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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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Good feedback on this. Rub on and rinse off. Does anyone know if the run off from rinsing will hurt painted surfaces?
 
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Below is from the s100 site. Rinsing off isn't the same as rubbing it onto a surface, you should be fine. I have used s100 products since the middle 1980's (back when you had to order from Dennis Kirk through the mail) and it have always been a solid product. Now that I have helped, I can't resist asking, Didn't you go to their site to check?

S100 Finish Restorer and S100 Polishing Soap: No matter how well you take care of your bike, sometimes things happen that need “intensive care”. Some overly stubborn road film, a few ugly stains, or plain old dulling and corrosion are things a biker can face. No problem! For small areas, our S100 Finish Restorer is the perfect solution. It can renew tarnished metals (aluminum, stainless, chrome etc.) to a brilliant shine, even often take small scratches out of plastics. It rubs out easier than ordinary polishes and doesn’t come with that ugly ammonia smell, either! No wonder Motorcyclist Magazine called it “the nearest article to a miracle finish maintenance product…”
For larger areas, our breakthrough polishing product S100 Polishing Soap is the perfect weapon in that fight against dulling and tarnishing. This just might be the world’s fastest way to polish! Forget the slow, tedious two finger polishing you know and step up to a handful of polishing power. Based on a technology used by European silversmiths, this clay and soap based polish is applied with a wet sponge (included). Wet the sponge, drag across the Polishing Soap and scrub the surface. Rinse with a hose or let dry and buff out. No smelly, oily residue and a speed that will amaze you. Pipes, fork tubes, wheels, case covers etc. get shined up in a fraction of the time it used to take. Economical, too. Outlasts a couple of tubes of ordinary polish. (Not recommended for painted or anodized surfaces.). Dozens of uses around the home are described in the booklet included.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2009 | 01:12 AM
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Below is from the s100 site. Rinsing off isn't the same as rubbing it onto a surface, you should be fine. I have used s100 products since the middle 1980's (back when you had to order from Dennis Kirk through the mail) and it have always been a solid product. Now that I have helped, I can't resist asking, Didn't you go to their site to check?

S100 Finish Restorer and S100 Polishing Soap: No matter how well you take care of your bike, sometimes things happen that need “intensive care”. Some overly stubborn road film, a few ugly stains, or plain old dulling and corrosion are things a biker can face. No problem! For small areas, our S100 Finish Restorer is the perfect solution. It can renew tarnished metals (aluminum, stainless, chrome etc.) to a brilliant shine, even often take small scratches out of plastics. It rubs out easier than ordinary polishes and doesn’t come with that ugly ammonia smell, either! No wonder Motorcyclist Magazine called it “the nearest article to a miracle finish maintenance product…”
For larger areas, our breakthrough polishing product S100 Polishing Soap is the perfect weapon in that fight against dulling and tarnishing. This just might be the world’s fastest way to polish! Forget the slow, tedious two finger polishing you know and step up to a handful of polishing power. Based on a technology used by European silversmiths, this clay and soap based polish is applied with a wet sponge (included). Wet the sponge, drag across the Polishing Soap and scrub the surface. Rinse with a hose or let dry and buff out. No smelly, oily residue and a speed that will amaze you. Pipes, fork tubes, wheels, case covers etc. get shined up in a fraction of the time it used to take. Economical, too. Outlasts a couple of tubes of ordinary polish. (Not recommended for painted or anodized surfaces.). Dozens of uses around the home are described in the booklet included.
Thanks and yes I did go to the site. My concern would be if I was to apply this to my handlebars, controls etc where rinsing off would cause some contact with the tank and fender. Not addressed in their product description. I know it is not recommended for painted surfaces and had no intention of using it for that, but will the incidental contact from the rinsing hurt?
 
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will the incidental contact from the rinsing hurt? No.
 
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