Some random pics of my sprint after a severe polish

[Specialone]

Spent 5 hours on my sprint yesterday in preparation for the ARTNW weekend, gave it a mop with fine compound then two coats of £7k a tub carnuba wax that my mate gave me (not the tub, just a bit)


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[Binky]

Seven grand a tub?!?!!!

How big's the tub?

[Specialone]

Seven grand a tub?!?!!!

How big's the tub?
About 2" in diameter and 3" high.
When my mates boss bought it a few years ago they american company were offering free refills for life, they have stopped that for new customers now, so considering they do a lot of expensive cars, its actually good value.

[Binky]

About 2" in diameter and 3" high.
When my mates boss bought it a few years ago they american company were offering free refills for life.

Weird. Why not just charge a normal fee for a one off pot.

Crazy warped business freaks...

P.S. Nice shiny bike, i guess. :)

[The Guru]

Looking good. :thumleft:

Seven grand a tub?!?!!!

How big's the tub?

Probably something along these lines. (free refills for life) (http://www.vertar.com/zymol/zymol-royale-glaze/)

[Specialone]

Weird. Why not just charge a normal fee for a one off pot.

Crazy warped business freaks...

P.S. Nice shiny bike, i guess. :)

Thing is, they charge the same anount now but no refills at all i think :smt104

The money spent on high end products is massive, but then thats why customers are willing to pay £600 for a paint correction and £300-£400 for top ups.

[Specialone]

Looking good. :thumleft:



Probably something along these lines. (free refills for life) (http://www.vertar.com/zymol/zymol-royale-glaze/)
Yeah same company, not sure its exactly the same product, my mate was the one who told me about how they stopped doing refills, guess thats incorrect unless its a different wax.

[ChrisSV]

That bike is shiny-er than a very shiny thing on a shiny day. Top work :)

[Binky]

That bike is shiny-er than a very shiny thing on a shiny day. Top work :)

You should see my bike. It'll blow this one out of the water for shiny-ness. :mrgreen:

[Specialone]

You should see my bike. It'll blow this one out of the water for shiny-ness. :mrgreen:

Yep it will, he keeps it in tip top condition :smt040

[Binky]

Yep it will, he keeps it in tip top condition :smt040

Yup. I keep mine in "tip top" condition and Special One rides the tits off his Sprint.

[1210tech]

Probably something along these lines. (free refills for life) (http://www.vertar.com/zymol/zymol-royale-glaze/)

yep thats the wax we use :cool:

Yeah same company, not sure its exactly the same product, my mate was the one who told me about how they stopped doing refills, guess thats incorrect unless its a different wax.

they still offer the free refills but only if you are a private customer and not using it commercially like we do, that said we still get the refills for free ;)

[Specialone]

Yup. I keep mine in "tip top" condition and Special One rides the tits off his Sprint.
See Binky you went too far with that one, everybody knows i ride like miss daisy albeit im getting better :cool:

[The Guru]

yep thats the wax we use :cool:



they still offer the free refills but only if you are a private customer and not using it commercially like we do, that said we still get the refills for free ;)

Ooooo... I want some please! :takeabow:

[L3nny]

Surely if it's re-filled for free for life you could buy a load of empty tubs. Fill them with wax and stick em on ebay.

Probably be making a profit within a year.

PS, 5 hours cleaning a bike??? What did you do? Strip it and re-biuld it?

[SoulKiss]

At that price I would expect it to even be able to polish a turd :p

[L3nny]

At that price I would expect it to even be able to polish a turd :p

:winner:

[Specialone]

Surely if it's re-filled for free for life you could buy a load of empty tubs. Fill them with wax and stick em on ebay.

Probably be making a profit within a year.

PS, 5 hours cleaning a bike??? What did you do? Strip it and re-biuld it?

No, they would get suspicious if your usage suddenly went up that much.

Tbh, I could've shaved 90 mins off that, I was eating etc in that 5 hours.

I went to the trouble of masking off the plastic panels so I didn't get cutting compound on them. I hadn't washed it since I went out with you so that took an hour on it's own.

Time flies when youre cleaning :)

[-Ralph-]

Looking very nice, mirror finish one of the advantages of black.

If I spend 5 hours on the bike, her indoors comes out, kisses the bike, wipes it off ever so gently, and asks if I'd like to bring it up to the bedroom. Sarcastic cow! ;-)

[missyburd]

That bike is shiny-er than a very shiny thing on a shiny day. Top work :)
JUST to get spattered with various invertebrate carcasses within 10 mins of being on the road...:-P

[Bluefish]

Pah, yc's is much shinnnyahnenenerr than that ;) Looking good mate, bring some of that polish with you this weekend and you can show me on mine how it works, cos i reckon you just bought a new bike ;)

[Specialone]

JUST to get spattered with various invertebrate carcasses within 10 mins of being on the road...:-P

Yes but if you leave them on they burn into the paint, so regular cleaning will help this, also a good wax will protect the paintwork and also make it easier to clean next time.

I wouldnt do this on a cheaper bike tbh but £7.5k on a bike is a lot of money for a plaything, to me anyway so I want to look after it best I can.

That said if I had a curvy, I wouldn't wash that ever as it may improve the looks ;)

[G]

Is this Zymol was?

I used to love detailing cars, my 106 Rallye was immaculate.

Bikes not so much, they are a pain because you can never get the chain area perfectly clean and thats frustrating.

[-Ralph-]

Bikes not so much, they are a pain because you can never get the chain area perfectly clean and thats frustrating.

I'll let you come see a chain and surrounding area looking like it just came out of the factory crate one day ;)

Paddock stand, parrafin and a paint brush is your friend, followed by wash & rinse & repeat until all the grit is gone, followed by compressed air, followed by WD40 on a cloth.