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Maintaining the paint
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 3:27 pm
by ibux
Hi guys,
I was wondering how you maintain the paint on the bike - especially the tank. Do you use regular polish (even polish it at all)?
Thanks,
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 4:05 pm
by dougpaw57
If you use any wax on it at all, it loses it's flat-black look. I saw one at the dealer where the customer had used regular car wax, it was a mess. The dealer was going to send it out to a paint shop to see if it could be stripped off.
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 6:53 pm
by riceburner
A Baglux tank cover.
No wax, no covers...
Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 8:35 am
by marousek
Hey there. I will tell you about the best thing you can use. It does amazing job on the tank, plastics, even on your car dash. No shine, no wax. It is the legendary 303 Aerospace Protectant. If your bike is dear to you, try it. It works amazing. The black will be richer for a few minutes after you apply it and then it will settle into the beautiful flat black we all love and cherish on our rides. Plus, the coating protects in the long run and provides protection.
There is tons of things out there, but 303 has been the king. And trust me, I tried almost anything I found on a shelf. (I may be little OCD when it comes to polishing and cleaning my vehicles.)
Re: No wax, no covers...
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:27 pm
by ibux
marousek wrote:Hey there. I will tell you about the best thing you can use. It does amazing job on the tank, plastics, even on your car dash. No shine, no wax. It is the legendary 303 Aerospace Protectant. If your bike is dear to you, try it. It works amazing. The black will be richer for a few minutes after you apply it and then it will settle into the beautiful flat black we all love and cherish on our rides. Plus, the coating protects in the long run and provides protection.
There is tons of things out there, but 303 has been the king. And trust me, I tried almost anything I found on a shelf. (I may be little OCD when it comes to polishing and cleaning my vehicles.)
Sorry for this late answer, but now I've finally ordered the 303 Aerospace Protectant from a store here in Norway. Looking forward to trying it, thanks so much for your advice
Re: No wax, no covers...
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:05 am
by ibux
marousek wrote:Hey there. I will tell you about the best thing you can use. It does amazing job on the tank, plastics, even on your car dash. No shine, no wax. It is the legendary 303 Aerospace Protectant. If your bike is dear to you, try it. It works amazing. The black will be richer for a few minutes after you apply it and then it will settle into the beautiful flat black we all love and cherish on our rides. Plus, the coating protects in the long run and provides protection.
There is tons of things out there, but 303 has been the king. And trust me, I tried almost anything I found on a shelf. (I may be little OCD when it comes to polishing and cleaning my vehicles.)
Well, I finally got the 303 Aerospace Protectant. And my bike has never looked better
It looks shiny and polished, but the flat black is still kept the way it should.
Highly recommended
Re: Maintaining the paint
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:05 pm
by marousek
Great to hear you like it! The stuff truly is amazing.....
Another convert! And kudos for actually going through and ordering it.......it looks like around here we might have to soon as well. Slowly harder to find
