good cleaning products
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good cleaning products
do any of u guys use HD brand of wash products for ur bike?...is it worth it?...I have a black nightster and it has alot of swirl marks and I want her to look brand new again...I'm always washing and waxing her just wanna kno what kinda success u guys have had with diff. products with black bike...
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2008
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From: Inland Empire, So Cal
The HD products don't cut it in my opinion. The best stuff I have used is the RGS Labs FW1 Waterless Wash and Wax.
http://www.rgslabs.com/
http://www.rgslabs.com/
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Pleasant View, TN
James,
There is a clear coat paint over the gas tank and fenders. Do not wax or clean outside of water and a littile soap. Pour the mix over the bike. Avoid washing the paint. Chrome and the other areas are a different issue.
Road grime or gas are the only reasons to clean the tank and fenders.
There is a clear coat paint over the gas tank and fenders. Do not wax or clean outside of water and a littile soap. Pour the mix over the bike. Avoid washing the paint. Chrome and the other areas are a different issue.
Road grime or gas are the only reasons to clean the tank and fenders.
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Simpson County Kentucky
James,
There is a clear coat paint over the gas tank and fenders. Do not wax or clean outside of water and a little soap. Pour the mix over the bike. Avoid washing the paint. Chrome and the other areas are a different issue.
Road grime or gas are the only reasons to clean the tank and fenders.
There is a clear coat paint over the gas tank and fenders. Do not wax or clean outside of water and a little soap. Pour the mix over the bike. Avoid washing the paint. Chrome and the other areas are a different issue.
Road grime or gas are the only reasons to clean the tank and fenders.
I use Mothers metal polish as well a Semi chrome and they both work very well on chrome and such. I use Blue Coral automotive wash with a very soft cloth covered sponge to give the bikes a bath and there is so much wax on them the water won't stay on.
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Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Ozark Country
Yep that S100 is good stuff.....
About oce a year myself and some of the guys I ride with have a 'clean the bikes marathon'...
S100, Air Force Blaster, then ICE.
About oce a year myself and some of the guys I ride with have a 'clean the bikes marathon'...
S100, Air Force Blaster, then ICE.
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Tourer
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Connecticut
I use HD Sunwash for washing, which isn't very often, unless I ran through rain-soaked roads which makes a mess. For wax - same as for all my vehicles - Meguiares Gold Class - safe for clear coat and lasts a long time. I have a habit of losing my mind at fuel stops when smoking hot ladies walk by - and lose control of the pump nozzle - - and spray soaking explosions of fuel everywhere - which means it's time to wax again.....
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Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Mission,BC.Canada
I detail for my local HD dealer. 3-M sells polishes that will remove the swirls. It takes a lot of elbow grease to make them disappear. On black bikes I use 2 buckets for washing. One bucket for soapy water,the other for rinsing the wash mitt. Before you put the mitt into the soap, shake it vigorously in the rinse water. This will remove any particles, that mite scratch, from the mitt. Black bikes always look better in the shade.