When was the last time you polished your bike?

[Blue_SV650S]

I used to keep on top of cleaning/polishing bikes, but now I largely CBA ... how about you??

Are you a polishaholic or a bike stig of the dump?
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[Bike Bunker]

IT really depends on what bike i own on my 50cc dnaa i knew it was pretty crap and everybody hated them so i didnt want to stand out to be honest....plus it was pretty strong and worked no matter what so i just let it look as ruff as it was...
how ever my new 125 and its new paint job was being polished wax'd and washed everyday if not every 2 days if the weather was ok untill i lowsided at around 30mph since then havnt bothered it looks shit need to get it sorted

[Oldie]

Nothing else to do living in Scotland (it's been raining for almost a month now) Good place to buy second hand bikes from - they're all sparkling!

[yen_powell]

1987
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[mad4it028]

i clean and polish every part i remove to sell does that count?
i never ever polish my own bikes or cars
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[swiftb]

erm, not very often. Generally keep it clean enough to not really need a polish. Polished my last bike probably twice in 2 years, polished this one once last week after a good wash and service. Keeping it clean and a general dust off with a microfibre cloth every now and then seems to keep it looking glitzy.

[Jim Mc]

Don't think I would polish from what I've read, polish is quite abrasive to paintwork, so has the effect of sanding out peaks so make the paint look fresh, but decreases the longevity of the coating.

I wax regularly though, waxing fills in the pits but old paint can eventually look flat. Looks spot on so far though.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Never polished the CB, it gets a wipe over with an old T shirt and WD40 occasionally.
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[Welshd1k]

never....
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[yambabe]

I polished the suzuki about 2 months ago, removed its winter protective coating but I think I've only ridden it about 3 or 4 times since. Because it's a Shiny Bike by nature I only tend to ride it on dry days anyway if possible, so it gets looked at after every ride and done if necessary.

The Zeph doesn't get polished. Every now and again I hose the worst of the grime off, wire-brush any bad rust, check to see if any obvious moving bits need lubeing and give it a good general squirt of WD40. The only bits I really "clean" are the screen and mirrors which get done sporadically with rainex.
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[Noxious89123]

Never polish, but I usually wash my bike as soon as is practicable after a ride, stops the bug guts ruining the paintwork. If the weather is nice and I've got the time, I'll give it a coat of wax afterwards.
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[MattJ]

This isn't going to be one of those threads where after a few posts the OP will change to title to "polishing your nob" instead of bike, is it?

Cos it would be funny if they did.




I'd certainly do that.

[garth]

I cleaned my old fazer once. Then noticed it wasn't actually in bad nick, so I put it on ebay.

I'd rather ride it.
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[L4Isoside]

Usually when I give my bike a "proper" wash, i use this wax/polish mix stuff as well..

But i can barley remember when that was!

[Marmalade]

Not polished a bike for many months.

Regularly polish my helmet though
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[Acemastr]

I clean and polish mine all the time, if it gets dirty... i clean it.

I like to take care of my bike, and cleaning it makes me feel that i do care for it
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[ryhardcastle]

Clean it when I can no longer tell what colour it is.

[cornish]

I never polished or washed my bike until recently. It's been stood in sea-air for a very long time so i had to wash it in order to define what was rust and what was crud. Unfortunately it was all rust It's now in the process of being preserved in hammerite and won't be getting washed again unless it rains
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[Cheeseybeaner]

Ride my bike all the time monday to friday but I still like to clean and occasionally polish it at the weekend, I suppose out of sympathy for the poor thing!
Only recently bought some t-cut and pleased with the results, bike comes up sparkling and looks desirable once more instead of worn out faded and cruddy!