S100 engine brightener for black engine cases.

[Doug B.]

I don't generally get too excited about a detail product, but this stuff is amazing. I have factory black engine paint but it was grayed quiet a bit, like almost an oxidation of the paint.. I tried scrubbing and cleaning with a variety of products and they just stayed gray.

I sprayed one coat of the s100 engine brightener on and it was black... deep, shiny, black. I did it about 4 weeks ago and the bike has been ridden quiet a bit, and has had a couple hour long highway trips, and has been rained on.. still perfectly black.

The product dries and can be wiped off after a short time so there is no film or anything..

Anyway, I took a few pictures, they are on my phone so quality is suspect, but I think it shows the finish well enough.

 

[robertbarr]

Yep, I was also pleasantly surprised at how well it works on black engines -- it takes a few years off of my Nighthawk (in sig), but I've used it on the Bandit as well.

 

[gs scott]

I've heard the S100 CLEANER can actually strip the black paint off your engine if you use it often - anyone else hear that?

Nice to hear the "brightener" works!

 

[JEEPRUSTY]

I use furniture polish shiny and an nice lemony smell.

 

[Guest]

This is great info. Trevor used a product but it went all sticky when the engine heated up.

 

[robertbarr]

I've heard the S100 CLEANER can actually strip the black paint off your engine if you use it often - anyone else hear that?

Nice to hear the "brightener" works!

2+ years of use so far, and I put it on fairly often the first season. After that, it's just an occasional touch-up. No noticeable harm to any paint yet.

Still on my first can.

 

[Doug B.]

I've heard the S100 CLEANER can actually strip the black paint off your engine if you use it often - anyone else hear that?

Nice to hear the "brightener" works!

I use the cleaner a lot, "bike wash" is what I presume you mean, and I haven't seen any finish damage to anything.

I actually work in a motorcycle shop and part of my duties include detailing some bikes so I've used bike wash on many makes and models.

I don't however think that the s100 wash is anything special.. it works but pigsnot wash, 'sloppy soap sudz' is what I prefer for washing a bike.

I also cant say enough good about bugslide cleaner.. it will take bugs off that nothing else will touch.