Cleaning/Detailing
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,993
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From: Southeast GA
Mtsstringer, You have a Beautiful bike ! After every ride, I get a clean bucket of water and a clean wash cloth towel. I wet the wash cloth and with it still moist, wipe down the bike and remove the road dust.Then I dry off the water with a clean micro towel. I clean the wash cloth out in the water, until the water becomes a little dirty and then I change the water .. If, you have swirl marks, I use 3m "fill and swirl to polish them out of the clear coat by hand. Let it haze and wipe if off.. Then I'll go over the bike with Collinite insulator wax. Wipe it on, let it haze, wipe it off, wipes right off black rubber without any residue left.. Leaves a beautiful shine, that lasts and lasts. Hope this helps.. Ride safe..
Road Captain
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 603
Likes: 8
From: Ct
My bike is only washed a couple times a year unless I get caught in rain. I'll give it a quick detail and most of the time I just use the duster and give it a quick wipe down. My bike is always clean, that's just how I roll.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,077
Likes: 2
From: Rhode Island
I only wash my bike twice a year. There is no effective way to remove brake & road dust from the wheels any other way. I follow up with a leaf blower & use the Hog Blower for smaller areas. Once dry I wax painted surfaces & use Eagle One Never Dull on the Chrome surfaces. I like a clean scoot.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 2,588
Likes: 9
From: Sunny Southern California
I just got by bike back from the post winter storage detailing and the detailer started to bitch me out for wiping scratches and swirls in to the fairing. I just got this bike so it must have been the other owner. So the question is what do you use to wipe your bike down after a ride? I heard not to ever wipe it down dry but I don't want to wash it after every time I ride it.
thoughts and advice.
Mt
thoughts and advice.
Mt
Find a new detailer. If anyone, I'm paying to perform a service for me, was to "bitch me out" for anything, it would be the last time they see any of my cash!
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 3,504
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From: DOWN SOUTH
I only wash my bike twice a year. There is no effective way to remove brake & road dust from the wheels any other way. I follow up with a leaf blower & use the Hog Blower for smaller areas. Once dry I wax painted surfaces & use Eagle One Never Dull on the Chrome surfaces. I like a clean scoot.
Last edited by my67pnycar; May 8, 2014 at 06:09 PM.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 603
Likes: 8
From: Ct
Oh you got that right, and I would have told him to F off.
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Meguiars Wash & Wax spray & a couple micro fiber towels do the trick
Wet microfiber cloth let sit on the bugs for a few minutes does work
Wet microfiber cloth let sit on the bugs for a few minutes does work
Last edited by TWIN CAM 96; May 8, 2014 at 06:56 PM.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,403
Likes: 20
From: Indy
If it is just dust use a California duster, they make a small one, then follow up with detail spray , and a microfiber cloth.
You can buy 30 large microfiber cloths, at costco for around $17.00
You can buy 30 large microfiber cloths, at costco for around $17.00