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Old 02-26-2009, 08:41 AM
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Ok, now I'm confused. Do you use pledge instead of waxing? I would believe that with all of the automotive products out there on the market today that you wouldn't have to use furniture polish on your motorcycle.

Don't use it in place of a good waxing...just as clean up between waxings.
I still wax every few months but the pledge used inbetween helps maintain the slick finish longer.
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Pledge? Wow, I wouldn't have tried that on my own.
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Old 02-26-2009, 08:55 AM
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Use to use Pledge on my boat until everybody started busting their arses stepping on the finish with wet feet. Pledge + water = injury.
Yeah, if you're the type that walks on your bike when it is wet, be careful with Pledge!
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I will have to give it a try, I use 3M Performance Finish for my sealing and polishing
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I have used Pledge on everything except the leather and tires for nearly 10 years. I wipe it down before or after any ride of more than an hour or so. My scoots get about one good wash per year although I hate to put water on her. When I sold my 9 year old black Roadstar last year, the paint and chrome still looked in showroom condition.
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Old 02-26-2009, 09:16 AM
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We used to pledge on one of the helicopters at work, it was the only one that didn't have poly paint, it worked great.
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Pledge started for me as a way to clean off the face shield on my full face. Then a friend mentioned that it was all he used on his bike. Gave it a try and found ti worked pretty well. To each their own with their Harley. Some are far too picky to ever use pledge on their bike. I usually wash and wax, and in between use pledge.
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Dude, don't ever put one of those paint scratching pieces of crap on a quality paint job, esp a Black paint job!
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!! +1 the paint scratching piece of crap!
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Does the bike have to be super clean before using pledge like when you wax? Or do you use pledge to clean the bike?
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EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!! +1 the paint scratching piece of crap!
I use it VERY lightly to brush off the dust before wiping it down and haven't had a problem. I could see scratching the paint if using too much pressure.

What do you use other than the duster when just doing a wipe down between washes? I can't see wiping the bike down without getting the dust off somehow...
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