Detailing Question(s)

[IMFASTTOO]

I give up.

DONT give up use what ever you like we use PLEDGE you use whatever you like who cares as long as your happy LOL

 

[IMFASTTOO]

Folks..... So instead of the "joke" reason I gave that I chose to use the Bike Spirits, the REAL reason is it doesn't contain silicone. So any like product will do. I stay away from any product that do. I.E., Pledge, Maguires, Fake Breasts (old school, silicone type anyway).

I guess I just don't understand why Pledge is the be all, end all of detail products.... ON EVERY LIKE THREAD!

So the long version is: It is probably ok MOST of the time if you choose to use Pledge or anything else that contains silicone. or Pig fat, Duck butter, Slime, Astro glide, KY (not Kentucky) jelly, ect....
Automotive/MC paint is not Diamond hard. It IS porous. Over time, if these type products are used over & over (some OCD people like to "wax their Rocket" every other weekend) the product gets pushed deeper & deeper into the porous micro cavities of the paint.
SOMETIMES, NOT EVERY TIME, if someone decides to repaint said vehicle, a problem crops up where the new paint reacts by breaking out with fisheyes (small holes where the paint.... usually the clear coat doesn't lay flat) - maybe just a little, usually a whole d@mn lot!
Yes there are great products out there used to "Prep" the surface (wax & grease removers, ect) before applying the paint and they USUALLY prevent the fisheye from happening, not always tho.
So to me, it's just not worth the risk, however small the risk may be.
So by all means, use what you like........... But don't say I didn't try to warn you

Now go out there & get that 18 pack, A new bottle of Mothers Polish, put on your best wife beater undershirt, and get to polishing your d@mn furniture with it so she will let you go ride your Rocket

@IMFASTTOO, I will jump on the Pledge bandwagon if you start splitting the residual checks with me

DONT care what you use IM going to try the BIKE SPIRITS and the S100 and they have another HARLEY polish that some brag about so Ill stock up and compare them

 

[IMFASTTOO]

Folks..... So instead of the "joke" reason I gave that I chose to use the Bike Spirits, the REAL reason is it doesn't contain silicone. So any like product will do. I stay away from any product that do. I.E., Pledge, Maguires, Fake Breasts (old school, silicone type anyway).

I guess I just don't understand why Pledge is the be all, end all of detail products.... ON EVERY LIKE THREAD!

So the long version is: It is probably ok MOST of the time if you choose to use Pledge or anything else that contains silicone. or Pig fat, Duck butter, Slime, Astro glide, KY (not Kentucky) jelly, ect....
Automotive/MC paint is not Diamond hard. It IS porous. Over time, if these type products are used over & over (some OCD people like to "wax their Rocket" every other weekend) the product gets pushed deeper & deeper into the porous micro cavities of the paint.
SOMETIMES, NOT EVERY TIME, if someone decides to repaint said vehicle, a problem crops up where the new paint reacts by breaking out with fisheyes (small holes where the paint.... usually the clear coat doesn't lay flat) - maybe just a little, usually a whole d@mn lot!
Yes there are great products out there used to "Prep" the surface (wax & grease removers, ect) before applying the paint and they USUALLY prevent the fisheye from happening, not always tho.
So to me, it's just not worth the risk, however small the risk may be.
So by all means, use what you like........... But don't say I didn't try to warn you

Now go out there & get that 18 pack, A new bottle of Mothers Polish, put on your best wife beater undershirt, and get to polishing your d@mn furniture with it so she will let you go ride your Rocket

@IMFASTTOO, I will jump on the Pledge bandwagon if you start splitting the residual checks with me

WELL the BIKE SPIRITS warning states Contains a chemical known to cause cancer and another that causes birth defects or other reproductive harm. GEE I dont think that sounds like the best product to spray all over my bike and inhale in the process ?

 

[CanberraR3]

You.
Your.
You're. (short for 'you are')


I'm just sayin'...

You're wasting your time with that one. Too, too.
You'll get used to it.
I found Purple Polish to be fantastic on wheels, by the way.

 

[Death Arrow 007]

I know of a few different polishes that are good to use on aluminum. I was just wondering if anyone has used those powerball sponge things that get attached to a drill to polish their rims and, if so, we're the results satisfactory.

 

[EasTexRIII]

I've not personally used one of those, but if it spins faster than your hand can rub, it has to be better & at the same time it can't possibly hurt the wheel so you should go at it

 

[IMFASTTOO]

I've not personally used one of those, but if it spins faster than your hand can rub, it has to be better & at the same time it can't possibly hurt the wheel so you should go at it

THEY spin fast but they screw up the finish that is a machine finish I like the 4x steel wool and mothers aluminum wheel polish and follow the direction of the machining on the wheels with your hand of course and they polish up nicely then spray with Pledge to protect them or some other product you choose that leaves a clear coating

 

[IMFASTTOO]

You're wasting your time with that one. Too, too.
You'll get used to it.
I found Purple Polish to be fantastic on wheels, by the way.

YES dont waste your time with the BS but Ill try the purple polish if you say its fantastic

 

[EasTexRIII]

PLEDGE...........now also good to use on your Cousin

 

[EasTexRIII]

Death Arrow 007. the sponge will only spin as fast as you LET the drill spin it.........