Co Worker's Vaquero

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richy

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My desk partner at work changed about a month or so back. Chris has this absolutely gorgeous Kawasaki Vulcan Vaquero 1700. It is a combination of straight and flat black. He wanted to see what I could do to the straight black. I gave him a deal on some CQF as I had a bit left over from the last 2 jobs....just barely enough in fact. I quoted him 6 hours to clean, polish and coat the bike. It took just slightly longer. I really, really, really like the look of this bike! Check it out as I got it:









































As you can see I had some swirl removal to attend to as well as two small chips to fill. Not too bad in terms of defect removal, but PITA factor for getting in all the tight areas.


First up was to foam the bike:





Next was a hand wash with DG 901. It was then rinsed off and then dried completely with my Master Blaster. They are such a great idea for motorcycles!

Here are a few areas that I would need to concentrate on:















 
Paint Correction:

What ended up working the best after trying a few things was a 4" yellow B/S pad with M100 using my Megs DA. I was pleasantly surprised the Megs unit had the power to correct the marks. I think it was pretty soft paint however. That stage was followed up by M205 + white 4" B/S pad and the Megs. That was also used on the windscreen. The paint was then wiped down with Eraser. The coating as I mentioned was CQF. The straight black paint and the windscreen got coated. The front fairing got 3 coats and the rest got 2. I just couldn't get over how wet this paint looked when it was done. My buddy was on vacation when I was doing it and I was really excited for him to get back to see it! Here it is with the black corrected. There wasn't time left to do anything else to it.
























































Thanks for looking. Comments always appreciated!
 
Nice work! I have never corrected a bike before; looks like it could be a tedious job. I can't imagine having to clean every nook and cranny.
 
noslef said:
Nice work! I have never corrected a bike before; looks like it could be a tedious job. I can't imagine having to clean every nook and cranny.
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Thank you. I had my own motorcycle for 11 years before selling it. I am used to getting skinned knuckles, LOL.

Pureshine said:
Wow! great save that thing was hammered :)
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Thanks. I was actually a little surprised given that he hasn't ridden it much.
 
Droooool. Great work.

We don't see enough motorcycles on this site!
 
The saddle bag reflection tells the story. Looks phenomenal.
 
richy said:
Thank you. I had my own motorcycle for 11 years before selling it. I am used to getting skinned knuckles, LOL.


Thanks. I was actually a little surprised given that he hasn't ridden it much.
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He may not have ridden it much but there are so many bugs out 42/EC Row towards Belle River. Even a 10 minute drive destroys the front of my car!

Great work as usual Richy. Looks Fantastic! Did you treat the flat black with anything or is that simply clean paint in you after pictures? Reason I ask is I have a friend who has a bike that is similar, but with White paint. I'll be detailing it in a couple weeks...
 
MiCVPI said:
He may not have ridden it much but there are so many bugs out 42/EC Row towards Belle River. Even a 10 minute drive destroys the front of my car!

Great work as usual Richy. Looks Fantastic! Did you treat the flat black with anything or is that simply clean paint in you after pictures? Reason I ask is I have a friend who has a bike that is similar, but with White paint. I'll be detailing it in a couple weeks...
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Thanks very much! No, the only surfaces that got treated were the shiny black and a bit of chrome up front. The flat black forks and the engine, etc did not due to his budget at the time. He had gone away on vacation and spent a lot of $$, so funds were tight. I will probably end up doing the flat black and the pipes, etc at another time.

If your concern is about putting OG or CQ on the flat paint, don't worry about it. I've applied it to several different surfaces with flat black and it has not been a problem. It won't turn it shiny. It might give it a VERY, VERY SLIGHT sheen, but the protection it gives far outweighs any minute change in appearance. The flat paint you see in the pics is just from being cleaned, that's all. He lives in Essex, so I'm hoping it'll be a lot easier for him to get those "county bugs" off the front, LOL. Thanks again for commenting!
 
richy said:
Thanks very much! No, the only surfaces that got treated were the shiny black and a bit of chrome up front. The flat black forks and the engine, etc did not due to his budget at the time. He had gone away on vacation and spent a lot of $$, so funds were tight. I will probably end up doing the flat black and the pipes, etc at another time.

If your concern is about putting OG or CQ on the flat paint, don't worry about it. I've applied it to several different surfaces with flat black and it has not been a problem. It won't turn it shiny. It might give it a VERY, VERY SLIGHT sheen, but the protection it gives far outweighs any minute change in appearance. The flat paint you see in the pics is just from being cleaned, that's all. He lives in Essex, so I'm hoping it'll be a lot easier for him to get those "county bugs" off the front, LOL. Thanks again for commenting!
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Thank you for the info Richy. I appreciate it. You read my mind, that is exactly what I was wondering. Need to get some of the the OG or CQ. Which do you prefer? Sorry for not getting back sooner.
 
MiCVPI said:
Thank you for the info Richy. I appreciate it. You read my mind, that is exactly what I was wondering. Need to get some of the the OG or CQ. Which do you prefer? Sorry for not getting back sooner.
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My ultimate favourite is CQF, but that is restricted. Same with OG (pro version). If I had to choose between consumer versions, I'd probably pick CQ or CQUK. Hope that helps.
 
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