As we all know the back end of the V4's can get very dirty very quickly on the wet and crappy UK roads. Recently I had given my V4S a proper clean and I then applied some Maguires Ceramic Detailer to all the parts that I could possibly get at, especially the back end and all the paintwork including the wheels. It still got dirty after a few recent rides but not as bad as before, some of the crap just didn't appear to have stuck to the bike as much as it would have before. I then cleaned it yesterday for the first-time since applying the coating and it was so much easier to clean. A spray down with a hose and then some soft brushes with a bucket of my usual bike shampoo and all the crap just came away really easily. The Ceramic coating is still there and the bike looks good, don't know how long for, but it definitely made cleaning it much easier than before.
I've been curious about ceramic coating my bike for a while, but I don't know how it will react and sit on top of ACF 50 and also on the matt paint work. Anyone any experience with this?
The polish needs to be applied on a spotlessly clean surface which would require all the ACF50 to be removed. I’ve recently applied a ceramic polish to some carbon that is described as “matt” but I’d say it’s more a satin finish and it’s not made it look glossy. When I picked my bike up from the guys who did the PPF and ceramic polish, they said the occasional wipe over with some ceramic polish on a cloth would help maintain the performance of the polish and to be fair, cleaning has been easier. Andy
I use SiRamik lustrous Graphene. Better than ceramic and easier to apply. Don't keep this stuff for long as it does go off.
