How do you keep your bike looking good?

marko · Post by **marko** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:27 am

Mr Sheen is that good, i no longer use soap in the shower.
I just spray on Mr Sheen and polish and gets me all slippery and shiny!

In fact.......i don't even shower. Just spray on the Mr Sheen!

(People are commenting i have never looked cleaner......or shinier...)

darthrider · Post by **darthrider** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:01 am

Marko you're nuts!
But funny...

Post by **scottybooj** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:25 am

Jeff, DJ may be polishing his helmet

but he is he getting the nutz?

under his exhaust of course!

darthrider · Post by **darthrider** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 1:04 pm

Hee hee! DJ polishes his helmet!

DJ - Please NO pictures on this one!

Post by **rdsmith3** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:21 am

I have been using this stuff, which seems to be pretty good, and very easy to use:

http://www.protectall.com/mcs.htm

jonothan · Post by **jonothan** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:45 am

How do you keep your bike looking good?

Why, hell, that's easy. I just keep sittin' on it.

J

tor1150r · Post by **tor1150r** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:23 pm

Yup.....just sitting on it keeps it looking its best!!

Seriously.
I wash, when needed, in a shady area using a McGuiars car wash product. I forget the name, but it is 'friendlier' to the finish than dish soap.

After a thorough drying (with a micro fibre towel) I apply S-100 cleaner/shiner. This prod is the best I've used thus far. Leaves a glass-like finish. Two-three times/season I use the S-100 wax to seal and protect.

If I'm feeling super ambitious I also go over the plastic parts (front fender, signals, mirror backs...all of the non metal, non-body parts) with a McGuiars plastic cleaner (similar to the ArmorAll wet-wipes). I find it brings out the black again, adds some shine and they claim it protects from UV damage - which I think is what dulls the plastic. It works very well and lasts me about 2-3 weeks.

This system work for me as I've been asked if the bike was brand new by on-lookers.