Does anyone here use Ratwax besides me? I've been in contact with the owner, he'd be interested in being a sponsor as well as our own special label!Attachment 23420 Thoughts?
Does anyone here use Ratwax besides me? I've been in contact with the owner, he'd be interested in being a sponsor as well as our own special label!Attachment 23420 Thoughts?
I have had my matte silver deluxe since of march of last year and have been cleaning it as of late with a wet and wrung out micro fiber towel and a dry one to finish it. Don't see the need to spend money on something not needed. It comes out looking great and the matte finish looks as good now as it did when I bought it. JMHOOriginally Posted by Nomibagger
Water doesn't seal and protect.
There is a difference.
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
I would love to try it and see if it works on my bike! How much does it cost?
The most important things in life aren't things.
Fall down seven times, get up eight.
Seems like I would have seen a difference in the paint over a year and a half period and over 14000 miles. Nothing has change in the color on the bike. It looks as good now as it did when I bought it. I understand the need on shiney painted surfaces for wax and protection but this matte silver holds up very well without any outside help.
I'm hoping this is the case for the Matte White too.
That's the color I intend to buy, and for some reason, I'm leery of the rough/porous look and feel of that paint.
I have not found a reason to dislike the matte finish, it cleans up nicely and seems to be very durable and has taken my abuse for a year and a half and still looks and feels nice. I used to put Bike spirit clean wax and polish on it to clean off the bugs. But it never looked any better or worse for the application so when I discovered that the bugs just wiped off with a wet micro fiber towel and I follow it with a dry one to finish, I have not used the cleaner wax and polish in over a year and it still looks the same after all that. I am sold on the matte finish, its tough.
I have the white one since march and I love the color. I use the Honda spray and it works great! It has the matte look and when the sun hits it, it gets that mother of pearl sparkle to it. The whit will however show where all the bugs hit!
The problem is that you have been staring at your matte finish for a year and a half, and for over 14,000 miles... and have nothing to compare it against.
It's undergone change from the initial appearance.... but you cannot comprehend it over the elapsed time.
But hey... if your present UNPROTECTED finish makes you happy.... we're happy for you.
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
Do you think you can make a dull color duller? Its already flat, I seriously doubt you could make it flatter. this color holds up very well, I doubt you could make it worse looking than it already is. JMHOThe problem is that you have been staring at your matte finish for a year and a half, and for over 14,000 miles... and have nothing to compare it against.
It's undergone change from the initial appearance.... but you cannot comprehend it over the elapsed time.
But hey... if your present UNPROTECTED finish makes you happy.... we're happy for you.
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