wax polish

[hidepenny]

guys i didn't pass art at high school and neither i did in primary, i just can't wax polish a bike and car without making a mess

now question is

how do i get the polish off from hard to get in places like some very fine gaps and stuff? and what about seats?

[QuickaKwacka]

Hidepenny, small gaps, joins, screw heads etc, use an old toothbrush after polish has dried, should get all or most of it out. Seat, use something like grime buster from Supercheap, should get rid of wax and stop the seat being slippery when riding in leathers.

Regards
RonnieG

[mike-s]

i thought waxing your seat and wheels was a nono?

ah well, oops!

[hidepenny]

i thought waxing your seat and wheels was a nono?

welll i didn't do it on purpose

[javaman]

Well, Mr. Sheen does a better job than wax, and you don't get those white stuff left over in those gaps!

Plus you can use it for the furniture too

[BladeBoy]

Clean your seats with a LITTLE bit of metho.

[robracer]

wax on wax off

Someone had to say it!


3 step maguires (sp) for my Z but being black it needs it once a month


used to use mrsheen like javaman & that worked a treat on my other bikes

[Pabs]

Clean your seats with a LITTLE bit of metho.

thats disgusting
and no good for your leather or vinyl seat ,water with a rag or some proper upholstery cleaner(could be to slippery though)

[rocketrod]

I use a whole range of things,each has its own purpose.
The tank i use mothers polish,by far the best.
For the plastics like fairing,ductail,side covers,etc i use the mr sheen and not bad for the rims either.For the indicators,switchgear,seat and other plastic stuff,i use armourall and for fairing screen,headlight,mirrors i use windex or some sort of window cleaner.Another hint(if you have one)is after i wash the bike i blow dry it with the leaf blower,gets all the water out of those hard to get at nooks and crannies.

[mike-s]

it would also stop the water drops causing marks on the paint through refraction burning the paint & leaving crap behind on the paint after its washed.

[BladeBoy]

Clean your seats with a LITTLE bit of metho.

thats disgusting
and no good for your leather or vinyl seat ,water with a rag or some proper upholstery cleaner(could be to slippery though)

Pabs, he wants to get rid of the slip from seat not make it worse, I have use metho when some dummy used Mr Sheen no problem, and don't call me disgusting

[Burky]

Well, Mr. Sheen does a better job than wax, and you don't get those white stuff left over in those gaps!

Plus you can use it for the furniture too

Mate Mr Sheen would have to be the worst possible thing to use. It contains silicons which can not be removed and over time build up and thats the same for Furniture, ever tried painting over silicon . Its like using Armourall in a panel shop a big no no.

I only use mothers or Mcguires wash and polishes with a bit of Autosol on the really shiney stuff. Brasso is ok from what i have heard on a perfect finish and the left over crap comes off real easy.

[BladeBoy]

I use a whole range of things,each has its own purpose.
The tank i use mothers polish,by far the best.
For the plastics like fairing,ductail,side covers,etc i use the mr sheen and not bad for the rims either.For the indicators,switchgear,seat and other plastic stuff,i use armourall and for fairing screen,headlight,mirrors i use windex or some sort of window cleaner.Another hint(if you have one)is after i wash the bike i blow dry it with the leaf blower,gets all the water out of those hard to get at nooks and crannies.

Brilliant