Cleaning and detailing day

[deacon]

It was to cold to ride (44 degrees and cloudy) today so I stripped the bags, side covers and seat off the bike. I brought the side covers and the bags inside and used automotive clay to clean them. This was my first time using clay and I must say it does live up to the hype! I didn't want to remove the tank so I did that and the fenders outside on the bike. Before I did any of that I washed it with a "bike wash" product. That really cleaned up the engine area nicely, the black does not look as faded as it did. After all that, I had to reapply wax to all the painted areas and re-polish the chrome. I was hoping for a nice "wet look" from the wax, but after some research, I guess I need to use multiple coats of carnauba wax to get that deep look. I know it's not a good idea, but after I finished the seat looked kinda sad, so armoralled it . Looks real purity now . I also replaced those terrible seat bolts with stainless steel allen head bolts, much easier to get them back on ;). I took Mac's advice and shined the outside of the engine fins with a green scrub pad as well (thanks Mac ;)).

I found a website for S100 products

http://www.topoftheline.com/index.html

Has anyone used these? They seem to have some good products for motorcycles.