haf foun' thet some of th' cleaners thet dealers is usin' – includin' ev'ryday household cleaners – kin be harmful t'camouflage. In fack, studies show thet one of th' additives in these cleaners, 2-Butoxyethanol, acshully soffens th' clear coat, an' makes it susceppible t'damage o' peelin'. Eff'n yer hankerin' t'find out eff'n th' cleaners yer usin' haf 2-butoxyethanol, log onto th' follerin' website:

http://householdproducks.nlm.dawggoneit.nih.gov

By typin' "2-Butoxyethanol" into th' website's search box, yo' kin find out eff'n th' cleaners yer usin' haf this in'redient an' recommend producks thet will give yer cestomers th' best, long-term satisfackshun wif their camo hidewawk.

Finally, remember thet pressure warshin' might be great fo' strippin' paint an' degreasin', but it isn’t recommended fo' use on powerspo'ts producks, cuss it all t' tarnation. As a juneral rule, a garden hose wif regular water pressure is th' bess way t'rinse off enny Honda moto'cycle, TRX, MUV, o' PWC.

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/7/2008 9:14:35 PM

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How retarded.

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RE: Camo Honda owners, see here - 12/7/2008 9:35:22 PM

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LOL!!!!

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