Does anyone here spray their fairings with silicone spray? I use it on the dashboard on cars because it makes it nice and shiny, I just hope it doesn't do any damage to the fairings.
Don't forget to bring a towel
Does anyone here spray their fairings with silicone spray? I use it on the dashboard on cars because it makes it nice and shiny, I just hope it doesn't do any damage to the fairings.
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just don't forget to do the seat and tank as well, otherwise the it'll look weird with only some bits shiny
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dude thats just wrong, fairings are finished with a "clear coat" usually and should be cleaned with soapy warm water, polish and wax just as your car.
keep the silicon away from the bike, even the mist can get on your tires and make them slippy as hell, plus it attracts the dust so quick and is greasy and gets everywhere
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Yeah I second that. I bought a bike that had been heavily siliconed and it was fucking disgusting..Originally Posted by OnCam
If you want a nice wax, use Turtlewax Ice.
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Reading the thread title 'Silicone spray on fairings'...I thought you now buy fairings in a can and just spray them on?
Weapons of Mass Acceleration
I remember when I bought my first bike from Wellington MC they told me to use silicon to protect all parts of the bike (except the obvious exclusions of course), but I stopped doing that and use that clear non abrasive car protectant ICE something or rather.
If you need a good lubricant it works well, makes everything as slippery as heck.
Weapons of Mass Acceleration
Just to add, never seemed to damage anything.
yes Sir!
A bit of overspray on the back wheel is okay...
Why not? I use the spray everywhere on the bike exept the sides of the tank/seat.
Gets cleaned about once a month.
Bogeyman
Just a warning about silicone and the effect it has on repainting.
Forget it, wet paint of most sorts runs away from even a few stray moycules of silicone.
Literally, it won't go near it. Vast fields of pinholes.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
Teaching the Unskilled
Have used Silicon on my bikes for 20ys + on everything carbonfibre, fairing , dash, seat , tank, frame etc , apart from the BRAKES !!! etc of course . Won afew Show & Shines by doing so as well & my bike always looks as if it has just come of the Show room floor even after 7years & 57,000ks of all weather road riding . My 10-cents worth
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Don't forget to bring a towel
I don't want my tank to be slippery, after all I have to carry 5kg bags of sugar on my petrol tank quite often and I don't want them to fall off when I'm riding home.just don't forget to do the seat and tank as well, otherwise the it'll look weird with only some bits shiny
Forum whore
you dont really want a slippery seat either
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yep - wot he said - silicon/seat makes for a very interesting ride
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CRC 808 make's cleaning a much easier chore and the bike always looks great
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don't tell this guy on TMhis GSX tis all nice n shiny
the rear tyre is the shiz
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