I was just going to use my autoglym super resin polish, but if you have better ideas that are not too expensive (around £20) I'm all ears It's a bit of a minefield with the wax really, as there are so many products with such widely varying prices, that plumping for a single one was quite difficult. Add to that the widely varying recommendations and it was sending me dizzy. I just New that £98 wasn't an option for a wax even if it does look gorgeous in the pictures
You will be fine with autoglym's SRP, it's really good and under rated stuff just as with the wax tho don't use too much product or you will get a lot of white dust when removing it. Also if using it near black plastic trim such as the tank side pieces I would recommend masking those edges off with some masking tape as the SRP can be a pain to remove if it gets into the grain of the plastic.
I have fallen foul of that before, don't worry. I'm not a complete noob at cleaning the bike, and have always prided myself on the general appearance of my machines, but it is the first time I have seriously looked into the products available. Just bought a clay bar too. Don't know if it is worth it, but I'll try it all out on the 900SS first to get into the zone. Perhaps we should start a detailing thread?
You will find the clay bar is not really required on a bike although you still might pick up some crap up into it, the fall out it mostly is used to remove is on horizontal bodywork like bonnet/roof/boots on cars as gravity helps them stay on there, vertical panels tend to shed this fallout but other contamination can get ingrained in from being thrown up from the front wheel. Best way to tell if something needs claying is by using a plain old polly bag, after washing the vehicle put your hand inside the polly bag n rub it over the panels if you can feel debris/roughness it will benefit from being clayed. There was a few detailing threads started in the past.
Well I got round to doing it today. Results were quite good. I did use the clay, which picked up a fair bit of crap, but as you say, mainly from the nose cone and front of the bike. Would you recommend doing 2 coats of Colli, or leaving it at one?
I would opt for two coats, if you have used the bike just apply another coat after your next wash. You should notice a bit of a difference when your washing it too as the muc will just come off with very little pressure or need for going over the same spot again n again to remove stubborn muc as it just doesn't stick to the bodywork. The colli's will also work well on the wheels if you haven't all ready applied to them.
Oil, filter and new clutch ordered Thursday afternoon and all delivered Friday afternoon, top service thanks.
