I have a 01 Kawasaki Ninja zx7r (its my baby). Just wondering what is the best way to polish and wax all the plastic body parts?
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Hi rayjunior
Welcome to Meguiar's Online!
The rule for cleaning, polishing and waxing is you always treat the finish, or the surface, not the underlying material. So help us out here, are these plastic components solid plastic, or are they coated with paint?
How about a picture of what you're working on?
If you name the model and year myself or someone here can even find a generic picture on the web to post so we can all see what you're working on.
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I waxed the tank area mostly since it was painted and tried to stay away from the stickers on the fairings for my old GSX-R. For the reason mentioned before about residue around the stickers. Be cautious of waxing the sides of the tank. It tends to get pretty slick!
On my old man's Harley I waxed the side bags, fenders, and all the chrome. Looked great.
If you're not trying to remove swirls have you tried Honda Polish. It's a great one step that cleans and shines all in one.
For swirls removal on the painted surfaces and waxing I'd say use pretty much the same techniques as per cars. I'm pretty sure all work would have to be done by hand. Pick up some quality applicators and micro fibers.
If the fairings are damaged and not painted (just colored plastic)... Here's a great thread about PlastX and colored plastic. Of course Meguiar's doesn't recommend using the product for that application. I think the back of the bottle says something about for use on clear plastics. Don't quote me.
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Without seeing a picture or knowing specific problems that's about all I can think of. Good luck and welcome to the board.
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