PapaChop
08-31-2014, 01:27 PM
Up for this weekend was an awesome 2014 Honda Fury 1300. With a 1312cc V-twin, it`s an absolute monster. Even though it`s a 2014 the single stage paint already had some damage inflicted - swirls and a few RIDS for the most part.
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiOwOIZMS_sl8fo037QrxRs68hCBefU3A
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050794_zps8e373a7d.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050795_zps45c439a1.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050797_zps15dd9e86.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050801_zps17cf87ec.jpg
Wash and Dry
Gilmour Foamaster Foam Gun
Chemical Guys Extreme Maxi-Suds II
Microfiber Wash Mitt
Two 5 gallon buckets with Grit Guards
Toro 230mph blower
DetailedImage Waffle Weave Towel
I knew I was going to be polishing, so I wasn`t worried about the couple coats of Meguiar`s Black Wax the owner had put on.
Decon
CarPro Spotless
There weren`t any bonded contaminants, so a wipe down with CarPro Spotless was all that was needed.
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050735_zps9f5a78bb.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050736_zps9f393fed.jpg
Compound
Menzerna FG400
Lake Crystal 3" Orange Fine Cutting Pad
DetailedImage Ultra Plush 16x16
After a test spot, I settled on FG400 with LC Orange pad at Speed 6 on the 7424XP with little to no pressure. One pass took care of the swirls, and a second pass took care of any RIDS.
First pass:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050739_zpsda302961.jpg
Before:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050743_zpse4640d56.jpg
FG400:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050745_zpsf055768a.jpg
PF2500:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050744_zps997658bf.jpg
SF4500:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050747_zpscd192e7e.jpg
Before:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/2014-08-31101431_zps031a2ce8.jpg
FG400 and PF2500:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/2014-08-31102221_zps30242c49.jpg
Before:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050748_zps8377cf38.jpg
FG400:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050751_zps0cfe6df7.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050755_zpsaa0c2764.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050759_zps0796b318.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050760_zpse5296eb2.jpg
Before:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050767_zps170a8f03.jpg
FG400:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050768_zps130c4239.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050762_zps5ede921d.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050763_zps5bedd13b.jpg
Polish
Menzerna PF2500
Lake Crystal 3" White Polishing Pad
DetailedImage Ultra Plush 16x16
PF2500 on the LC White pads did a good job of clearing up the minimal haze left over by the FG400. I probably could have skipped this step, but since polishing bikes is so quick I decided to go for it anyway. Speed 3 with no pressure on the 7424XP.
Before:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050775_zpsb70ed64d.jpg
PF2500:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050779_zps30540a14.jpg
After:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050776_zps16339943.jpg
Before:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050786_zps5e86ffa0.jpg
After:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050787_zps6d6a866c.jpg
Finishing Polish
Menzerna SF4500
Lake Crystal 3" Blue Fine Finishing Pad
DetailedImage Deep Blue 16x16
SF4500 is by far my favorite finishing polish. It adds a ridiculous amount of depth to black, dark red, and dark blue paints. It`s also an extremely easy polish to work with - it spreads easily and evenly, and wipes off even easier.
Wipe Down
CarPro Eraser
DetailedImage Waffle Weave
I like using a Waffle Weave for this step to make sure there are absolutely no fuzzies floating around.
LSP
CarPro CQuartzUK
CarPro Reload
To help protect the single stage paint and give the now flawless black some pop, I went with two coats of CQuartzUK topped with Reload. The chrome got the same treatment. The wheels are matte and I don`t have any LSPs for matte right now. Any input on the CG Jeatseal Matte?
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050793_zps5ed96f37.jpg
I love working on motorcycles - you can get rewarding results in such a short amount of time compared to cars.
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050802_zps230722d8.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050803_zps8b0dff10.jpg
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiOwOIZMS_sl8fo037QrxRs68hCBefU3A
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050794_zps8e373a7d.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050795_zps45c439a1.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050797_zps15dd9e86.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050801_zps17cf87ec.jpg
Wash and Dry
Gilmour Foamaster Foam Gun
Chemical Guys Extreme Maxi-Suds II
Microfiber Wash Mitt
Two 5 gallon buckets with Grit Guards
Toro 230mph blower
DetailedImage Waffle Weave Towel
I knew I was going to be polishing, so I wasn`t worried about the couple coats of Meguiar`s Black Wax the owner had put on.
Decon
CarPro Spotless
There weren`t any bonded contaminants, so a wipe down with CarPro Spotless was all that was needed.
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050735_zps9f5a78bb.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050736_zps9f393fed.jpg
Compound
Menzerna FG400
Lake Crystal 3" Orange Fine Cutting Pad
DetailedImage Ultra Plush 16x16
After a test spot, I settled on FG400 with LC Orange pad at Speed 6 on the 7424XP with little to no pressure. One pass took care of the swirls, and a second pass took care of any RIDS.
First pass:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050739_zpsda302961.jpg
Before:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050743_zpse4640d56.jpg
FG400:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050745_zpsf055768a.jpg
PF2500:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050744_zps997658bf.jpg
SF4500:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050747_zpscd192e7e.jpg
Before:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/2014-08-31101431_zps031a2ce8.jpg
FG400 and PF2500:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/2014-08-31102221_zps30242c49.jpg
Before:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050748_zps8377cf38.jpg
FG400:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050751_zps0cfe6df7.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050755_zpsaa0c2764.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050759_zps0796b318.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050760_zpse5296eb2.jpg
Before:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050767_zps170a8f03.jpg
FG400:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050768_zps130c4239.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050762_zps5ede921d.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050763_zps5bedd13b.jpg
Polish
Menzerna PF2500
Lake Crystal 3" White Polishing Pad
DetailedImage Ultra Plush 16x16
PF2500 on the LC White pads did a good job of clearing up the minimal haze left over by the FG400. I probably could have skipped this step, but since polishing bikes is so quick I decided to go for it anyway. Speed 3 with no pressure on the 7424XP.
Before:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050775_zpsb70ed64d.jpg
PF2500:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050779_zps30540a14.jpg
After:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050776_zps16339943.jpg
Before:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050786_zps5e86ffa0.jpg
After:
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050787_zps6d6a866c.jpg
Finishing Polish
Menzerna SF4500
Lake Crystal 3" Blue Fine Finishing Pad
DetailedImage Deep Blue 16x16
SF4500 is by far my favorite finishing polish. It adds a ridiculous amount of depth to black, dark red, and dark blue paints. It`s also an extremely easy polish to work with - it spreads easily and evenly, and wipes off even easier.
Wipe Down
CarPro Eraser
DetailedImage Waffle Weave
I like using a Waffle Weave for this step to make sure there are absolutely no fuzzies floating around.
LSP
CarPro CQuartzUK
CarPro Reload
To help protect the single stage paint and give the now flawless black some pop, I went with two coats of CQuartzUK topped with Reload. The chrome got the same treatment. The wheels are matte and I don`t have any LSPs for matte right now. Any input on the CG Jeatseal Matte?
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050793_zps5ed96f37.jpg
I love working on motorcycles - you can get rewarding results in such a short amount of time compared to cars.
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050802_zps230722d8.jpg
http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o573/nchopp/P1050803_zps8b0dff10.jpg