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Old May 23, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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Who doesn't like polishing their ****..I mean chrome..orI mean chrome ****?
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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gives me alone time, away from my wife and all the other distractions that are unimportant
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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Actually, I find it rather therapeutic. I do use a leaf blower though when washing with water. Also to knock the dust and pollin off occassionally when a full wash is not necessarily. My bike is very rarely less than spotless.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 03:10 PM
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If you haven't done a complete wash job and just want to clean up the chrome.....I've found that Windex on a paper towel does an AWESOME JOB at not only removing bugs from your chrome and it USUALLY doesn't leave streaks. I wipe it down every time I come back home....so my bike is usually almost spotless!
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 03:16 PM
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Reading this, first thought that came to mind...foreplay...I'm just sayin
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 03:16 PM
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Beer, Tune, Polish!
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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+1 on leaf blower
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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A friend of mine got me started on detailing my bike, and he used his air compressor to blow the water off my bike after washing it.

I just thought about it.. I have a old leaf blower in the shed.. it's an electric one, but still works. I stopped using it in the yard because I was just blowing sand.... Hmmmmmm
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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Ken,
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Actually, I find it rather therapeutic. I do use a leaf blower though when washing with water. Also to knock the dust and pollin off occassionally when a full wash is not necessarily. My bike is very rarely less than spotless.
 
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Old May 23, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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mr. clean no spot car wash works ok specially with hard water
 
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