Good ol bucket of soap and water, wash mit then use the leaf blower to dry it off and followed with micro fiber towels. About every 3rd wash a fresh coat of wax!

 

Most all the people that use waterless cleaners state they have no swirls or scratches in their paint after cleaning.The reason is because the cleaner is full of polymers which will leave the surface smooth and shiny.The polymers fill the swirls and scratches just like a swirl/scratch polish would.For those who use the waterless product to test my theory out,wash your tank with a micro towel and soap and water,blow dry and inspect the surface.Once the polymers are removed from the paint surface you will see all the swirls and scratches caused by wiping off the dirt without water to flush the surface of contaminates.This is just my opinion based on web research into the waterless product and using it.

 

That sounds about right........so tell us what you use/do.

 

Remember the Bomb or now called Captain Richards http://www.captainrichardsbest.com

 

I use a high end car wash product to get at all the accessable areas and then use S100 to clean the hard to get too areas.Always blow dry followed by a hand toweling.I use Mothers detailing spray wax when needed.

 

and it is now marketed as 'the original bike spirits spray cleaner and polish' since honda had the formula changed to something a little more environmentally friendly (aka doesn't work as good)

 

Yes, this is the reason I cringe at the idea of using waterless cleaners. Fact is every time a cloth touches the paint, it is leaving some kind of mark. The mark can be minimized with soft cloths like microfiber and better quality soaps and waxes, but the only way to not leave a mark is to not touch the paint.

Of course that is impossible, so the next method of minimizing swirls is touch the paint least times as possible. I sometimes apply the soap with a spray nozzle that sprays soap with the water. I let the soapy water sit long enough to dissolve the dirt then rinse. I apply a heavy of coat wax in the wet rinse water on the paint and wipe off any stubborn dirt like bugs, then buff as the rinse drys. This way I'm only using a cloth once or twice at most. I use leaf blower to dry unwaxed parts like the motor.

I learned this process thru trial and error with vivid black paint. I do apply a heavy coat of wax in the spring for bugs, but that is pretty much the only time and my vivid black paint usually look pretty good all the time.

Beary

 

I cant see using cleaners like that on a dirty bike.
Think about it,all the dirt is trapped on the rag that just rubs on the clear coat.