I just polished the sliders and wheels a week ago, they look mirror shine, do you guys put anything like wax on the polished aluminum for protection? Tell me what you use, don't want to polish them again next riding season. Thanks! Alex

 

Are those sliders stripe and polished by hand or do they still have a laquer on them ?
I've just cleaned my Fatty ready fror the winter lay up, I recently used S100 anti corrosion spray. I was a bit doubious at first , however the bolts and spindles that I sprayed as a test still sparkle after 300miles of crap riding weather. They look like they did the day I picked up the bike new. The spindle ends had been going that horrible gray colour. I cleaned them and sprayed them and as I said they still look great. Iv'e just spent the morning doing all the alloy on the bike as a result, they claim the protection also lasts for 6 washes. Sorry no pics, Auto glim produce an anti corrosion spray too, but I have no experiance of that as yet.

Reddog UK

 

In the past I have just got a can of pledge and misted the whole bike before I put the cover on...in the spring hit it with a pressure wash. Cheap and effective

 

Much will depend on where you store the bike. I've always waxed the aluminum. I've never tried the sprays that are available. It's really important to keep the bike in a dry area where there is circulation. Eastwood company makes some protective sprays for aluminum that will even handle some temperatures, but I have not used them. Eastwood has great products for collector cars, which I have used. Keep an eye on it over the winter. Dampness is the enemy of you polished aluminum. Salt and water are even worse.

 

I think I also read somewhere that you can spray WD-40 on it for storage.

 

thanks guys! I store the bike in my garage, not a heated one but the coldest we get here is 10f, not that cold compare to east coast. The only thing I worry about is the sliders and wheels, no clear coat on them. Talking about WD-40, I have a dumb friend who parked his park outside in one winter, all he has is a cover, he sprayed the whole bike with WD-40 including the rotors, guess what? when he first started riding in the spring, no brakes! LMAO
One more question, when you apply wax on aluminum, do you leave it on for the whole winter or buff it off? Thanks!

 

I 've done this on my sport bike and it worked great. There is also a product called LPS-3 that works great it is like a waxy version of WD 40 then just wash off in the spring.

 

Thanks dude! I have seen that before, will look for something like that.
I really want to know what they spray on a brand new car on pre-delivery, pretty much the same stuff I guess.

 

sprayed oil on his brakes and rotors???? wouldn't let him near my ride.
Hope he didn't wax or spray a silicon tire treatment on his whole tire.

 

Mine is stored in an unheated garage that can get as cold as a meat locker and sweats at times. My Ironhead has a pile of polished aluminum on it. I have never put anything on it.