The best polish/paint protector for my bike?????

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The best polish/paint protector for my bike?????

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Ive recently just bought myself a new suzuki gsx-r600, its red and white and the other day within my first 100 miles i got a great big dirty chip on the side of my new prestine fairing, so needess to say i was not amused! Does anyone no of any really good polish or paint protectors to stop this happening in the future????
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Post by gubbs »

Suzuki are notorious for their thin paint ..

Did you not know that?

Hehe.

Anyway, try a trip to a Hein Gericke and check out the Auto Glym products.

Super Resin Polish is good stuff, if a little pricey. It waterproofs as well as veneers.
There is a whole range of polymer based waxes and creams. Someone on here will work in the auto industry and will tell you what's good for the money.

Not that I bother much nowdays. I tend to just ride bikes into the ground.

Specially if they are commuter workhorses. :smt003
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Post by f17th »

There are some really good waxes that you can get to put a layer of protection on the paint

Try having a read up on this site

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/

Will tell you all you need to know, Its mainly for cars but I cant see why the info cant be transferred onto a bike
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Cheers lads!! will try something like that
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Post by SpaceMonkey »

DetailingWorld has a wealth of knowledge I've tapped into for my cars in the past.

A decent polish, sealant & few layers of wax should help against this sort of thing.

Alternatively, thought about the protective clear film availible? Can't think of the name of it now :smt017
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