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I have to admit I am not a detailing fanatic. I bought my scooter as my primary for of transportation, not to polish after every time I ride (I have a friend with a highly modified Fat Boy who does exactly that - and he thinks my Majesty is cool :lol: )
This if for cleaning the nooks and crannies, like the radiator grill and in amongst the hand controls:
buy three paint brushes for WATER based paint (oil based paintbrushes turn to mush in water). A 3" 2" and 1" are good. Cut the bristles about 1/2 off. Wrap the ferrule (the metal part that holds the handle to the bristles) with a couple of wraps of duct tape. It's amazing what you can get clean with these brushes and a bucket of water and cleanser - the duct tape is so the metal ferrules don't scratch anything.
I have to admit this is not my idea: it came from this book:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087938 ... e&n=283155
This book is written by a guy who probably clinically insane - he states near the beginning it should take two full days to WASH a bike - that doesn't including polishing, waxing, anything else. Thats for naked bikes and faired bikes (he belives you should take the fairing pieces off and wash the insides!!!).
Anyways, I will never be like him but he has 1,001 hints and tips on how to better and easier wash your scooter/motorcycle.
One more example - at first I thought this was insane - he tells you to take out the manufacturers tool kit and wipe the tools down with WD-40 and the plastic kit with Armor-All. I thought "You gotta be kidding" but then he said factory tool kits are rarely needed, but when you need one you probably REALLY need it - don't want to pull out a case full of rusted - together tools.
There is a companion book for cars:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087938 ... nce&n=5174
One more story from the auto book - two teams were tied in a Concours D'Elegance. The author's team had a Porsche 940. Finally the judges opened the air cleaner housings - the other team had DUST around the air intake, the author's team had Armor-Alled the inside of the whole thing. :?
This if for cleaning the nooks and crannies, like the radiator grill and in amongst the hand controls:
buy three paint brushes for WATER based paint (oil based paintbrushes turn to mush in water). A 3" 2" and 1" are good. Cut the bristles about 1/2 off. Wrap the ferrule (the metal part that holds the handle to the bristles) with a couple of wraps of duct tape. It's amazing what you can get clean with these brushes and a bucket of water and cleanser - the duct tape is so the metal ferrules don't scratch anything.
I have to admit this is not my idea: it came from this book:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087938 ... e&n=283155
This book is written by a guy who probably clinically insane - he states near the beginning it should take two full days to WASH a bike - that doesn't including polishing, waxing, anything else. Thats for naked bikes and faired bikes (he belives you should take the fairing pieces off and wash the insides!!!).
Anyways, I will never be like him but he has 1,001 hints and tips on how to better and easier wash your scooter/motorcycle.
One more example - at first I thought this was insane - he tells you to take out the manufacturers tool kit and wipe the tools down with WD-40 and the plastic kit with Armor-All. I thought "You gotta be kidding" but then he said factory tool kits are rarely needed, but when you need one you probably REALLY need it - don't want to pull out a case full of rusted - together tools.
There is a companion book for cars:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087938 ... nce&n=5174
One more story from the auto book - two teams were tied in a Concours D'Elegance. The author's team had a Porsche 940. Finally the judges opened the air cleaner housings - the other team had DUST around the air intake, the author's team had Armor-Alled the inside of the whole thing. :?