How To Keep The Black Parts Black???This is a discussion on How To Keep The Black Parts Black??? within the Motorcycle Talk forums, part of the ZX6R Forum category; Anybody got a way to keep the black-parts black. As you can see in the picture, everything's got some kind of white crap on it. ...
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09-20-2011, 09:50 AM
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#1 | | Track Star
Joined: Aug 2011 From: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Posts: 423 I Ride: 09' ZX6R | How To Keep The Black Parts Black???
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09-20-2011, 10:01 AM
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#2 | | Team Green
Joined: Aug 2011 From: Long Beach Posts: 122 I Ride: 03 636 (Under Construction) |
Do you live near the ocean or does your bike get left outside...
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09-20-2011, 10:09 AM
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#3 | | Track Star
Joined: Aug 2011 From: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Posts: 423 I Ride: 09' ZX6R | Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandoval  Do you live near the ocean or does your bike get left outside... | I live on the Big Island of Hawaii...surrounded by ocean. I just bought a house 2 months ago so now it is garaged every night (last couple years it just had a bike cover on it.) This is my daily driver so it does get wet every now and then. I try to clean it every weekend now that I have a place where I can take care of it.
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09-20-2011, 10:18 AM
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#4 | | Team Green
Joined: Aug 2011 From: Long Beach Posts: 122 I Ride: 03 636 (Under Construction) |
if the bike is always getting wet then thats going to be your problem...
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09-20-2011, 10:19 AM
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#5 | | Superbike Champion
Joined: Mar 2011 From: Saint Augustine, Florida Posts: 1,077 I Ride: 2008 ZX6R P8F |
This might sound stupid.... But have u thought of the home depot rubber spray stuff? We us it around the water troughs an such. Holds up real well against well water
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09-20-2011, 10:31 AM
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#6 | | Track Star
Joined: Aug 2011 From: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Posts: 423 I Ride: 09' ZX6R | Quote:
Originally Posted by 1NastyZ This might sound stupid.... But have u thought of the home depot rubber spray stuff? We us it around the water troughs an such. Holds up real well against well water | Nope, never thought of that. But, me with a spray-can of rubber in my hand...probably not the best idea, lol !
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09-20-2011, 10:35 AM
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#7 | | World Superbike Racer
Joined: Mar 2011 From: Miami, Fl. Posts: 1,786 I Ride: 07 ZX6R | Quote:
Originally Posted by 1NastyZ This might sound stupid.... But have u thought of the home depot rubber spray stuff? We us it around the water troughs an such. Holds up real well against well water | I don't know about that stuff. Just make sure it doesn't make the rubber soft. I use a product from Mothers called back to black and I use it on all the black parts of the bike. In my opinion it is the best.
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09-20-2011, 10:38 AM
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#8 | | Squid
Joined: Sep 2011 From: Norfolk, England Posts: 39 |
After I wash my bike I usually put WD40 on all the metal bits....
not the brake disks though...   | |
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09-20-2011, 10:38 AM
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#9 | | Pro Racer
Joined: Mar 2011 From: Riverview,FL Posts: 630 I Ride: 08 zx6r |
use armor all or back to black
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09-20-2011, 12:24 PM
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#10 | | Track Star
Joined: Aug 2011 From: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Posts: 423 I Ride: 09' ZX6R |
Gonna go buy some Black to Black today...hope Walmart sells it. I already have Armorall and WD40 so I'll try all 3 and see what works where.
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09-20-2011, 01:19 PM
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#11 | | Pro Racer
Joined: Aug 2009 From: Oahu Posts: 601 I Ride: 2006 ZX6R |
It's probably from sitting outside. Same reason plastic headlights on cars get foggy after a while of being near the ocean. Once you clean it, and keep it inside now, it should be fine. My bike sat outside with no cover when I lived right on the beach on windward side of Oahu, literally could throw a rock in the water. After about a month or two I moved into a house with a garage and I used Back To Black on all my black parts and they look brand new. Some of the plastic trim pieces were faded pretty bad too. That stuff is awesome.
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09-20-2011, 01:20 PM
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#12 | | Post Master General
Joined: Aug 2009 From: Looneyben escapee Posts: 8,364 I Ride: 2007 ZZR/ZX6R |
Its "Back to black". also try the new Turtle wax product for black painted surfaces.
Iv been using it & I'm very pleased with it.
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09-20-2011, 01:23 PM
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#13 | | Post Master General
Joined: Aug 2009 From: Looneyben escapee Posts: 8,364 I Ride: 2007 ZZR/ZX6R | Quote:
Originally Posted by DiabolikaL06 It's probably from sitting outside. Once you clean it, and the fact that it stays inside now, it should be fine. My bike sat outside with no cover when I lived right on the beach on windward side of Oahu, literally could throw a rock in the water. After about a month or two I moved into a house with a garage and I used Back To Black on all my black parts and they look brand new. Some of the plastic trim pieces were faded pretty bad too. That stuff is awesome. | Yeah no doubt that white crap is corrosion, Only sure way to get rid of it is to move to TX, LOL
Seriously you gotta limit the time the bike is exposed to the elements.
Being on the island cant be helping you.
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09-20-2011, 01:25 PM
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#14 | | Pro Racer
Joined: Dec 2010 From: London, UK Posts: 663 I Ride: 2003 B1H, green LED's baby! | | |
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09-20-2011, 02:19 PM
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#15 | | Pro Racer
Joined: Aug 2009 From: Oahu Posts: 601 I Ride: 2006 ZX6R | Quote:
Originally Posted by oldninjadude Yeah no doubt that white crap is corrosion, Only sure way to get rid of it is to move to TX, LOL
Seriously you gotta limit the time the bike is exposed to the elements.
Being on the island cant be helping you. |  Damn it! You got me there. The problem in Texas though is that the sun will bake it!
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