Canadian144
06-22-2010, 08:25 PM
Hey everyone,
I have two products that I bought over the winter for when I had a chance to really clean the LTR up. I bought some Mother's Back-to-black polish, as well as some Maxima SC1 spray. I've read good things about both, but wanted to try them to see if one was better than the other.
Here are the two products (Anyone notice one of my dad's 2002s in the background? haha)
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1300.jpg
And some "before" shots of the plastic (after being washed and dried) (the front bumper was sitting on the porch, the paint was just finishing drying off):
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1295.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1297.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1298.jpg
As you can see, the "shine" of the plastics had really worn off, and the plastics just looked like crap to me. Many pieces of mud that were stuck on for all winter, as well as a bunch of other crap really made the plastics look awful, and this was the first time I'd applied anything to them other than just soap/water since I got the LTR back in October of 2008.
I applied the Mother's stuff to the left side (From the rider's perspective, so looking forward) of the quad, here is the result:
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1301.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1302.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1303.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1304.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1306.jpg
As you can see, it really brought back the shine.
Now I applied the Maxima SC1 stuff to the right side (again this is from the rider's perspective):
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1308.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1309.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1310.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1311.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1312.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1313.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1314.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1315.jpg
As you can see... the products really do exactly the same thing. For the Mother's stuff, you put it on a rag and rub it in. With the Maxima SC1, you spray it on your fenders and work it in. No difference in terms of difficulty!
I say just buy whichever one is cheaper at your local store... they both really bring back the shine in your plastics!
Now for one final shot with the bumper.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1321.jpg
Hope this helps
I have two products that I bought over the winter for when I had a chance to really clean the LTR up. I bought some Mother's Back-to-black polish, as well as some Maxima SC1 spray. I've read good things about both, but wanted to try them to see if one was better than the other.
Here are the two products (Anyone notice one of my dad's 2002s in the background? haha)
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1300.jpg
And some "before" shots of the plastic (after being washed and dried) (the front bumper was sitting on the porch, the paint was just finishing drying off):
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1295.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1297.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1298.jpg
As you can see, the "shine" of the plastics had really worn off, and the plastics just looked like crap to me. Many pieces of mud that were stuck on for all winter, as well as a bunch of other crap really made the plastics look awful, and this was the first time I'd applied anything to them other than just soap/water since I got the LTR back in October of 2008.
I applied the Mother's stuff to the left side (From the rider's perspective, so looking forward) of the quad, here is the result:
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1301.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1302.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1303.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1304.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1306.jpg
As you can see, it really brought back the shine.
Now I applied the Maxima SC1 stuff to the right side (again this is from the rider's perspective):
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1308.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1309.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1310.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1311.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1312.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1313.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1314.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1315.jpg
As you can see... the products really do exactly the same thing. For the Mother's stuff, you put it on a rag and rub it in. With the Maxima SC1, you spray it on your fenders and work it in. No difference in terms of difficulty!
I say just buy whichever one is cheaper at your local store... they both really bring back the shine in your plastics!
Now for one final shot with the bumper.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/kucan14/ATVs/IMG_1321.jpg
Hope this helps