Searched around a little for how people are washing their bikes with speaker lids and haven't found much info. Aside from using the hydrophilic stuff that helps with rain, how is everyone protecting their speakers in their lids and bags while giving the bike a good wash?

I don't mind using the "in-between washes" detail spray cleaners, but I need to get these early season bugs off and give the bike a good polish and wax. The bike looks like a mass murder scene lol.

 

Washing your bike wont do any more damage to anything then Riding in the rain, think about it. Just put the nozzle on shower and don't spray the speakers directly.

 

Take the bags off.

 

Optimum No rinse car wash. Or Ultima waterless wash. Leave the hose for the cars and trucks. However, regular wash will be ok like others have said

 

Don't use that stuff on a black bike or car, don't care what they claim, it scratches the clear coat. Microfiber, pure cotton, doesn't matter, your pushing dirt on the surface of your paint, it's love using compound. I know, I used it on a white corvette and seemed to work great, then a black VW put tiny swirl marks in the clear coat.

 

I use it all the time on my vivd black RG. I use it on a lot of the customers cars I have worked on, and continually do. Do you use 2 buckets and grit guards? Proper wash techniques are more important than what you use. My customers love the no rinse washes, I even supply some of them with the product so they can try it themselves.
I did a original 65 chevelle a month ago, beautiful car. No way was I taking a hose to that.

2 years ago I spent 16 hours on a 7 series BMW in Jet black, as notorious for paint on the softer side. In 2 years I have been the only one to wash it and it has only been washed with ONR and it looks like the day I did the final go around with the owner.

If a vehicle is filthy, then a traditional wash is necessary. Proper techniques, always necessary

 

You should write us a few pointers man. I always look at those detailing sites and end up with hose, bucket, sponge and Meguiars wax.

I have no idea why you wanted to use a hose on a 65 Chevelle?


p.s. I've seen before and after pics of Eaglefans bike and that thing looks like new!

 

Thanks for the compliment brother!
As for the hose and the chevelle, not a good idea. Spraying cars down with the hose or power washer introduces water into places that it shouldn't be. Water sits, rust. Cars back then were not made to last as long as they are today. Paint, paint techniques, undercoatings, a lot of different stuff nowadays.

Here you go my man: http://www.autogeek.net/how-to-use-rinseless-wash.html

 

Here is another way to do it. Not how I do it but a lot do, personal preference.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...ns-method.html

 

Guess I was doing it wrong, thanks.