Bad Bike Wash

I was out of Simple Green and grabbed what I thought was a cleaner I had used before, turns out it was driveway cleaner. Pretty much de-glossed/streaked and spotted anything metal and shiny and dulled the forks paint too. Any suggestions, or am I S.O.L?

Thanks in advance.

I agree. Sometimes you can lose finish just dumping the bike hot into some alkali mud and water.

Some cleaners will remove the clear anodizing on the swingarm and other parts of the bike including the fork tubes. My wife cleaned my bike with greased lightning and did the same thing. You can have them stripped and reanodized if it is important to you.

I'm for keeping the bike all dirty....well, 'cept for the radiator, chain & controls anyways.

I going to buff out as much as possible and decal the rest. Always wanted to run rim stickers.

Even simple green is not good for aluminum. I use shout. work great and my bike smells lemony fresh too.