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Old Feb 26, 2011 | 02:26 PM
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Over the last 3 years, I have pretty much bought a ton of different waxes... they have come along way from the birth of "nu finish". A few different products, Turtle wax, Meguires, some other walmart stuff... etc. I pretty much have settled on Ice. I have a vivid black bike and it works great.

Here is my process.
1) Dish soap to clean the the bike.
2) Ice Synthetic Spray Wax.
3) Ice Synthetic Spray Wax for a second time.
4) Rinse with cold water.
5) Ice Spray Detailer.

What is your favorite wax and how do you put it on?
 
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Old Feb 26, 2011 | 02:39 PM
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Turtle Wax Ice & Plexus. Works excellent!
 
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Old Feb 26, 2011 | 03:02 PM
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Zaino Bros. Absolutely the best there is
 
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Old Feb 26, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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Pig Snot or S100 Carnauba paste are the two I use.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2011 | 03:08 PM
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Cut out the dish soap on the painted parts of your bike. It will damage the paint in the long term. I run a bodyshop for a living and have seen the result of dishsoap. use turtle wax car wash soap or something similar.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2011 | 03:25 PM
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I like the S100 wax, it comes in a 2 pack with the cleaner.

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Old Feb 26, 2011 | 05:38 PM
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+1 on S100 cleaner/wax. I also have vivid black. It takes a little bit of work, but well worth it, the more coats of wax, the deeper the shine.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2011 | 05:47 PM
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if your scooter is black then I like the Black Turtle wax
 
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stop using dish soap, it's much too strong for the bike and will just strip the wax. Doesn't do any of the plastics any good either.
 
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