Pledge furniture polish for your bike?
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Years ago I use Pledge on a vehicles paint and the tires & rubber trim. Over time, it caused an "acid rain" look on the finish that couldn't buff out and when I used it on the tire or other rubber, it caused severe cracking. I did try it on another vehicle in my DD collection and the Pledge did the same thing there too.
I have read that others use Pledge or other store brand spray-on furniture polish with good success but, not for me. Pledge is probably better on motorcycles as they're not typically sitting outside in the rain/sun 24/7 like my cars were.
USE A QUICK DETAILER INSTEAD!
I have read that others use Pledge or other store brand spray-on furniture polish with good success but, not for me. Pledge is probably better on motorcycles as they're not typically sitting outside in the rain/sun 24/7 like my cars were.
USE A QUICK DETAILER INSTEAD!
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used it on all of mine. works great and easy to use and no build up in cracks and crevices.
Been using Pledge on the truck tonneau cover for some years now. Looks good, beads water off.
When I owned my Road King, used Lemon Pledge as standard practice on the painted areas, tank, fenders, etc. Great stuff. In fact, just before I sold it, gave it one last Pledge shine for best presentation to buyer.
I use Pledge and a microfiber cloth on my motorcycle windshield. 11 years old and still looks like new.
A few minor scratches but no major swirls like I have seen on other motorcycle windshields.
A few minor scratches but no major swirls like I have seen on other motorcycle windshields.
Pledge has the liberty to change their formula, but for the most part it has been light distillates and short chain silicone oil, a very small amount (+ any other proprietary stuff, usually in small amounts). The silicone oil can help with releasing mud and reduce water wetting on parts, but silicone oil in general is a dust magnet--don't put too much if you are concerned with this. If you are really concerned about cleaning up mud, tire wet products are generally the same split, but a bit more silicone oil. Once you go that far though, you could just buy a quick spray wax so that it's static-free (no dust attraction).
I looked quite a bit at this last year; PM me if you want some easy solutions and ideas
I looked quite a bit at this last year; PM me if you want some easy solutions and ideas
Been using Lemon Pledge on my vehicle interiors for many years and have never had any issues.
Pledge on the visor, the rain just beads off.
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Used to use Pledge on the plexi of the Pa-28 I had for a short while.
I use a spray called Plexus on my face shields. Just use spray wax on my paint.
My bike is a '98 and I've had it for 19 years and a little over 100k miles. Paint looks new and Pledge is the only wax/polish I've used on it.
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Originally Posted By: mrsilv04
I tried it... it attracted bees like crazy.
Never again.
There are much better products/solutions out there.
Yeah, I never understood the pledge thing...there are so many products that are made for vehicle detailing that work just fine...
I tried it... it attracted bees like crazy.
Never again.
There are much better products/solutions out there.
Yeah, I never understood the pledge thing...there are so many products that are made for vehicle detailing that work just fine...
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