Wax on Wax off

[crumpadump]

Hey peoples I was just wondering what you all use to maintain your bike's paint.

Other than an occasional wash I'll more often reach for a bottle of windex for a quick clean.

What do you all recommend for waxing the bike between washes, and to remove minor scratches from boot scrapes?

 

[FJRay]

I use Pledge furniture polish. Works great.

 

[Powerman]

Meguires Quick detailer.

 

[NitroMan]

I have used 210 cleaner / polish for years on all my bikes. It's great for cleaning and waxing without any effort. Anti-Fog is great for windshields, helmet shields, helmets, colored plastic, chrome or anywhere. Cleans & leaves a brilliant protective finish. Always carry a can for a quick wipe down when needed.

You should avoid Windex if it contains ammonia.

Link to 210 CLICK HERE

 

[captaincautious]

Meguires Ultimate Quick Wax. A hose never sees my bike.

 

[SacramentoMike]

Rain.

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[FarWestFastEddie]

Rain.

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SacMike,

So that tells me it only gets cleaned once a year, maybe?

FWFE

 

[Apostate]

Zaino Brothers. There is nothing else. CLICKY

 

[PhilJet09]

Rain.

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Yeah, what he said.

I don't "maintain my paint" between washes. I'll wash it, but it's infrequent. I don't polish the tools in my tool box either, just so you know.

 

[VanHarlan]

S100 Detailer/Wax and Honda Spray Cleaner . . .

 

[escapefjrtist]

I hardly ever clean mine...but when I do it's Meguiars for the paint and Honda Spray Polish for everything else!

--G

 

[Madfrogcdn]

I use plexus ... It's a little pricey but it works great !

It eats up the bugs caked on windshield and front ends.

 

[DennisJ]

Speed Cleaner from Griot's Garage https://www.griotsgarage.com/search.do?query=speed+cleaner Uses his polishes\waxes on all my vehicles for about 20 years. Haven't found anything yet that beats it on price and quality.

 

[timk]

Liquid Glass,4 coats,once a year. Various Honda Cleaner type for the rest of the year.

 

[scubatech]

Meguiars Tech Wax holds up really well on all my vehicles. Lasts all winter with weekly car washes.

 

[Niehart]

I hardly ever clean mine...but when I do it's Meguiars for the paint and Honda Spray Polish for everything else!

--G

If clean is gay, escapefjrtist's bike is the gayest. I spend the better part of the day cleaning my and he shows up after a 3 day ride and his bike is still cleaner than mine.

 

[networkguy]

Meguires Quick detailer.

This. Ive used Meguires on all my vehicles for 15 years. Simply the best.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Lesse...Honda Spray Cleaner and Meguiars Quick Detail for the fast stuff. Yamaha makes a variant of the Honda stuff that is on my shelf right now. No difference that I can see.

When I get serious like yesterday, I have resorted to Turtle Wax Hard Shell. I like the results with Zymol, but it is a pain in the ass to get buffed off. I also use Meguairs paste. That and the Turtle Wax go on easy and buff off easily and they are priced well. On the bike, once a year. Everything else gets seen twice.

 

[BwanaDik]

Meguires Quick detailer.

+1 Yep! Use it on my cars too, I rarely wash them anymore. Autoglym for getting the bugs off, available at Amazon

Anything by these guys too Griot's Garage