great post... Originally Posted by Marmoot Hose it down, then wash it with a bucket of warm water and good carwash soap (meguiar or turtle wax) with a clean soft sponge. Then dry it with a good clean chamois. Apply good wax (I use Meguiar gold class) on the painted plastic parts, let dry (10-15 minutes minimum), then wipe off with a clean microfibre cloth ($2 at Bunnings, can be washed with hot water and let dry). Wipe unpainted metal parts (swingarm) with CRC or WD40 to clean any oil/chainlube ...