Modern Buddy

I'd appreciate it if someone could offer some suggestions as to what wax/polish/treatment they'd recommend for doing the rims. I've got a can of Johnson Paste Wax I've used on furniture, gunstocks, and even some painted metal surface, but I'm a little leery about how it'd affect the paint on the rims. Ditto for automotive paste waxes.

If possible, I'd prefer something that's locally available and comes in "less than 55 gallon drum" quantities.

Thanks,

Charlie55

This guy has the best stuff. I use his products on my car, bike, etc.


http://www.detailersdomain.com/

I would be comfortable using any automotive wax/polish product you like. I've always liked Meguiars, although they are not usually the longest lasting products, they tend to do a really nice job and usually smell good too.

It's just regular automotive paint, with no clear coat. Any car polish or wax should work fine, I'd just say take it easy with the polish, or don't polish it at all if you can help it, the paint's not real thick, I've scuffed it off in a few places on curbs, etc.

sort of related: I was just reading an article in the new Motor Cyclist Retro magazine about a dude that bought up all the early Honda CB750s and NOS parts he could find over the past several years, and now he's rebuilding them from scratch, and he points out that every restoration he's ever seen is TOO good, the chrome is perfect, the paint is too thick, too carefully applied, and overpolished, everything's sanded and welded neater than original, etc.

I've noticed the same thing with vintage scooters, the more money people put into a restoration, the less original it looks. Some of the restorations at Amerivespa make the bike look ten times better than it was when it was new. So it's neat that this guy is doing them to look like they did on the showroom floor, rather than "perfect."

Not that Blurs are going to be big collectors' items in the future, but you never know. Glossy restorations are allright, but nothing's cooler than a well-worn Vespa with original paint worn down to the white primer like a gobstopper or worn-out Telecaster.

You can safely use any automotive wax/polish on your wheels. The paint is a powdercoat and is more durable than most paint finishes on a car.

Thanks guys.

-Charlie

I was going to start a wax thread. Good thing I used the search function first.

I had some auto polish/wax laying around my garage called "Nu Finish". http://nufinish.com/products_polish.html . It's the liquid stuff in the bottle. On the back it said it was good for all kinds of surfaces including fiberglass boats so I figured it would be good for the Bud. The results were awesome. Nice and shiny as well as water resistant. I got caught in the rain a few days after and the water just whisked away. The dead bugs don't stick to the front panel anymore either.

Dustin

opps, didn't realize this was the blur discussion. Same difference anyway.

Yall wash your scooters?

If god wanted my bike clean, he would make it rain.