I like to wax my bike and helmet often so that when my bike gets coated with bugs it makes it easier to clean. Which wax do you think works the best. From what I've seen most waxes are all the same.  

I use Meguiars- it has 3 products (a cleaner, a polish, & a wax) that they call their "Deep Crystal System" - I use both Number 2 and 3 and then i coat it all with 2 coats of , a thick, chunky AWESOME smelling AWESOME shining wax - (can't find the name of the damn stuff) but your bike will smell so good you'll want to eat it! - I think it's the "Cleaner" wax, but I'm not sure - I'll look it up for you

DON"T use turtle wax, that stuff is shite!

I love that 3-step system. And it really does smell good. But don't taste it; just trust me  

M Mistress, this is what you're referring to?



Good shaZam! right there. Made my Monte look sexy. But why isn't it selling?  :dunno:

Dave  

I found Meguiar's Gold Class wax to be terrible (wouldn't last).  I use their #26 High-Tech Yellow in liquid.  Best wax I've found for the price and ease of application - nice deep shine, lasts as long as I care to go between detailings.

I wash with Gold Class car wash between detailings.  I wash with dish soap and a soft mitt to strip the wax when it's time to do that.  I only use polish if there's a scuff that isn't coming out with elbow grease and soap; polish will take a little bit off of the paint, so I like to be sparing with it.  I use a different sponge for the wheels (brake dust is corrosive to paint) and Griot's Wheel Cleaner (green stuff, smells good, works great, $10 for a bottle that will last forever).

2005 - it's actually in a red container as a paste with applicator deal



I'm pretty sure it's this stuff but I don't remember it saying "cleaner" when I bought it.

grrrr.

Anyway, you slide right off your tank with this stuff! it's the BOMB!

Yeah I use Meguire's Hi Tech Yellow Wax in the paste form and it rocks.
It dries clear so if you have a little "over-waxing" it is not as noticable. But the nicest thing is that it lasts for a while, compared to the Gold Class which sucks.

Quoteyour bike will smell so good you'll want to eat it!

*licks M Mistress' bike*
*keels over*
*thud*

great... another ER visit.. I haven't even gotten the bill for the last one yet... thanks MM...

 

I use Zimol or something like that. Its expensive, but a bottle of car wax lasts like 50x longer on a bike (especially a naked bike). Also, it smells like delicious, delicios bananas. The small is rivaled only by that rainbow foam Sheetz' carwashes spray. If they sold that damn smell....

lol nice guy!

if they made that smell as a body wash I'd never leave the house! lol

RoadsterGal, did you happen to be in Portland last night, dressed up as a man? I saw a dude "cruise" by my house on a Burger. I've never seen one outside of the stealership, so I figured it was you. In a man costume. And much heavier than in pictures.  :dunno:

Dave  

Yes, I do that every so often just to keep folk on their toes.

Every time I go by Aurora Suzuki, they're selling another Burger.  A big dude was buying a 650 yesterday when I went to pick up the pants I bought.  I rolled my eyes and said, "Silver scooter?  Some people have no taste..."

BTW, paging RVertigo.  They have a new line of scooters there, 50cc and 150cc Suzuki engines.
Edit: These:
http://www.cobrasales.com/303r.htm

They looked a lot less plasticky than most scooters in person.  One of the employees said the 150 would happily do 50mph and still have some left.

Quote from: RoadstergalBTW, paging RVertigo.  They have a new line of scooters there, 50cc and 150cc Suzuki engines.
Edit: These:
http://www.cobrasales.com/303r.htm

Sweet...  I like those...  I'd have to get a motocross helmet and some goggles.    :lol:


The boss (aka wife) pretty much guilted me out of talking about them any more...  I think I'll wait a month and start up again...  It'll probably be too cold to convince her to even think about one...

She's getting a parking pass.     DAMN!!!  That $90 a month would pay for a new scoot in 30 months!

I'm just going to mirror what everyone else is saying here. Meguiar's Gold Class is the absolute best thing you can get as far as consumer products go. We are family friends with a family owned auto detail shop. They detail every car for auto dealership in the surrounding area. They swear by Meguiar's and so do I.

If Meguiar's is the best than I'm doin' pretty good because I've been using their NexTec stuff. At least that is what I think it is called.

I would like to compliment this thread's participants for the absence of carrot-waxing jokes.

Quote from: RoadstergalI would like to compliment this thread's participants for the absence of carrot-waxing jokes.

shaZam!, you just beat me (no pun intended)

Dave  

I guess I am still stuck 20 years behind, with my turtle wax.

Carrot waxing, ha ha ha....
:guns:  :lol:

I'm with davipu, I vote for the turtle.