washing the kat

[giftedwon]

I just picked up my bike the other day and its pretty dusty. what do you use to clean your bike? i don't want to loose the shine!

[hardlydangerous]

Garden hose and Mothers car wash, micro fiber wash mitt.
synthetic chamois
Then usually quick detailer spray wax between regular paste waxes

[diavolo]

I would imagine most use a good auto soap - I use Menzerna Auto Shampoo - any soap for autos is fine, that and plenty of water - before you start scrubbing the dust/dirt into the paint. Try to avoid the tank fill cap as much as possible. I use my compressor and a synthetic chamois to dry her off, followed with a coat of FMJ. Seat gets a shot of Vinylex and she's good to go!

[teddy]

Spray the bike off first, then I use any kind of auto-wash soap (usually armor all or turtle wax brand), dry with an Absorber brand chamois. Follow it up with a good detailing of Honda polish-I love that stuff-aerosol spray, great shine!

[Fox Fader]

Repost
You spelled Kat wrong

[giftedwon]

yes i realized that after i submitted it

[tdrcomm]

Most Kat owners just lick it until it comes clean.
(It's a "KAT"! What are we supposed to do?)

[Fox Fader]

Mine usually licks itself,

[FASHER]

For bike washing, might I also recommend a good micro-fiber washing mit or sponge.

In fact, just use micro-fiber cloths all the way around....washing, drying, waxing, polishing, & Plexus or Honda cleaning.

[87vert]

Honda polish

[Scout]

High pressure spray off, high pressure soap spray, high pressure rinse, synthetic chamios cloth, Pig Snot detailing spray (Works on paint, plastic and chrome. Mostly used by cruiser riders but works great. The more you rub, better it shines!) with micro-fiber cloth, Turtle Wax Ice (2 coats each wash) with micro-fiber cloth, Never Dull on muffler can and pipe. Ride when finished.

[Black_peter]

Wet naps..