I wonder what motivated them to alter the formula that has obviously been successful for so long (on furniture)?

 

There's still some old formula to be found. I was getting tires changed on my truck so while I was waiting I walked across the street to a small Mom & Pop store and there it was, top shelf, all alone, a can of original formula Pledge!!! $3.49.

 

You can get it on ebay 12 bucks I believe or amazon. Its called original bike spirits now. Its the bees knees.

 

Next you're going to say you don't put car tires on a motorcycle and you don't put motorcycle tires on a car.

 

OMG, just spray it on the bike and wipe it off. If the bike is shiny enough for you afterward, keep on keeping on. No matter what ingredients are in it, it's a polish, it's supposed to polish hard surfaces. It's cheap, easy and has always worked ok. They can't have changed anything that would affect that.

Note: You think this post is nutty or over the top, just talk to a committed BMW (car) guy. The amount of time, energy and money they spend on detailing make Harley guys look like total amateurs. Told a couple of them I washed my wife's car with dish soap and well water and they almost fainted dead away. Bwahahahaha!

 

Started using
Meguiar's Ultimate Wash and Wax Anywhere Spray




It's the very best, and smells real nice ... not like a lemon. Cleans bugs and dust very easily. Leaves a deep shine and a glass like slick polished finish. Works perfectly on the windshield. No smear, smudge or oily residue. Says it'll clean 3 or 4 cars. Lasts forever for the cycle.

I like using it before a ride for the shine, and to clean up after it wipes the bugs away with no smudging!

 

Has anyone tried a generic version of the Pledge like maybe walmart? Any results?

 

I ended up going with this product and moving on with it, If they want to lose their customer base and not care so be it:

 

Yes, I have used the private label brand from Dollar General, Family Dollar and Walmart. They all worked equally well as the more expensive Pledge brand. Now, they all suck equally. I suspect that Pledge is packing everybodies label or they all dropped the petroleum propellant at the same time. It might me a government regulation to get rid of the petroleum based products too, who the hell knows. Anyway, they all smear and take longer to buff out, expecially in cooler weather. I have went back to Turtle Ice in the spray bottle. That stuff is about as easy to buff out as anything I have ever tried and it does shine like a diamond in a billy goats butt.

 

I didn't know Pledge changed until I read this thread. Been using the new stuff with the same great results, and will keep using it. It works, it's cheap, it's available anywhere.

Ride Safe