that stuff is THE number one best thing any bike owner can use on thier bike, period. For helmets it would be fine too, but it really excels on bikes, more than anything on chrome. I guess the formula is public domian or something because many companies make it. But the one i use is "Liquid Performance" detailer/cleaner.
As to the shield, please trust me on this, and i guarantee you will love this. Go to a pep boys and find a microfiber towel called "SPA polishing towel" by a company called peak. Two towels for $5, and i kid you not, anything you polish with these no matter what compound you use with it will leave 90% less fine scratches. Try it on the shield with your plastic polish and you'll be amazed. the towel actually makes a world of difference and much more than the polish. In fact, you can use most any polish for any use with this thing. it's just amazing. I mentioned it here a few weeks ago and a guy tried it and agreed. He seemed extremely impressed as was I. I polished a vinyl strat guitar pick guard that had years of fingernail scratches in it that you'd never believe could come out. I used what was handy....mother's billet polish. and using one of these towels i completely removed them in no time till it actually looked new except for a few deep scratches which had i wanted to i could have sanded out first and had it perfect. One of the best if not THE best products i've ever bought.
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Originally Posted by ten39
For exterior cleaning of my street bike helmet I use (what's still generally referred to as) Honda Spray Cleaner and Polish. I don't believe Honda actually sells it anymore, but the company that produced it for Honda still sells it in a rather generic form. Since the Pro Honda-branded bottles disappeared, I've seen it packaged like this:
or more recently this:
This stuff has so many uses. Melts bug residue, road grime and tar like nothing I've ever seen. Automotive QD's can't touch it's cleaning ability. I've even used it in place of a QD as a last step after a traditional automotive wash. I'm sure it's protection is nill, but it offers a lot shine and slickness. To be honest, I'm surprised it's not talked about more here on autopia as a psuedo-QD product. I'm guessing since it's petroleum-based it maybe doesn't play well with LSP's.
As for helmet interiors- I don't do anything with mine, other than the occasional wipe-down. |
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