2002 Yamha R1 Spring Detail: Rasky's Auto Detailing

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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by JM19 [/i]
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Just had to add some insight on DK's comments....

First, I have applied Klasse plenty of times to my black car and have not had any problems in terms of gumming. <strong class='bbc'>What exactly were the problems this user reported[/b]? I suspect this claim to be human error rather than an error of the product.

Second, you seem to like to comment on how Klasse has no instructions...ever take a look at the back of the bottle [:confused:]? Plenty of instructions there and they are simple to begin with. Any further problems can be cleared up here: http://www.properautocare.com/klasapguid.html

Third, what is this claim that Klasse darkens the paint? I have seen many pictures of cars with Klasse on them, cars ranging from silver (such as Steve's Passat) to my black car. From what I can tell, the paint did not seem darkened or tinted at all.

Just thought I would clear those issues up. Maybe others can offer some input too? :cool: [/b]</blockquote>
1. JM19, People that reported gumming were some of the most respected members of this forum....do a search of the archives. Not saying that they are infallible when it comes to auto detailing. Just saying that it's well documented. This is one of the reasons why some people are looking forward to Blackfire. Applying multiple coats is no problem because of its short cure time. But on the other hand, a lot of people report having no problems applying multiple coats of Klasse in one day (like you and Koy).

2. Furthermore, multiple coats of KSG does darken or "deepen" the paint. That is also well documented in this forum. Don't think of that as a bad thing....A lot of people think of it as desirable..especially on darker colors. This deepening effect is one of the reasons why some people use it over other products.

3. I believe what DK meant when he said there were no instructions is that there is no place to go for specific answers and so there's a little bit of guesswork involved...especially when it comes to issues like cure time. I guess that's why places like Autopia where we can share our results become even more invaluable.

Hope I didn't come across as defensive. Just trying to answer some of JM's Q's.
 
I've used both products quite a bit now. I've only been using Zaino for a few months now but I have tried it on a few cars of different colors now. My honest opinion is that for dark colored cars, I would definitely go with the Klasse. The Klasse looks much better on dark colors. It seems to give the dark colors a more rich and vibrant shine. It doesn't make it too reflective like a mirror which is what I like. I like to enjoy and appreciate the dark color not just witness its reflection.



However, the Zaino is certainly fine as well. It's just that I would prefer it for say a silver car. Laters.
 
2002 Yamaha R1 Spring Detail

This bike actually belongs to a co-worker of mine and since he knows that I've sold all my bikes and how much I miss riding...I think he actually found humor in leaving it at my house for two weeks while he was on vacation for a detail. j/k Kevin! :D

As you can see the bike was in great shape, especially for being 8 years old and having over 21,000 miles on it. It had a fair amount of swirls with a few RIDS on the tank but since the seating position on these bikes has you hugged up against the gas tank, it?s not uncommon at all to see such scratches in these areas. Other than that is basically just needed a good all around cleaning.

Here are some before pics to give you a better idea of the condition.
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A few flying corpses were embedded into the front of the bike. You can also see in the below pics that the windscreen needed some TLC to bring back the clarity.
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Showing the paint condition using my Brinkmann Dual Xenon light
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Swirls and scuff on the rear tail
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Swirls and deep scratch on the tank
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I offered to remove some decals left on the tank as it clutters the look and makes for easier polishing
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Removal was done using a heat gun and 3M adhesive remover
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Here we can see the condition of the wheels. Having owned three Yamaha sport bikes now, I was very familiar with these wheels and how they should look?.and this is not it. ;)
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Behind the front tire
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Under the tail section you can see some mud and dirt on the rear fender. Tar and chain wax were also cover through out the rear section of the bike.
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I first started out with a thorough wash using Chemical Guys Citrus wash and clear utilizing various brushes and wash mitts.
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Here you can see me making use of the EZ mini detail brush to get in between the engine compartment.
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Chemical Guys Bug Bugger & Tar remover was used on the front for the bugs and tar. Meguiars D103 APC+ was used on the wheels and to remove TOGW from some textured black plastics with the aid of a small detailing brush.

After washing and drying I followed with some mild clay and Meguiars Final Inspection as clay lube.

A good tip for detailing motorcycles is to have some form of compressed air to blow out all the nooks and crannies. IMO this is a must have! Since I?ve had to start detailing in my other garage I don?t have easy access to my air compressor and I don?t feel like running a few hundred feet of hose to my other garage. So what I did is I went out and bought a 10lb air tank for about $30, changed the fittings a bit and connected a coil style air hose to it with an air trigger attachment on the end. Now I can fill the tank in my other garage and have a nice portable source of air in my front garage! ;)

I forgot to take a pic of my tank but it?s similar to this.
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For the paint correction I chose to go with a 2-step correction using M105 on the PC with 4? LC pads and M205 on the PC using 4? white LC pads. This process achieved about 90% correction with only a few stray RIDS remaining.
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I removed the rear fender to better get at the lower swing arm and the underside of the tail section.
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Chemical Guys Bug Bugger & Tar Remover was used here as well
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The front and rear sets along with any other aluminum components were polished using Optimum Metal Polish

Before
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After
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My choice for protection was Optimum Opti-Seal (2 coats) and topped off with Optimum Car Wax.
 
Now for some after pics! ;)
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No more swirls
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Deep scratch that is too deep to be removed
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Dash display
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Headlights were also polished using the same process as the paint
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Clarity restored! Windscreen was removed and polished using the same correction steps as the paint on both sides.
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Rear swing arm all cleaned up
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Behind the front wheel was clean and polished by hand using M105/M205
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Underside of the tail section all cleaned up and polished?removal of the rear fender allowed for access with the PC.
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Rear fender all polished up
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Wheels looking they way they should again?they have a semi-gloss look from the factory.
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Glamour shots! ;)
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I hope you?ve enjoyed this write up and as always, thank you for viewing my work! :)


Rasky
 
Great work Rasky, the bike really needed it. The clean up and correction work looks great. Did you take it for a ride?
 
That looks awesome!

What did you use on the windscreen? My buddys ninja's windscreen needs to be polished.

I have M105/205 and 4" pads too, you're inspiring me Chad :D
 
Nice corection Chad. Almost makes me miss mine :w00t:

Thanks Flash! It REALLY made me miss mine! :(

Lookin' good Rasky! Nice correction!:Dancing Dot:

Thanks Bill! :)

Perfect :wink:

Thanks David

That looks awesome!

What did you use on the windscreen? My buddys ninja's windscreen needs to be polished.

I have M105/205 and 4" pads too, you're inspiring me Chad :D

Thanks buddy!

I used the same process as the paint. It scrathed very easy and I ended up going back over it with a black pad and M205 too. For some reason that finished better than PlastX! :huh:
 
:scared: Epic chicken strips.



Apart from that (not that you could of done anything about it, lol), the bike looks great! Nicely done :)

LOL! Yeah, I noticed them too! I guess I could have taken it out for him and removed them but there is still a lot of sand on the roads here in MN.

I loved my Pirelli's! Stuck to the road like glue and gave a lot more confidence in the corners! :D
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Great work on the bike Chad. Looks awesome!!:clap:

Thanks Barry!

Great work Chad!

Looks so much better.

Thanks Bryan!
 
Great job Chad! That's a gorgeous .. now becoming a "classic" bike. For the short period of time I was thinking about getting a bike, that was the one I would have loved to have.

:Dancing Dot:
 
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