Clay bar
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 13,456
Likes: 10,452
From: Sunshine State
Mr. Clean? LOL,,, yea, I guess so! I have been called much worse in my day! In case your wondering the clay bar will remove the old wax for you, no need going through all the trouble and worry about stripping the old wax off. I don't know why but yes, I am very picky about my cars and bikes. I just can't see that kind of an expense going uncared for or abused. I can't stand the thought of anyone seeing my bike or car looking nasty and not 100% as sweet as I can make them look. I never got anything for free, working my entire life for anything and everything I have ever had or owned. Also any clay bar can be used on chrome and glass too. Pinicle is by far the best affordable product but sometimes hard to find. Mothers is my 2nd choice as well. Zymol is the only wax I use because it has 1 of the highest carnuba contents in it and it has NO solvent base products in it what so ever, 1 of a very few. It uses citrus as a cleaner and bee's wax as a binder agent. Shine on brothers, shine on!!!
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 574
Likes: 5
From: walpole, ma.
detailing info
Thread Starter
|
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,492
Likes: 19
From: Illinois
A flat paint has just as many inpurities stuck in it as any other finish has stuck in it. It removes all of those impurities. I don't know what it will do to a flat finish other then clean it and making it a much more factory and showroom correct finish. Next up, my Jeep!
I have a spare tank with the denim paint. I'll try on the bottom and post back. Like I said before, I'm going to get some for my Jeep and wife's car, so I'll try and let you know.
Thread Starter
|
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,492
Likes: 19
From: Illinois
Well, 1st let me say this. I seldom ever have to wash my bike. It stays pristine. The only thing I actually ever have to wash are my wheels and tires. I MAY use a hose once in a while to blow off dust if I have not done anything to it for a few weeks and it sits or a clean damp cloth. 2nd, a clay bar will strip wax in a heartbeat. 3rd, Dawn will remove wax but it is one of the worst things you can use on a bike, car or finish. It attacks your clear coat and dry's out all your rubber and vinyl. Lastly, take this test. Put your hand in a clean plastic baggy and then run your hand over your paint job after wax has been stripped off. If it is rough it needs clayed, if it is as smoothe as glass, it doesn't.
As far as wax goes? It's all about the Carnuba content and I use Zymol for 2 reasons. 1, it has one of the highest Carnuba contents on the market and 2, It has no solvents or harsh chemical additives in it. Zymol has one product, Zymol Royal glaze, a wax that sales for $8,500.00 for 44 onces, yes, $8,500.00 dollars. It is 70% white Brazillian Carnuba!!! There are waxes that go as high as $36,000.00, yes, 36k!!!. Google it, I SHI! you not!!
I have been detailing cars and bikes on the side since 1972. I don't know it all but what I do know, I know well. If you want a NUMBER 1 FINISH, wash, dry, clay bar, glaze the car with Liquid glass, let it sit in the Sun for 4 hours and bake, remove then wax with a quality high Carnuba content wax, in the shade, then seal it with a detailing compound like Mothers California gold or your favorite detaling compound, your chrome just the same way too. I doubt anyone wants to take it that far but I do when it comes to my bike and my Eldorado and it is a show stopping finish and look.
As far as wax goes? It's all about the Carnuba content and I use Zymol for 2 reasons. 1, it has one of the highest Carnuba contents on the market and 2, It has no solvents or harsh chemical additives in it. Zymol has one product, Zymol Royal glaze, a wax that sales for $8,500.00 for 44 onces, yes, $8,500.00 dollars. It is 70% white Brazillian Carnuba!!! There are waxes that go as high as $36,000.00, yes, 36k!!!. Google it, I SHI! you not!!
I have been detailing cars and bikes on the side since 1972. I don't know it all but what I do know, I know well. If you want a NUMBER 1 FINISH, wash, dry, clay bar, glaze the car with Liquid glass, let it sit in the Sun for 4 hours and bake, remove then wax with a quality high Carnuba content wax, in the shade, then seal it with a detailing compound like Mothers California gold or your favorite detaling compound, your chrome just the same way too. I doubt anyone wants to take it that far but I do when it comes to my bike and my Eldorado and it is a show stopping finish and look.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 3,158
Likes: 68
From: Martinsburg, WV
I ended up using duratec paint sealant and then meguiars gold glass wax. I'd have zaino, but I haven't got around to spending a million dollars on detail supplies just yet.
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 110
Likes: 0
Thanks Jay