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Motorcycle Care Tutorials

How to Wash, Polish & Wax Gloss and Matte Motorcycle Paint

Motorcycle Care – Step-by-Step Application Guides

High-pressure cleaning & hand washing

  1. Use a high-pressure cleaner to remove coarse dirt from the motorcycle. Keep a minimum distance of 50 cm from sensitive parts such as bearings, seals, and electronics.
  2. Spray Supreme Motorcycle Cleaner onto the cold, dry surface, spread with a brush, and leave to work for 1–2 minutes.
  3. Rinse gently, then wash with Motorcycle Wash (Bike Bath) and a Waschpudel. Use the two-bucket method: one bucket with clean water to rinse the mitt, one with Bike Bath.
  4. Rinse thoroughly with clean water. Dry carefully with an Ultra-Dry microfiber cloth.

Hand polish & wax

  1. Clean and dry the paint surface thoroughly as described above.
  2. Apply Cleaner Fluid Regular with a Sponge Applicator in horizontal or vertical movements to remove fine scratches.
  3. Wipe off with a Micro-Fluffy cloth, then apply a thin layer of Bike Sheen Wax with an applicator. Allow 10–15 minutes to harden, then buff to a high gloss with a clean Micro-Fluffy. Avoid applying too much pressure.

Optional: Seal the wax layer additionally with Lotos Speed or KERAMIQ9 for extended durability.

Rim cleaning

  1. Clean the rims of coarse dirt with a high-pressure cleaner.
  2. Spray the cold rims with SWISSVAX Wheel Cleaner or Wheel Spray Forte.
    Leave the product to work for 1-2 minutes. Use a soft rim brush to distribute the cleaner and remove dirt and brake dust. The SWISSVAX Wheel Spray Forte cleaner turns purple and thus shows its cleaning effect.
  3. Rinse the rims thoroughly with clear water and dry them with a SWISSVAX Ultra-Dry.

    Optional: Protect the rims afterwards with SWISSVAX Autobahn Wax for easier future cleaning.

Cleaning the matt paint by hand

  1. Use a high-pressure cleaner to remove coarse dirt. Keep a minimum distance of 50 cm from sensitive parts.
  2. Spray Supreme Motorcycle Cleaner onto the cold, dry surface, spread with a brush, and leave to work for 1–2 minutes.
  3. Rinse gently with the high-pressure cleaner.
  4. Wash with Motorcycle Wash Opaque and a Waschpudel. Use the two-bucket method and rinse thoroughly with clean water.
  5. Dry carefully with an Ultra-Dry microfiber cloth.

Pre-treatment & wax for matt paints

  1. Clean the matte paint with Motorcycle Pre-Cleaner Opaque to remove old sealants, impurities, and oil traces.
  2. Apply a thin layer of Bike Sheen Opaque Wax with an applicator.
  3. Do not allow the wax to harden – buff gently with a Micro-Fluffy cloth. Avoid too much pressure.

Optional: Seal additionally with Lotos Speed or KERAMIQ9.

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