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bEN_
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PostPosted: 21:13 - 14 Mar 2010    Post subject: Best polish / wax for matte black paint Reply with quote
Got to actually see my new bike yesterday, which should be delivered sometime early this week, so i want to be prepared with cleaning shit as i ran out when i sold my R6 in November.

I have no idea if there's a certain type of wax or polish that would be best suited for this paint type so hopefully someone knows of something
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If not, i'll carry on using mr sheen and the muc off wax which i thought was ok.


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PostPosted: 21:27 - 14 Mar 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Asda's own furniture polish.
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PostPosted: 21:28 - 14 Mar 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
That bike is pure Sex!!...
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PostPosted: 21:37 - 14 Mar 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
You need a polish that jizz will not sick to as that is one sexy little Duc.
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bEN_
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PostPosted: 21:40 - 14 Mar 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
So far everyone has told me it's going to be a bitch to keep clean with it being that colour Confused
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PostPosted: 21:42 - 14 Mar 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Its ok it will spend most its time being fixed or idle in your garage. Laughing Only joking, that is one nice Duke mate, enjoy it. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 21:48 - 14 Mar 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
bEN_ wrote:
So far everyone has told me it's going to be a bitch to keep clean with it being that colour Confused


I'd tend to agree.

The problem won't be so much keeping it 'clean', it would be preventing it getting marked. Matt paint marks very easily.

I'd probably wax it as normal, or just keep it finger print free by using Mr Sheene.

And resist the temptation to polish the crap out of it.
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bEN_
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PostPosted: 21:54 - 14 Mar 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thats good to know then, and i've just thought about how bad stone chips and shit might look Laughing

i'll go to wilko's and buy a tin of matte paint Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 15:20 - 15 Mar 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've got a matte black Aprilia RSV, what Craig said is right. It looks cleaner a lot longer than gloss black does, however it marks easily from being rubbed by leather, you end up with rub lines (oo-err). Stone chips are probably a bit better on matt than gloss I think.

I just wash it normally with shampoo, although I have heard of people using WD40 on it. Not sure if this works though.
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