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What do you use to keep your Harley clean and shiny?

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Old 08-04-2017, 12:33 PM
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When I bought mine I did a full paint correction, Followed by several coats of Chemical guys black light radiant hybrid wax and sealer in one, topped with chemical gus hybrid motorcycle sealant on everything other than the leather (this includes exhaust and chrome) engine gets shined up with maxima sc1 (grey engine) after cleaning with las totaly awesome. White walls get bleech white and i put sealent on only the white walls. Takes about 4 hours to do initally right but after that its just a hose off and wipe down with meguires waterless wash and wax.
 
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Old 08-04-2017, 02:35 PM
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Be careful at bikini washes. The ladies will pick up rags off the ground with embedded dirt, debri, etc. and then proceed to wet sand your paint. Seen it happen many times.
 

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I start with either a nice rinse or quick detail depending on how dirty it is.


I usually wax mine every wash/detail. ( usually once a week ) , every few months though I do some correction being my doll is vivid black I have to stay on it. I only use meguiars stuff. when I do correction I clay it , use meguiars ultimate compound followed by ultimate polish and then I either use meguairs gold class paste or I use the meguiars mirror bright. have to be careful with the mirror bright wax though. bring out every single small swirl or scratch in black paint. but boy will it be smooth lol
 
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Originally Posted by Geoff


Be careful at bikini washes. The ladies will pick up rags off the ground with embedded dirt, debri, etc. and then proceed to wet sand your paint. Seen it happen many times.
Recently stopped at a local bar for a bike wash by local strippers. I was there just for the view as I would never let some bimbo wash my ride. Standing there watching having a beer, I commented to two other guys that I'd never let them touch my ride. They laughed and agreed. About 10 minutes later a stripper walked up to us, looked at the two and said, your bikes are done, can you move them for the next guys? They got on there bikes and rode off.
 
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