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Jfixit
Guest
Can someone tell me the pros and cons of using Lemon Pledge vs. Plexus or any one of the other motorcycle specific polishes? And what your favorite might be and why.
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braddog
Minnesota Nice!
I've never used Plexus...
Pledge is the only one of the two that I've used personally. It's available everywhere, it's inexpensive, and it works well to:
- Clean/shine almost all surfaces of the motorcycle that's dusty or dirty
- Clean windshields, sometimes may take multiple applications, but it will remove bugs, bird poop, etc.
- Clean helmet face shields.
Besides the "shine", it also makes your face shield and windshield bead water for rainy riding.
I've heard that Plexus is a step up and superior to Pledge. That may well be the case, but Pledge is all I've ever used.
Pledge is the only one of the two that I've used personally. It's available everywhere, it's inexpensive, and it works well to:
- Clean/shine almost all surfaces of the motorcycle that's dusty or dirty
- Clean windshields, sometimes may take multiple applications, but it will remove bugs, bird poop, etc.
- Clean helmet face shields.
Besides the "shine", it also makes your face shield and windshield bead water for rainy riding.
I've heard that Plexus is a step up and superior to Pledge. That may well be the case, but Pledge is all I've ever used.
globalrider
Alps Adventurer
I've used both; Plexus...once, and Pledge...countless times.
Plexus isn't worth the high cost (to me) for no difference in end result.
PAGoldsby
Not available in stores..
Things that I have used Plexus ($$$$) for:
Polishing windscreens
Polishing face shields
Polishing plastic headlamp lenses
Things that I have used Pledge ($) for:
Polishing windscreens
Polishing face shields
Polishing plastic headlamp lenses
Cleaning motorcycles
Polishing helmets
Polishing shoes
Stopping little squeaks
Polishing furniture
Polishing wood floors
Renewing the luster of plastics
Wiping down wood furniture on firearms
Lubricating drafting machines
Lubricating model railroad stuff
Making slippery spots on the kitchen floor for feline entertainment purposes
Just sayin'.
Polishing windscreens
Polishing face shields
Polishing plastic headlamp lenses
Things that I have used Pledge ($) for:
Polishing windscreens
Polishing face shields
Polishing plastic headlamp lenses
Cleaning motorcycles
Polishing helmets
Polishing shoes
Stopping little squeaks
Polishing furniture
Polishing wood floors
Renewing the luster of plastics
Wiping down wood furniture on firearms
Lubricating drafting machines
Lubricating model railroad stuff
Making slippery spots on the kitchen floor for feline entertainment purposes
Just sayin'.
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wsteinborn
Guest
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scqtt
Guest
I use Plexus, a ton of it. I think it includes an anti-static as well as a UV protectant. I'm not certain about Pledege
I have recently changed my polishing methods (application & removal). The micro-fiber towels you can buy in the various Dollar Stores beat any shop rag, old cotton T-shirts, or old towels hands down. I do use Plexus on my windscreen and face shield but use a detailing spray wax for most of the painted surfaces on my bike. Chrome is cleaned with Simichrome or similar product and "cool" chrome surfaces are then coated with the spray wax. I try to really clean the bike about once a month. Ride Safe 
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majorpayne66
Guest
Lemon Pledge
I used Lemon Pledge once and ended up with a garage full of bee's
I used Lemon Pledge once and ended up with a garage full of bee's
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FIFTHGEAR
Guest
I use Plexus and just hot water on the hard to clean areas. My hubby uses S100 on his Victory. He seems to like it a lot.
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scqtt
Guest
I used Lemon Pledge once and ended up with a garage full of bee's
Good thing it doesn't smell like honey. A garage full of bears would have been even worse.
OfficerImpersonator
Seattle-area Rounder
Never tried Pledge, but Plexus will remove tiny scratches from your windscreen and visor. Someday I'll go to a junkyard and find an old piece of plexi windscreen, scrub it up with some steel wool, and see once and for all how far you can go with Plexus.
I spray Plexus on all my plastic bike parts - of which there are a lot on mine. Once you've got a nice layer of Plexus on the surface, dirt doesn't stick to the paint quite as well. Often all the bike needs is a dusting to remove the surface dirt Plexus won't allow to adhere to the paint.
I spray Plexus on all my plastic bike parts - of which there are a lot on mine. Once you've got a nice layer of Plexus on the surface, dirt doesn't stick to the paint quite as well. Often all the bike needs is a dusting to remove the surface dirt Plexus won't allow to adhere to the paint.
Bud
It is what it is.
What is all this talk of CLEANING!!!???!!!
Floyd
Floyd,
Some BMW riders are known to be anal retentive and have to clean their bike every time they ride.
Others, including yourself, find that time spent cleaning could be put to use riding.
I'm in the middle of the country and in the middle of the road when it comes to cleaning.
