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Old 07-12-2015, 08:15 AM
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What do you guys use to polish or wax your fairing? Right now i use Pledge which works good, but wondering if there is something better out there.
 
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Bugslide.
 
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Old 07-12-2015, 08:41 AM
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a good wax will make clean up easy ( easier).

I use car wax..s100, blue shower any of those applied over a washed surface.

after a day of riding and bugs, wet a towel and hang it on the windscreen for 20 or 30 minutes ( like while setting up camp, moving into motel or cracking a soda.)

the bugs will loosen and wipe off

be careful which chemicals you use on the windscreen- some may eat the plastic ( bug spirits as pictured below ate the national windscreen on my evo bagger)

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I have tried Bug Slide before but this works better.



Try to be proactive and get the bugs off A S A P.
Better to do a little here and there than a whole lot later on.

Quite a few guys use Hydrogen Peroxide and Pledge but I am not one of them.
 
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Old 07-12-2015, 08:51 AM
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Agree with all.
Added tip I find is to address removing them ( cleaning the batwing) upon getting back home same day as opposed to letting them sit and dry up for a week.
Especially if you have one of those days where your batwing looks like a murder scene.
 
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Old 07-12-2015, 09:09 AM
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Hydrogen peroxide works great at getting bugs off, then I follow up with OBS as mentioned above. Original Biker Spirits is the bomb, and works on every surface
 
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Bike Spirits all the way! I do a clean up on all forward facing surfaces immediately after every ride because bugs are acidic, and can pit the chrome over time. The BS as stated is great for all surfaces. I have other "specialized" detailing products but this is used this first. The worst stuff I ever had to clean off was sugary cola that some jerk held out of the cage window to empty the can. It was like hard glue by the time I got home and noticed what it had done.
 
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I use Wizards products, but as stated stay on it and clean up will be easy after every ride.

Get the bugs off sooner than later. The soaked towel or rag tip works well.
 
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I use the Wizards also, I carry a small 8oz bottle in tour pack for on the road windshield cleaning, I think it works pretty good!

http://wizardsproducts.com/motorcycl...n-shine-22-oz/

I also carry microfiber towels with me, I get them in Costco.
 
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IF the murder scene has dried on for a week or 3, like mine always is, plexus on the windshield and mecguires bug sponge on the paint.
 


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