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what do you guys use for detailing your bike?
03/12/09 at 09:11:29

i need to get my wife's s40 ready to give to her on her birthday which is this saturday.

what kind of stuff do i need to get to get her bike looking new. well its only got 1000 miles so its practically new, i just want to get it looking like its off the showroom floor...

so question is, what do you guys use to detail your bikes?

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Reply #1 - 03/12/09 at 09:36:22

For years Ive been using the silicone oil from fuser units out of copiers instead of Armorall, BUT recently a guy told me that stuff isnt all silicone & can cause swelling of rubber & mess up plastic parts. IVE never had a problem, so Ill jkeep on, BUT I use it on all plastic & rubber near where I want to wax./ It keeps the wax from sticking & It makes the stuff look brand new.I get it from copier repar places. Get stuff thin enough to smear around, some is so thick it is lile syrup.

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bluesavage218 Full Member Alliance Member Offline Chicks dig it. Posts: 204 Jackson, TN Gender:	Re: what do you guys use for detailing your bike? Reply #2 - 03/12/09 at 09:43:47 Meguieres Cleaner Wax works really good on everything really.
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doc5446 Senior Member Offline Into the night... Posts: 307 Randolph, Ohio Gender:	Re: what do you guys use for detailing your bike? Reply #3 - 03/12/09 at 09:52:07 Westleys bleche-white works great on the tires!
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Mr. Hyde Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 565 Kingston, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: what do you guys use for detailing your bike? Reply #4 - 03/12/09 at 10:27:59 What about MAAS metal polish. Anyone use this, the paste or the cream. I was gonna try some but the fact it only comes in "French Lavender' scent turned me right off.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: what do you guys use for detailing your bike? Reply #5 - 03/12/09 at 11:01:49 I like Zaino Brothers products,Not cheap but I like them.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: what do you guys use for detailing your bike? Reply #6 - 03/12/09 at 11:27:55 Nev-R-Dull Also, just a word of caution, all the engine cases are clear coated. Don't expect to use a metal polish to remove a scratch. Also, I purchased an ultra sonic cleaning tool at wally world for $10. Works great for cleaning around those case bolts and crevases.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: what do you guys use for detailing your bike? Reply #7 - 03/12/09 at 13:14:48 I have an El Cheapo pressure washer. Ran about &80.00 IIRC. It comes in handy for several things + knocking the crap off of Bull. I would like to know more about the ultrasonic thing. What department is it in>? Maybe I can swing another $10.00,,, MAYbe,,,
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: what do you guys use for detailing your bike? Reply #8 - 03/12/09 at 14:36:30 My mom has them in every room that requires cleaning, so they're multi use. But there is a add on pack of tips for auto use. It's yeller, battery operated about the size of a ultrasonic toothbrush. Found mine at the end of an aile in the auto dept of wally's.
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Reply #9 - 03/12/09 at 14:41:27

I was using simichrome for awhile, but use Blue Magic metal polish cream more.

I had to work at a vintage car show and asked some guy who owned a beautiful old car (forget what make) with the big chrome bumper what he used. He opened the trunk and pulled out a jar of the Blue Magic. I figured if he was using it for he chrome and metal on his big $$$$$ vintage car, it should be good enough for my Savage. Stuff works well, and is real easy to use, just dip cloth in the jar and start rubbing it in until the cloth turns black, then rub some more.

The Simichrome is toothpaste style, and I still use it for the spokes. Use Maguire's wax for the paint after a wash.

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Reply #11 - 03/12/09 at 17:25:29

verslagen1 wrote on 03/12/09 at 14:36:30:

My mom has them in every room that requires cleaning, so they're multi use. But there is a add on pack of tips for auto use. It's yeller, battery operated about the size of a ultrasonic toothbrush. Found mine at the end of an aile in the auto dept of wally's.

Thanks, Ill have a look.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: what do you guys use for detailing your bike? Reply #12 - 03/12/09 at 17:28:14 It's called a sonic scrubber, power cleaner, as seen on tv.
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Reply #13 - 03/13/09 at 08:16:58

I have not gotten to the LS650 yet but on my other bike I did:

I use RainX car wash and a pressure washer to wash the bike.
Turtle Wax on the painted surface.
I use Never-Dull Chrome polish for the chrome.
Mothers Polish on the Aluminum (Engine/Wheels). I stripped the CC off the engine cases:

This was what one cover looked like when I was almost done.

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Reply #14 - 03/13/09 at 10:49:06

photojoe FSO wrote on 03/12/09 at 14:41:27:

I was using simichrome for awhile, but use Blue Magic metal polish cream more.

I had to work at a vintage car show and asked some guy who owned a beautiful old car (forget what make) with the big chrome bumper what he used. He opened the trunk and pulled out a jar of the Blue Magic. I figured if he was using it for he chrome and metal on his big $$$$$ vintage car, it should be good enough for my Savage. Stuff works well, and is real easy to use, just dip cloth in the jar and start rubbing it in until the cloth turns black, then rub some more.

The Simichrome is toothpaste style, and I still use it for the spokes. Use Maguire's wax for the paint after a wash.

Another vote for Blue magic on chrome, I've used it for years. Hard to find, but one jar should last me a lifetime.

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