Fuel spilling

[szohar]

Hi,

I spilled some fuel on the black plastic at the bottom left panel of the bike, I found out about it after few hours of riding, it is now shows big white marks.

Any ideas how the fuel can be cleaned to get back the black color on those parts?

Thanks

[Peter Aawen]

The white stuff is only the non-evaporative remnants of the fuel - everything else either ran or evaporated/dried off over time, & you are left with the salts & proteins/whatever in the form of those white marks.

Lots of Water with a touch of detergent in it applied copiously & rubbed/scrubbed with a rag or brush generally works well; but if you want to avoid the rubbing/scrubbing bit & any potential scratching, just spray the stained section with WD40 & then gently polish dry with a microfibre cloth!

[Chupaca]

I have also found 303 works well.

[jcthorne]

303 Aerospace Protectant. Works miracles on black plastic including gasoline stains.