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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 04:37 PM
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Good ol' cherry wax. Can get the entire painted surface done in less than 10 minutes. Use it on the chrome too but that adds another 10 minutes or so.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 05:11 PM
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Meguiar's Ultimate Compound and Ultimate Polish as required, followed by Ultimate Wax. All liquids.

I know there is a lot of good stuff out there but I've always been pleased with Meguiar's products.

And to tell you the truth, here's something that never gets mentioned in these threads... The process is equally as important, if not moreso, than the product used when it comes to achieving the desired results.

Regardless of the product used, those who measure the time needed to do their entire bike in minutes rather than hours, especially a bagger, don't have the same expectations as I do.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 05:53 PM
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You will get a hundred different answers on this one.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 2black1s
Regardless of the product used, those who measure the time needed to do their entire bike in minutes rather than hours, especially a bagger, don't have the same expectations as I do.
Not true and besides you live in Simi Valley so your expectations can't be that damn high.

Having been in the Marine Corps with all the inspections, I'm pretty sure my expectations are damn high. But, I also learned one important thing if you can get the same results in less time and it's still correct and safe do it.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 05:56 PM
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i like all meguiars products
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 05:59 PM
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I like Pledge for both the paint and chrome. works great on both and dirt cheap.
I usually wipe the bike down with pledge once a month to keep that new shine look.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by BBStacker
Not true and besides you live in Simi Valley so your expectations can't be that damn high.

Having been in the Marine Corps with all the inspections, I'm pretty sure my expectations are damn high. But, I also learned one important thing if you can get the same results in less time and it's still correct and safe do it.
I spend more time inspecting my work during the waxing process than you spend on the entire job... I just don't see how the results can be equal.

I'm fully aware that there are changes to the process that can save time without sacrificing quality, but I can't believe waxing an entire bagger in ten minutes fits into that category. ****, when I dust my bike off with a quick detailer it takes more than 10 minutes.

Nothing personal here, just a differing opinion.

And what's wrong with Simi Valley?
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 06:46 PM
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If you rub on your bike more than you do your wife...you may have a problem lol.

I do high end auto detailing on the side (paint correction and full 15 hr jobs), and it's compeltely feasible to do a quick clean with spray detailer, safely, in just a few minutes time.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 06:53 PM
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Meguiar's NXT tech wax 2.0 and quick detailed between waxing.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2013 | 06:57 PM
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Nu-Finish............Maybe 35yrs
Liquid Glass cleaner and then Liquid Glass polish....If I wanta punish myself!
 
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