My owners manual actually did show today lol.

 

No using the correct recommended cleaning products and moco oils WILL lead to serious injury or even death lol that's in the manual too, who gives a toss about any of this, just ride, I'm heading out on mine now cheers !!

 

Washed my bike yesterday. Killed bugs today. It's a vicious circle.....

I use the HD cleaning stuff for now.

 

I saw some talk of paint sealants. I really like Rejex and have had good luck with it on bikes and cages. If I have enough time I'll wax and then do sealant over it.

 

I usually wash mine after a ride in the rain. Usually...

 

Since wax traditionally doesn't last near as long as a paint sealant, you're just wasting your time putting the sealant over the wax. The wax will dieteriorate as usual rendering the sealant over it useless, not really extending the life of the wax much, you'll want to put your longest lasting layer first. Sealant first then wax will let the wax work as it does and dieteriorate, then you're still left with the paint sealant once the wax is gone. If you really want a good shine an lasting combo try a glaze then the paint sealant. Possibly even a few coats of sealant. I ran 3 coats of Adam's liquid paint sealant all winter and into spring and it was still holding up when I stripped it for a full detail.

 

I'm going to disagree with you on this. Its pretty common practice to wax with something like a carnauba (ie great looking but doesn't last long when used alone) and covering it with a longer lasting sealant (like a shield over the carnauba). With this combo of a carnauba and a sealer on top you get the best of both worlds, deep carnauba shine with the protection of a sealant.

But hey to each their own lol.

 

I've always been told wax over sealant, but there is a lot of black magic in regards to detailing. Perhaps certain combos work better the opposite way. I need to redo everything on the bike, previous owner left a lot of swirl marks in the tank. Only had time for a quick "all in one" type wax and that didn't help much.

 

Yeah their is more than one way to skin a cat so to speak. Head over to Autogeak.com a lot of knowledgeable auto detailers over their.

 

Some good tips there