only for those who like shiney things .....

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by Dunn-y

So what polish does everyone use for the plastics?

Auto Glym, decent cotton polishing cloth (halfords), polishing mit. T-Cut for light scratches

[DJ123]

I've also bought this screen, going to fit it today and see the difference it makes. What indicators have you gone for?

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Auto Glym, decent cotton polishing cloth (halfords), polishing mit. T-Cut for light scratches

Noooooooooo

Tcut just makes the scratches smaller and makes more swirls.

Auto glym is ok for a cheap wax but times have moved on and there are better ones available.

I invested in a random orbit polishing kit (£160) but the results are amazing.

I use zymol carbon wax (£50), small pot but wil last years as you only use a small amount.
The rain beading this creates is amazing and makes cleaning the bike after very easy as most of the dirt (if the wax layers are built up) just washes off with water.

Microfibre cloths are the best to use as they are not aggressive so won't leave swirl marks if used gently.

Not sure which one is best out of the sub £15 ones. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...ax&mode=&x=&y=

[joshwalker094]

Originally Posted by daddyjob

I've also bought this screen, going to fit it today and see the difference it makes. What indicators have you gone for?

it makes the bike look even better and im not to sure what make the indicators are, got them from a local dealer and threw the packet away, ill try find out later

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

optiglanz is naff. Hardly did a thing to my pipes and I left it on for like 20 mins

It isn't

[DarrenSV650S]

Oooooooooooh yes it is

[joshwalker094]

DB how can you have such shiny pipes, and such a dirty engine its not right !!

[dizzyblonde]

Because I hadn't washed it.....I decided to experiment with it first, then wash my bike. Its not a very nice thing to use, and I have a doggie walking around constantly. Washing it after made more sense on this occasion so I could get rid of all the stuff that might hurt his paws.



Darren.....you just don't have the nack! :P
You do it twice over on the first occasion for three minutes. Then buff with a bit of autosol. Bearing in mind the bike above has downpipes with a far worse grade of steel than the SV, so are a tw4t to stay clean anyway.

[ogden]

Originally Posted by Dunn-y

So what polish does everyone use for the plastics?

Generally speaking, none. I'd rather be out riding it than polishing it.