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Old May 15, 2007 | 01:55 PM
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LEMON PLEDGE! Better than Plexus and better than plain Pledge. Buy a small spray can, put an old t-shirt in a plastic ziplock bag and keep it with you in the saddlebag. ... BC
 
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Old May 15, 2007 | 01:57 PM
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I got the supply I have now off the web when I bought some other stuff, but I didn't have to buy any more than a can at a time. I bought it(along with a bunch of other stuff) from the Hawg-Wash site. They're pretty good and I've had good luck with them. Remember the aerosol has to be ground shipped. If you need something right away, get some Nevus for $4 at the dealer while you're waiting for the Plexus to arrive.

http://hawg-wash.com/plexus.html


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Is the Plexus website the only place to buy it (where it looks like I have to buy a whole case)? Is it available in stores? Thanks in advance.

 
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Old May 15, 2007 | 01:59 PM
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Something about Lemon Pledge scares me. Oh yeah, it was my mother yelling at me as a kid when she was cleaning the house with Lemon Pledge and I'm getting everything dirty again as soon as she cleaned it.


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LEMON PLEDGE! Better than Plexus and better than plain Pledge. Buy a small spray can, put an old t-shirt in a plastic ziplock bag and keep it with you in the saddlebag. ... BC
 
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Old May 15, 2007 | 03:13 PM
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pledge, works great and is the cheapest around!
 
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Old May 15, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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When I get back from a ride and my w/s is covered with bugs, I take an old hand towel and drench it in a mild solution of dish washing soap like Joy or sumptin' like that. Squeeze it out just a bit, then smooth out the towel over the w/s for a 30 minute soak. Loosens up the bugs so that the just wipe of and do not scratch the w/s. After that, any good plexiglass cleaner is fine.
 
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Old May 16, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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Plexus with a ctton cloth.
 
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Old May 16, 2007 | 04:24 PM
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After reading this thread I soaked a towel in hot water and laid it on my lovebug encrusted windshield, damn things came off like butter.
 
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Old May 16, 2007 | 07:14 PM
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..use what you like..just as long as it's wet...NEVER put a towel, microfiber, diaper or anything else to finish"DRY".
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Old May 17, 2007 | 12:09 AM
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how do you clean the 'bugs' off of the fairing & lights?


 
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Old May 17, 2007 | 01:46 AM
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spray the little critters well with pledge and then wipe off with a micro-fiber rag.

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