Waxing Bike Fairing

Hi

Well I was just wondering is it a good idea to wax bike fairings like
you do to a car? This maybe seem like a silly question but I just don't
wanna go and wax it if it will ruin my bike.

Thanks
Jason

 

no probs

some say doing stuff like that makes it hard to repair

bit i dont see any smash shop giving any discounts for non-waxed fairings

go on give it the brazillian, you know you want too

 

Is it a bikini fairing? I'm told they come up nicely when waxed.

Moike

I wax all the painted bits. It helps the bike to stay a bit cleaner in
Melbourne's 'less sunny' season if the 'condensation' beads nicely.

 

Cool then I'll get some wax this weekend and make it all shiny )

 

Use a good quality Cornubia based product

 

Mr Sheen will make it look just as good and be a whole hell of a lot less
work.

-Rob

 

The panels being hard to repair (car or bike) comes from excessive use of
silicone based polishes and waxes. If you use silicone free products there's
no problem.

Cam

 

Ive waxed my bikes for a long time now, ive never had any problems.

Except that dried up white crap that gets stuck between the bits.

I use a soft car detailing kit to fix that up, with a bit toothbrush thing,
and a wide range of brushes.

I like the wax as it doent rub of paint, but adds a protective layer, can
stop scratches, chips, and bug bits from causing paint damage.

Never knew it can be harder to repair, then again ive never had fairing
repairs.

I use and recomend eagle one products, top stuff except that laws
dickhead...

 

In Cork's case it's not the silicone that stuffs the tank, it's his chamois
bikini that he dons to dry it down....


Bry

 

Have always used the Meguire's QuickWax on the 'Storm - only takes a
couple of minutes to spray on, dry and rub off. I try and give it a
good, "proper" wax with something like the Gold Class stuff once a
year, and the QuickWax after every second or so wash, just to keep the
wax nice and thick and shiny.

Have had a couple of fairing panels repaired - plastic welded and
repainted - and I'm not aware of any problems. Certainly the guys
didn't say anything to me about it, or charge me any extra. Even if it
does make it harder to fix, I imagine it's a common enough thing that
they come across, and know how to work around it.

Any plastic on the bike is fair game for waxing - fairings, screen,
lights, etc. Makes washing it next time so much easier. Just be aware
of any rubber, such as the mounting of the mirrors onto the fairing, or
the seat material. The wax will dry white on it, and looks naff.

Maybe I've been destroying my bike all this time, but it looks nice
enough. Maybe I've also been destroying my helmet by Mr Sheen-ing it,
*shrugs*.



Matto
'02 Yellow Storm (for only another 21 hours!!!)

 

Thats just like carnauba wax, only made out of corn instead of palm
trees, right?



He's right though, the best advice I've heard is that carnauba waxes are
the choice of the super-shiny-car people - it apparently gives the best
"colour and shine", *but* doesn't last as long per-application as some
of the more modern products. The local bike shop tells me "use Plexus if
you want to ride the bike, use a carnauba wax if you want to polish and
look at the bike"

Google "carnauba wax paint" for _lots_ of stories and claims (largely
from people trying to sell you carnauba wax, funnily enough...)

I use a Kitten brand carnauba wax when I've got time, but I use Plexus
more often 'cause its heaps quicker and almost as good. I use Mr Sheen
on my helmet and I'm always amazed at how well it works (I learnt that
trick from Daron)

big

 

I just leave it out in the rain every now and then.

-----sharks (what _are_ you people on about?)

 

Mr Sheen also great at dissolving the chain oil etc from the rear wheel.
Whatever the 'mag wheel cleaner' that Car Lovers have is also excellent for
cleaning the wheels and just about every other bit of the bike which gets
greasy and hasn't done any noticable damage to the metal surfaces on my bike.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

Have had a couple of fairing panels repaired - plastic welded and

The workaround is prolly just a standard wipe over with prepsol - gets wax n
things like that straight off
There are certain things like tyre shine that can stuff up attempts at
painting things, our local panelbeater swears black n blue if a car with
fresh tyreshine parks anywhere near his premisis.

 

yeah but who gives a ****

is the repairer gonna give you a discount not using me sheen ....no

are the insurance compnay gonna give you a disconut,,,,,,no

 

coming fromn soneone who uses mr sheen on their
head..............................

 

I recomend not dropping a match into a can of wax and greese remover.

 

with all the talk of waxes making it harder for Panel beaters/sprayers....

dont they sand the area/fairing before the work? this woud remove ant trace
of wax?

mh
(am I missing something here?)

 

if ur painting the whole fairing, yup i guess, if ur just blending a small
spot, then no, dont want to sand what u aint paintin, but u also still want
the paint to go on nice

 

Resene Paint company has a range of very good primers, undercoats,
and enamels or laquers to suit most uses, including plastic bits off
bikes. I recently recoated a laminex bathroom vanity unit top and
sides, using a special (water based) etching primer, and a good
quality undercoat, finished off with several coats of turps based
enamel, which seems to have made a very good job. Saved the cost
and difficulty of installing a new vanity unit too.

They (Resene) helped me with all the necessary advice, and they
recommended which primers, undercoat, and enamel to use.

One very importand thing they told me was not to sand the
surface of the laminex. They said the etch primer should be
sprayed straight on, after just a wipe with a clean dry cloth.
They said if I sanded the laminex even with 1200 grade wet and
dry emery paper, there would be fine scratches visible.

They also said plastic parts off motorcycles should be scraped not
sanded, and they do have some special undercoats and paints
suitable for plastic.

I don't know how expensive new plastic parts for bikes are, but
painting plastic does seem like a complicated job if you want to
make it look like new again.