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.
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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.
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:
Before:
FG400:
PF2500:
SF4500:
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FG400 and PF2500:
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FG400:
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FG400:
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:
PF2500:
After:
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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?
I love working on motorcycles - you can get rewarding results in such a short amount of time compared to cars.
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