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Old May 27, 2016 | 10:44 AM
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Showin' my age ... This is hard to find now :>)



 
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Old May 27, 2016 | 10:54 AM
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Showin' my age ... This is hard to find now :>)
Same stuff or so I was told years ago, Meguiar's #7 Mirror Glaze Show Car Glaze. Was my go to till I found the Honda Spray.
 
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Old May 27, 2016 | 11:41 AM
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Flat Black paint
Yeah this. Chrome is too high maintenance. I like to ride lol
 
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Old May 27, 2016 | 02:58 PM
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Simichrome.
 
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Old May 27, 2016 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker
Same stuff or so I was told years ago, Meguiar's #7 Mirror Glaze Show Car Glaze. Was my go to till I found the Honda Spray.
I've heard the Honda Spray is pretty good stuff .... I'll have to give it a try.
 
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Old May 27, 2016 | 04:51 PM
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I polish with wax or autosol when needed .(bugs or tar etc) Protect all my "seen "chrome with motorex protect and shine spray or cheaper alternative . The chrome areas you can't see get done with acf50
 
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Old May 27, 2016 | 05:10 PM
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Honda Spray cleaner with a micro fiber rag and if really needs to be cleaned and polished I use White Diamond Metal Polish. This is the most amazing polish I have ever used, it works as advertised.

http://www.whitediamondamerica.com/metal-polish.html
 
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Old May 27, 2016 | 06:50 PM
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Thanks for all the responses. I will def check some out. Honda polish seems pretty popular.
 
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