First Bike Ever Detailed

[Bates Detailing]

I have detailed/cleaned/washed hundreds of cars , hundreds of aircraft , and maybe 80 + RVs in my detailing experience. NEVER have I detailed a boat , bike , or a UFO ..... until now (a bike)



This is the first bike I have ever done - and man they are tedious! I actually do the owner's aircraft a couple of times a year and he called and asked if I do bikes. I said I dont advertise them because I have never done one before..... but I didnt believe there was any type of surface that I hadn't touched before. So took the job and I think it came out great. Sorry no befores..... but it really wasnt in horrible condition.

Thanx for looking!

 

[LuxuryMobile]

Great work!

Indeed they are tedious, but can be a great change of pace from a normal routine.

 

[Perfections]

Sweet man great job, how long did it take ya? The last one I did was like 10 hours! That's more time then most full corrections on cars lol, so it's hard to justify the cost to the owner unless they've done it themselves and understand it's gonna take some time

 

[Kristopher1129]

Nice job man! Looks good. I see the magic sponges cleaned up them whitewalls real nice. :dblthumb2:

 

[Bates Detailing]

Great work!

Indeed they are tedious, but can be a great change of pace from a normal routine.

Thanx man - and yes it was a nice change of pace.

Sweet man great job, how long did it take ya? The last one I did was like 10 hours! That's more time then most full corrections on cars lol, so it's hard to justify the cost to the owner unless they've done it themselves and understand it's gonna take some time

Thanks - took me about 4 hours...... but the chrome wasnt in horrible shape..... I only had to use polish in a few areas - . Other than the tediousness of all the medal - the hardest part was trying to move the bike to get to the rest of the tires lol. The owner said it was in neutral - but apparently it wasnt. Knowing nothing about bikes, I had to ask the owner to move it for me :dunno:...... I was embarrassed until he said he was impressed by the amount of time and detail put into it :dblthumb2:.

 

[Bates Detailing]

Nice job man! Looks good. I see the magic sponges cleaned up them whitewalls real nice. :dblthumb2:

They worked great - thanks again for the pointers today.


Talked to Kris while detailing this bike - maybe thats why my neck is sore now lol!

 

[Kristopher1129]

They worked great - thanks again for the pointers today.


Talked to Kris while detailing this bike - maybe thats why my neck is sore now lol!

Ha, the old holding the phone with your head trick. I hate that trick. I use it for my girlfriend everyday, haha.

 

[Bates Detailing]

I think my favorite part about this gig was not having to do an interior lol! I did so many full interiors yesterday that it was an awesome change of pace rops:

 

[Kristopher1129]

I think my favorite part about this gig was not having to do an interior lol! I did so many full interiors yesterday that it was an awesome change of pace rops:

Hell yeah man. I like doing bikes. It's therapeutic in a way. Especially after doing so many vehicles.

 

[jslym777]

what did you use on your garage floor?

 

[TLMitchell]

Nice work! Be very happy the Vivid Black was on the vertical surfaces. It's maddening trying to get swirl-free and on the top of the tank every mark is painfully visible. I've discovered the tanks are softer than other tin because they use clear powdercoat vs regular clearcoat for better resistance to gas spills.

Do anything with the spokes? They appear to be the OEM laced wheels vs the optional Profile Chrome wheels that have real chrome spokes. The OEMs are cadmium plated and once they go to hell you never get 'em back. Get too aggressive and you remove the cadmium.

For future reference, S100 Engine Brightener or Pig Spit are the two best products for wrinkle black engine surfaces. They have decent longevity and don't appear to burn off the first time the bike is run. If you're gonna make a habit of working on his bike have the owner invest in a lift so you can rotate the wheels while sitting on the floor. I hope he removed the saddlebags and seat... a lot easier than working around them.

TL

 

[john b]

nice work as usual and it looks like you have a pic of jeff gordan on your wall

 

[Bates Detailing]

what did you use on your garage floor?

I dont have a garage floor - Im 100 percent mobile lol!

Nice work! Be very happy the Vivid Black was on the vertical surfaces. It's maddening trying to get swirl-free and on the top of the tank every mark is painfully visible. I've discovered the tanks are softer than other tin because they use clear powdercoat vs regular clearcoat for better resistance to gas spills.

Do anything with the spokes? They appear to be the OEM laced wheels vs the optional Profile Chrome wheels that have real chrome spokes. The OEMs are cadmium plated and once they go to hell you never get 'em back. Get too aggressive and you remove the cadmium.

For future reference, S100 Engine Brightener or Pig Spit are the two best products for wrinkle black engine surfaces. They have decent longevity and don't appear to burn off the first time the bike is run. If you're gonna make a habit of working on his bike have the owner invest in a lift so you can rotate the wheels while sitting on the floor. I hope he removed the saddlebags and seat... a lot easier than working around them.

TL

WOW - you know your bikes man....... good info here, considered it copy and pasted :dblthumb2: Thanx man

nice work as usual and it looks like you have a pic of jeff gordan on your wall

Nope - 100% Mobile rops:

 

[SeaJay's]

Nice work man! Motorcycles are not hard to do but they are tedious! So many little parts to polish and clean.

 

[James K]

Looks great. I have never done a full detail to a bike, but I have done some cleaning of a few crotch rockets. Took longer then my car! LOL

 

[mdb917]

Looks awesome! rops: Tedious but the results are amazing.

 

[Bates Detailing]

Thanks guys!

 

[Ted S.]

What did you use? You did a great job!:xyxthumbs:

 

[Bates Detailing]

What did you use? You did a great job!:xyxthumbs:

Thank you and.........

I used foaming glass cleaner to clean chrome (which I have been ridiculed over but it works great as you can see) - then I use a mix of ISA and glass cleaner (personal mix) to brighten up chrome. An interior APC on the seat and saddle bags - and instant shine on the saddle bags. Tires were an APC - white walls was an APC and Magic Eraser (they were stained pretty bad). Some of the chrome needed polishing - I used Meg Chrome polish provided by TWEEDERWEEK - thanx by the way :dblthumb2:. The painted areas I used the "drywash" product I use that cleans, waxes, and seals - an AIO. The rest was patience.

 

[Ted S.]

:dblthumb2:

Thank you and.........

I used foaming glass cleaner to clean chrome (which I have been ridiculed over but it works great as you can see) - then I use a mix of ISA and glass cleaner (personal mix) to brighten up chrome. An interior APC on the seat and saddle bags - and instant shine on the saddle bags. Tires were an APC - white walls was an APC and Magic Eraser (they were stained pretty bad). Some of the chrome needed polishing - I used Meg Chrome polish provided by TWEEDERWEEK - thanx by the way . The painted areas I used the "drywash" product I use that cleans, waxes, and seals - an AIO. The rest was patience.

You did an awesome job with those products. :dblthumb2:Ignore those that ridicule that which they naught understand!Im the MAN

I've used WINDEX on chrome to great effect. I bet your foaming cleaner and "personal mix" are much safer on those metals than most "metal cleaners," which in many cases are fairly acidic and corrosive (even to the metal they are intended to clean.

What brand "dry wash" do you use, if you don’t mind me asking? (I know AG doesn't carry it, you can PM me unless it’s a trade secret) I've wanted to experiment with it as an alternative on moderately cleaner cars to save water as much as possible. (I know I will still need to wet wash the dingier cars.)