Waxing a Motorcycle??

stang03

stang03

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I just purchased a new 2006 cbr600rr in pearl orange. I am wanting to detail it so that I can get it looking real nice and deep, is it okay to use a pc7424 with natty's?? I was unsure because it has graphics. Here is a pic for reference:

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Any tips let me know!!

Thanks
 
Considering how little area will be accessible to the PC without going over the graphics, I would just do it by hand. I have never used Natty's, but it most likely is a wipe on, wipe off product and being a paste, the PC seems like it would just take extra time and effort.
Personally, I wouldn't bother with the PC for any paste on any vehicle other than possibly a bus. :)

Charles
 
Natty's will be fine. S100 is a motorcycle wax but Natty's will give you more gloss, IMO. If you already have it, awesome.

BUT... if you are planning on ordering products, think about throwing in a bottle of OCW. You can still wax with Natty's and then hit the paint with some OCW as a boost to it. Or you could even spit shine the Natty's with OCW for an unbelievable look :). Let me know if I confused you at all.

Oh ya, you could use the PC but doing things by hand on motorcycles are much easier.
 
stang03 said:
What is a good motorcycle wax?? I figured natty's would work ok?
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Natty's would probably be great, but I really have no experience with it.
My comments were only in reference to the PC.
Actually, I rarely apply any LSP with the PC. It's a polishing/prep tool for me and it is great for that.

Charles
 
budman3 said:
Natty's will be fine. S100 is a motorcycle wax but Natty's will give you more gloss, IMO. If you already have it, awesome.

BUT... if you are planning on ordering products, think about throwing in a bottle of OCW. You can still wax with Natty's and then hit the paint with some OCW as a boost to it. Or you could even spit shine the Natty's with OCW for an unbelievable look :). Let me know if I confused you at all.

Oh ya, you could use the PC but doing things by hand on motorcycles are much easier.
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Yeah I will prob end up doing it by hand i just don't have any applicators, so I guess I will have to order some. I don't trust the ones from a local auto parts store.

I have been touching it up for the past few days with S&G, this is my favorite quick detailer that I use on my car.

I also have some P21S which I heard was like S100, would that work better??
 
P21S and S100 are the same. For the color I think Natty's would be superior. I find the P21S/S100 better on metallics to make them 'pop'.

If you find some Meguiar's Yellow foam applicatior (about $1 ea) pick some of those up. They'll be fine :).

Edit- I forgot to mention this before, nice bike!!!
:rockon
 
stang03 said:
Yeah I will prob end up doing it by hand i just don't have any applicators, so I guess I will have to order some. I don't trust the ones from a local auto parts store.

I have been touching it up for the past few days with S&G, this is my favorite quick detailer that I use on my car.

I also have some P21S which I heard was like S100, would that work better??
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Wal*Mart has Meguiar's foam applicators and Auto Zone has Viking foam applicators. I have several of each and both are of good quality. I prefer the Viking, but only because it has a handle formed in the foam.
P21S would also work good. Maybe you might want to try the Natty's and the P21S in a couple different areas to see which you like better.
S100 is probably my favorite carnauba and if P21S works as good as the S100, I think you will be happy with it..

Charles
 
budman3 said:
P21S and S100 are the same. For the color I think Natty's would be superior. I find the P21S/S100 better on metallics to make them 'pop'.

If you find some Meguiar's Yellow foam applicatior (about $1 ea) pick some of those up. They'll be fine :).

Edit- I forgot to mention this before, nice bike!!!
:rockon
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I know it is hard to see in the pics...but this bike has a ton of metallic in it. But you only see it when the sun is on it....so I might just try the P21S?? Or heck like Charles said I can just try both and see which one looks better.

Thanks for the help guys!

P.S. Budman, thanks for the compliments!
 
It's easy enough to try and see what works better for you. I bet that metallic looks awesome in the sun. I've seen a few Screaming Eagle Harley's with yellow metallic paint and it looked sweet.

You're lucky to have paint on your bike to shine up... plastic doesn't shine up too good :cool: I'm in the process of turning my drz400 into Supermoto form :)
 

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budman3 said:
It's easy enough to try and see what works better for you. I bet that metallic looks awesome in the sun. I've seen a few Screaming Eagle Harley's with yellow metallic paint and it looked sweet.

You're lucky to have paint on your bike to shine up... plastic doesn't shine up too good :cool: I'm in the process of turning my drz400 into Supermoto form :)
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That will be sweet!
 
AWSOME BIKE MAN!!!! THE GRAPHICS AND COLOR ARE SWEEEET! Wish I had that bike.:cool: I also like the black and white background it really accents the bike. Great picture skills!
 
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