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[RedDevil]

I knew somone would twist my comment and turn it into me saying that I liked polishing more than riding.  Thanks for not disappointing me!

You might actually spend more time waxing than I do!  Once a year with Glare and I'm good to go!

Nope, never said you'd rather polish than ride your bike. I would hope you don't like polishing more than riding.  I just said I find riding my bike more therapeutic than polishing it.  To me there is nothing better than riding.  I don't enjoy polishing them, but do it as a necessary evil if I want my bikes to look good.  And I doubt you do it faster in one time than I do twice a year.  After washing my bikes, they're waxed/polished in less than an hour with Eagle one.  I probably could get away with once a year, but do it twice, spring and fall, whether they need it or not.

 

[VRODDAVE]

I got a little confused ...   which polish is best again?     

[Spiderman]

I got a little confused ...   which polish is best again?     

In my opinion you win Best Post of the day for today !

B B

[roadking71865]

Glare has worked well for me.  Just follow the insturctions to a "T" for the first application.  Looks great on a black bike!!!

[Zinister]

Liquid Glass is the best I've ever used on dark colored car.

I don't ride my bike when theres salt on the roads so I don't need the protection of wax.


Try the liquid glass for yourselves, you'll be glad you did!

[2UP3DOWN]

Recieved my Glare package over a month ago.  Took me some time however to actually set down and work on the bikes knowing the 4 step process was gonna take a bit of time.

Once I actually finished the first bike I started figuring out the easier and faster ways to use the individual products...  Didn't take nearly as long on the other two bikes as the first.

The bike that really popped was the wifes 07 Cobalt Blue SG... Holly Crap!  Looked like the bike was dipped in oil when done...  Prolly the deepest wettest shine I've ever seen.  I can't image it looking any better when new off the showroom floor.  Ahhh and I was truely rewarded for making her bike look so purdy  

I even threw a coat on  the front of my new work truck.  The bugs down here in Fl nail the front of the truck constantly and I have to say that after the application, they wipe off easier than I've ever seen with other waxes I've used.

[110tHunDer]

Recieved my Glare package over a month ago.  Took me some time however to actually set down and work on the bikes knowing the 4 step process was gonna take a bit of time.

Once I actually finished the first bike I started figuring out the easier and faster ways to use the individual products...  Didn't take nearly as long on the other two bikes as the first.

The bike that really popped was the wifes 07 Cobalt Blue SG... Holly Crap!  Looked like the bike was dipped in oil when done...  Prolly the deepest wettest shine I've ever seen.  I can't image it looking any better when new off the showroom floor.  Ahhh and I was truely rewarded for making her bike look so purdy  

I even threw a coat on  the front of my new work truck.  The bugs down here in Fl nail the front of the truck constantly and I have to say that after the application, they wipe off easier than I've ever seen with other waxes I've used.

[SBB]

I have to say that after the application, they wipe off easier than I've ever seen with other waxes I've used.

Besides the beautiful shine, the above is the main reason I use Glare!

SBB

[red ben59]

I do love the way the glare has made the metalflake pop out at you. But the ease of wiping off the bugs is the best selling point to me. these Carolina bugs can be a bitch.

[jstartz]

Here's a pic after I finished using Glare polish for the first time.  It was getting late, after 5 pm today with overcast, gray sky.  You can see the trees/shrubs reflected off of the surfaces.  It really does make the colors pop and the chrome looks really great.  I'm happy with the look.  Hopefully the sun will come out tomorrow and get some other pics.

[Badger Mike]

A question regarding wax v. polish:  I've been using Zymol on my bikes which I understand is a wax.  I've been told that it's more of a cleaner/wax, does that mean that I should use something else after the Zymol to make it shine more? 

Unfortunately, my bike and boat sit all winter, so I'm interested in protecting the finish, but want them to shine when the snow melts!

[Air-Cooled]

Zymol is one of the few companies that is honest enough to tell you what is in their product. It is not a wax, rather a polish with various oils. The polishing compound in Zymol is Kapolite (Aluminum Silicate), and is considered to be the finest polishing compound (abrasive) available. From a website:

"Kaopolite SFO Powder is a product sold by Kapolite, Inc., Garwood, N.J. and is preferred since it is the finest particle size polishing agent available, being on the order of 0.70 micron size."

From another site:

[Badger Mike]

Thanks for the feedback, I'm wondering now if another product over the top of the Zymol would make it shine more.

[VRODDAVE]

I am a zymoil user for ~20 years ? ...  I like the stuff, I use it on bikes, cars, trucks, boats.  However, My buddy, who is also a forum member here (CVO Willy) , stopped by last summer having had just done the glare three step process. His FLHTCUSE looked visibly better than mine.   

Glare must be really good stuff.  It just costs a lot of money.

I have not tried the stuff yet.  But i think about trying it all the time .. 

[Air-Cooled]

The hard core car guys use a variety of polishes, Zymol included. But the one product that stands out in their circles as a wax/sealant that comes after their polish is Zaino. I like it very much too. My experience is that a bike may need a true polish only once every one to two years to remove oxidized clear coat. In between I prefer a wax/sealant like Zaino. It leaves a silky smooth surface that is different, but not necessarily superior to Glare. BTW, there is no true wax in Zaino, it's completely synthetic, but if you've ever used it, it works like a wax — you smear it on, let in dry, then rub it off with a soft rag.