Not sure where to post this, but anyways... Which wax or finish do you guys use for the plastics on your new gens? I've been trying to build a base using Meguiars paste wax but the finish never looks like some of the pics and videos I see with a real deep shine. Share your secrets!
Pledge for plastics.
Collonite marquis dellagance.
Been using this for 25 years. It ain't easy but boy does it last.
Quote from: red baron on January 07, 2014, 04:40:56 PM
Collonite marquis dellagance.
Been using this for 25 years. It ain't easy but boy does it last.
If price proves quality, wow! $37.00 for 12 ounces is steep. I might try it though as the plastics on the Evo are poorly painted.
I like Protect-All
eh? if you mean the bare abs plastic, you don't wax them, you use a plastic specific product to protect it and make it look great....
i use mother's naturally black..
other good ones are 303 aerospace protectant or similar.
Quote from: Skybarney on January 07, 2014, 04:45:46 PM
If price proves quality, wow! $37.00 for 12 ounces is steep. I might try it though as the plastics on the Evo are poorly painted.
if that's the case you will have more success with re-finishing, like using SEM plastic specific black etc, or bodging it a lil' with something like forever black.
a wax or any dressing can't magically make the base material look perfect, you need to start with a good surface finish and then dress. that goes for nekkid plastic or 2k paint (altho you can cheat a lil' with paint using products with micro fillers etc)
Zaino!!!!!
Quote from: Skybarney on January 07, 2014, 04:45:46 PM
..... I might try it though as the plastics on the Evo are poorly painted.
That might be the case with your bike but it is not a true statement for
all EVOs. I have seen several that rival the best paint on just about any bike or car.
I harvest my own ear wax, and use that. It's both environmentally responsible and I think it does a better job than the petrochemical derived products that are on the market. As a bonus, I get that extra little bit of saisfaction knowing that a tiny piece of me is covering my bike.
(http://img2.timeinc.net/health/images/slides/ear-wax-400x400.jpg)
OMG!! [laugh]
Ewwwww!!
Quote from: suzyj on January 10, 2014, 12:00:00 AM
I harvest my own ear wax, and use that. It's both environmentally responsible and I think it does a better job than the petrochemical derived products that are on the market. As a bonus, I get that extra little bit of saisfaction knowing that a tiny piece of me is covering my bike.
(http://img2.timeinc.net/health/images/slides/ear-wax-400x400.jpg)
Did you see mythbusters where they made a candle out of ear wax?
Grant vomited when they lit it.
Grant vomits all of the time. ;D
I like ProtectAll spray on product. Been using it for years on a few different motorcycles. It has carnauba wax and it seems to do a nice job of cleaning and protecting the paint.
I just use the Meguiar's car cleaning products I use on my cars to detail it. Paint is paint and these work just as well on the motorcycle as they do on the cars.