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    Default Cleaning advice - do you use anything to protect the finish?

    For those of you that clean your Ryker do you use anything after to protect the finish. My manual for a 2021 Rally says no wax so I am just wondering if anyone uses anything to protect the finish or protect it from UV rays. Is a spray wax ok? Also I have some white scuff marks (looks like from tennis shoes) by the footpegs, any advice for cleaning would be appreciated.

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    Not sure about UV, but I'm a fan of Meguiar's quick detailing spray. Works pretty slick on most any surface I've run across, including the Ryker ...
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    I use Turtle in the spray , works well for me .
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    Pledge. For scuffs try tire spray foam on plastic. We use it on sleds and wheelers all the time.
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    I use a good carwash to clean an the put Carpro Reload sealant on all surfaces. 1stb time do a few layers so that the plastic sucks it up. After that a new layer every few months - this will protect the bike from, salt on the road etc..
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    I use Mother's Back to Black to bring out the blackness in the black.
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    I use Meguires "Ulimate Black", which I believe is very similar to Beanz's recommendation of Back to Black. I have used it for years on my old 2011 Polaris Rzr, which I purchased used. It has a lot of black plastic like the Ryker. The Ultimate Black really revitalized the richness of the black plastic, almost to new condition. So I now use it on the Ryker every few months to keep the black parts nice. I have painted the colored panels of my Ryker, so I use Meguires Ultimate spray wax on those. It doesn't leave white marks, which is good if some of it gets on the black plastics.
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    I'm tempted to try this stuff ... works wonders on tires and body moldings, eh. And I just so happen to have a bottle handy. Hmmmmmmm ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by sKiZo View Post
    I'm tempted to try this stuff ... works wonders on tires and body moldings, eh. And I just so happen to have a bottle handy. Hmmmmmmm ...

    You know you're going to try it Let us know how it works.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffAZ View Post
    I use Meguires "Ulimate Black", which I believe is very similar to Beanz's recommendation of Back to Black. I have used it for years on my old 2011 Polaris Rzr, which I purchased used. It has a lot of black plastic like the Ryker. The Ultimate Black really revitalized the richness of the black plastic, almost to new condition. So I now use it on the Ryker every few months to keep the black parts nice. I have painted the colored panels of my Ryker, so I use Meguires Ultimate spray wax on those. It doesn't leave white marks, which is good if some of it gets on the black plastics.
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    Thanks, I use Meguiars on my other vehicles I will give this a try. So you use it on everything that isn't painted?

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    Yes, I use the Ultimate Black on all the black plastics of all my vehicles. The instructions say it can be used on all colors of plastic, but it seems all the plastics on my vehicles are black.

    I wouldn't use tire dressing on the Ryker plastics. Most tire dressings contain petroleum distillates, which I don't think would be good for plastic in the long term.

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