Slagiatt
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For those of you who haven't noticed the fine print in the picture in my posts, SLAGIATT stands for "Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time." I adopted that years ago when I told my kids that it would be the title of my autobiography. Now, this phrase normally refers to things I DELIBERATELY do, that turn out later not to have been such a good idea. Not sure the following qualifies, but I just have to share this.
For everyone who has done a Bozo move with a motorcycle (forgot to put the kickstand down, etc.) add this to the list of stories.
Last night I detailed my new F3 using McGuiar's Ultimate Quick Detailer. I immediately noticed a film over all of the surface...almost a greasy film. I changed rags...many times...and had to wipe each spot several times just to get the surface reasonably clean again. Also, it just wasn't shiny like it should have been. Of course, I started going through all of the things BRP could have done to this new paint job...not likely, but paranoia and impending buyer's remorse can do strange things to you. I re-shook the container of detailer, changed rag type multiple times...it was just a not-quite-dull-but-at-least-its-clean finish. Not happy.
When I got back from today' ride, i decided to try to wipe off at least the mud splatters I picked up along the way. So, naturally, I picked up my bottle of McGuiar's....and that's when the mystery was solved...even though the bottle has a slightly different shape, it is a black spray bottle that I had been using...a spray bottle of McGuiar's Wheel Cleaner! :banghead:Frickin' unbelievable that language that came out of my mouth! SLAGIATT
Fortunately, the wheel cleaner doesn't damage paint...whew!...and you'll never guess: When I detailed the Spyder actually using the Detailer (Duh!) it came out beautiful! Boy, life is fun!
On a side note, when i finished the job with the wheel cleaner last night, the wheels were especially clean. Go figure!:dontknow:
For everyone who has done a Bozo move with a motorcycle (forgot to put the kickstand down, etc.) add this to the list of stories.
Last night I detailed my new F3 using McGuiar's Ultimate Quick Detailer. I immediately noticed a film over all of the surface...almost a greasy film. I changed rags...many times...and had to wipe each spot several times just to get the surface reasonably clean again. Also, it just wasn't shiny like it should have been. Of course, I started going through all of the things BRP could have done to this new paint job...not likely, but paranoia and impending buyer's remorse can do strange things to you. I re-shook the container of detailer, changed rag type multiple times...it was just a not-quite-dull-but-at-least-its-clean finish. Not happy.
When I got back from today' ride, i decided to try to wipe off at least the mud splatters I picked up along the way. So, naturally, I picked up my bottle of McGuiar's....and that's when the mystery was solved...even though the bottle has a slightly different shape, it is a black spray bottle that I had been using...a spray bottle of McGuiar's Wheel Cleaner! :banghead:Frickin' unbelievable that language that came out of my mouth! SLAGIATT
Fortunately, the wheel cleaner doesn't damage paint...whew!...and you'll never guess: When I detailed the Spyder actually using the Detailer (Duh!) it came out beautiful! Boy, life is fun!
On a side note, when i finished the job with the wheel cleaner last night, the wheels were especially clean. Go figure!:dontknow:
ray: I'm still nervous about cleaning/detailing my 2014 with the matte silver paint. I think I just have to go for it, but not use detail spray as it contains wax. I have some Chemical Brothers matte cleaner and this should do the trick:thumbup::thumbup:
