Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > washing the beast

[wogger]

Mer polish is good, no powdery residue, you can get a special cloth from Halfords, similar to an antistatic cloth that removes any bits of residue.

Silicon spray on wheels, NOT brakes or seat and Armoral car dashboard and interior wipes for the black bits, like belt covers and inside fairing.

[Mr_S]

Virosol for the wheels diluted 10-1 (unless they're really filthy)
Autoglym Shampoo for the bodywork
Rinse with one of those flash spray guns (saves chamois work and is a very fine spray)
Any additional drying use a microfible towel

Then a couple of times a year
Polish (if needed)
Wax

[Jools]

Keep the Autoglym AWAY from screens, indicator lenses, visors or any plastics that are supposed to be transparent (or orangey coloured).

I used to use Autoglym all over any bodywork I needed to polish, but it eats all the transparent stuff. Crazes it, like hundreds of tiny little cracks. I wondered why nobody else seemed to get this and used to think it was just me - but no, stopped using Autoglym and the problem stopped as well.

Still use Autoglym on the paintwork though, no reason to throw a bottle of it away when it's OK on paint.

[mark749s]

look at my other thread.
I am now going to power wash it LOL

Mark