Waxing your gs

[mountindewGS]

I use S100 paste wax, I bought it from my loc motorcycle shop. After I use it alot of people say my bike looks amazing. The paint feel very smooth.
Meguiar's is a good wax I just like the S100 paste wax.

[average]

i was an adament Eagle One :Wet user but i cant seem to find it anymore. I guess ill try the Meguiars once i run out.

[Mr.7]

Another question- does any of you wax the frame? Just wondering
     :mrgreen:  :lol:

[Larry]

My detailer recommended "Mothers California Gold" Carnauba Cleaner Wax (a paste) as a good  one step cleaner/wax.  He was right.  It works great and looks good. Nice for those of us who don't always keep up with waxing and don't want to put the time into a multi step process.  Price approx $9.00.

[cobalt135]

I use S100 paste wax, I bought it from my loc motorcycle shop. After I use it alot of people say my bike looks amazing. The paint feel very smooth. Meguiar's is a good wax I just like the S100 paste wax.

+1 Good stuff S100 paste wax.  Same as P21S paste wax as well.  Gives pretty good depth on darker colors.  Really need to apply it (as well as most carnauba's) every month or two depending on climate or if it is garaged.

I would suggest not using a cleaner wax over the Meguiars 3 step shine, or their step #2 polish.  The cleaner wax will strip away the oils and fillers that help to give it the "polished" look.

Oh, and wheterver you do don't use dish soap to wash the bike or you just wasted all your time waxing cause it will strip everything off.  I have been using Meguiars NXT wash and it seems to work well.

[vfrocket]

I wax mine all the time.....

I mean my GS every couple of months.

[Maduro Mistress]

Well I looked at my wax this am and it IS the gold class. Sorry! That's my 3rd step (since I never use the 1st step of the mcguires polish)

Sorry for the confusion.

[kylegod]

big bump. you guys wax the plastics too? The side frame covers? Also my belly pan and fender are both plasticesque. ok to was that?

[tucsondude]

wow check out a bump.

i wax my frame with turtle wax ice, cuts through crap, can be super lazy. use same on wheels.
use whatever other wax i feel like, on the painted bits.

have $400+ worth of detailing ish in the pantry.

[galahs]

For people with fine swirls, insect blemishes or fine scratches Meguiars ScratchX 2.0 is good stuff

Follow it up with a wax

[dougwo]

i wax my frame with turtle wax ice, cuts through crap, can be super lazy. use same on wheels.
use whatever other wax i feel like, on the painted bits.

The Liquid Ice wax is freaking awesome. I wax the whole bike with it, tank, frame, plastic, fork, rubber....

[kyle_99_gtp]

I only use Zaino products on my car and my bike:

http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=Zaino

I haven't given the bike a "detail yet" but I will be soon. Zaino is very expensive, the z-cs that I use as a top coat for everything costs $29.95 for a 6oz bottle, but it's worth it. All of their products cover a huge surface area compared to what you have to mix up. When I mix up a 2oz bottle of z-2/zfx I can put 7+ coats on my car. I can also put a coat of the z-cs over my entire car, windows included, in about 10 pumps of the sprayer.

To give you an idea of how good Zaino products looks, here's a few pictures of my 11 year old car with original paint after last spring's detail (keep in mind that white is the hardest color to show any depth in).

Shaded (and we all know shaded pictures are cheating, so I'll post some direct sunlight pictures too:


Direct sunlight:






Does it make sense to use a product that costs this much on a bike as cheap as a GS? Probably not. Do i care? Nope. lol. since the GS doesn't fly past everyone like all these other bikes do, It better look good because people are going to see it for a longer period of time and will notice more flaws.

[Rabbito]

+1 for Meguiars, I use a product called quick shine..it's in a spray bottle. I squirt it onto a cloth to apply, let it dry and then buff off. It smells like bubblegum and gives a nice deep shine. Any Meguiars product will cost more than a brand like turtle...but the results are well worth it..and a little goes a long way.

[galahs]

I agree that TurtleWax Liquid Ice is great for motorbikes as it doesn't matter if you get it into nooks or crannies. It all dry's clear.

The only problem I have with Liquid Ice is it doesn't remove stuck on debris (stubborn bug splats etc) like some polishes.

[average]

I've been using Kit wax and their wash for awhile now and I'm very impressed with them both. There both pretty inexpensive and give a great shiny, clean finish. my 2 cents....