Keep your motorcycle beautifully by ceramic coating!
2020.03.13
Care is essential for your precious motorcycle!
This article is for motorcycle diver!
The more you drive your motorcycle, the more you get attached to it, don’t you?
However, it gets damages as well.
Therefore, caring is very important if you want to keep your motorcycle beautiful as long as possible!
Tire chains, wheels, engine oil… you should check more parts than car.
For you, the motorcycle is not just a way of transportation. It could be like a buddy.
We think that many motorcycle drivers should be particular about their motorcycles they ride.
For example, some people use for car wash, but others don’t.
You want to know the best way of caring for you, don’t you?
Frankly, the ceramic coating for a motorcycle is getting popular, too.
Of course, we recommend it.
Some of you do car wash regularly, but it gets dirty by mud or sand easily when you drive.
If you do car wash and maintenance, it will be time consuming.
However, ceramic coating can save the time for caring but your motorcycle beautiful.
What kinds of caring for motorcycle?
・Wax
This is standard.
It makes your motorcycle glossier and the water repellency is hydrophobic.
There are many small, uneven and curve parts on a motorcycle, so liquid type or cream type are easier to apply than solid type.
Please apply it for only paint surfaces.
Moreover, it is not durable, so you should apply diligently.
Durability ★☆☆☆☆（About 2-3 weeks）
Gloss ★★★★★（A glaring gloss）
Water repellency ★★★★★（Hydrophobic）
Workability ★★★☆☆（In the case of liquid wax）
・Easy coating
Easiness is the best point of it such as a spray type.
Also it’s more durable than wax.
Water repellency and gloss depend on the ingredients, so please chose the best one for you.
Durability ★★★☆☆（Depends on the ingredients）
Gloss ★★★☆☆（A glaring gloss）
Water repellency ★★★☆☆（Depends on the ingredients）
Workability ★★★★★
・Ceramic coating
Durability is the one of the best points of ceramic coating.
At once you apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating for Motorcycle, the effect can last for 3 years.
It can be applied to a whole a motorcycle including plastic and metal parts.
The works are only applying the solution and wiping it, you don’t have to apply it strongly like a wax.
※Please be careful about foggy finishing as the solution will change to the glass
Durability ★★★★（Rubber and Glass parts are not available.）
Gloss ★★★★☆（Deep and gorgeous gloss）
Water repellency ★★★★☆（Pika Pika Rain for Motorcycle Ceramic Coating is “water-sliding” effect.）
Workability ★★★☆☆（Don’t have to many times applications.）
Which is the recommended?
Usually a motorcycle has a lot of frictions with clothes.
Therefore, durable ceramic coating is highly recommended.
Let’s washing & doing preparation before application!
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We don’t recommend to apply ceramic coating first.
Preparation is essential to show the best performance of ceramic coating.
In this section, we would like to introduce it!
Tips before washing
First, please make your motorcycle water proof before washing.
Almost all motorcycle parts are uncovered which is different from a car.
If the parts get wet, there is possibility to make luster or breakdown.
Therefore, please cover the parts where you don’t want to get wet such as a key cylinder or a muffler.
Now, let’s start doing preparation!
How to wash & how to do preparation
(1) Washing for the surface
Splash the water to the motorcycle (from top) and wash off the dirt.
(2)Washing for other parts
・A fender
Washing is available.
However, please be careful about the water pressure.
Please do not use a high pressure car wash machine even it is difficult parts to remove the dirt.
・A radiator
Washing is available, too.
Please wash it with a soft brush.
・An engine
This is one of the most important parts for a motorcycle, so many people might consider whether it can be washed.
The answer is available.
Same as other parts, please splash the water from the top.
(3)Washing with a car shampoo
Please choose neutral one.
(Of course, you can use Pika Pika Rain Car Shampoo, too!)
Please wash it softly with a microfiber cloth.
(4)Rinsing & wiping
Please rinse bubbles of car shampoo, and then, wipe the water with a microfiber cloth or microfiber chamois completely.
If there is some water where you don’t reach with the microfiber cloth, please try to shake your motorcycle or to use an air spray.
(5)Polishing (as necessary)
There are some scratches or water spots even after washing, or other wax or coating were applied, polishing with a compound is recommended.
After polishing, please do not forget to wash off with car shampoo!
(6)Removing the oil (as necessary)
It is not essential section, but it can make the ceramic coating fit securely, so we would like to recommend!
After using Pika Pika Rain Oil Remover, you don’t have to wash your motorcycle, so you can apply the ceramic coating finally.
How to apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating for Motorcycle
If you finished washing and preparation, next is Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating Motorcycle application.
It can be applied easily same as other Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating series.
Then, we would like to explain how to apply and some tips.
How to apply
・Applying
Put on a few drops of the solution to a sponge and apply it to the surface thinly.
(If the sponge doesn’t spread well, please add more a few drops.)
At this time, you can apply it well if you spread the sponge in same direction.
Also you don’t have to apply it strongly.
・Wiping
Please wipe the solution thinly and evenly immediately.
Please do not wait for a while as car wax.
Applying and wiping every small part are highly recommended.
Then please check the results from different angles whether you forgot applying or wiping.
After 12 hours application, please do not get wet the motorcycle such as washing or raining.
(If it gets wet, please wipe the water with a microfiber cloth immediately.)
The surface of glass layer hardened when 12 hours passed, so you can wash it softly with a microfiber cloth.
Moreover, please avoid using a cover as much as you can, because it causes scratches.
Some of you might wonder Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating for Motorcycle can be applied well with such as a small bottle.
However, don’t worry about it.
Our coating spreads very well, so the amount is enough for a whole motorcycle.
Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating for Motorcycle can be applied to not only the paint surface but also other parts such as plastic parts, an engine, headlights and wheels (except glass and rubber parts). Its heatproof temperature is 1200℃, so you can apply it to a muffler as well.
Make your motorcycle beautiful by after care!
Unfortunately, wit is imit is impossible to prevent dirt completely when you leave your motorcycle after application, .
The water repellency will get weaker if you leave it for a long time without washing.
Please check the condition of the ceramic coating regularly.
There are 2 points which you should better to check every month.
(1)Chain – cleaning, oiling, checking looseness
(2) Wheels – checking contaminates, scratches and the air pressure
Please wash the motorcycle at this time.
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We would like to explain about a few more points.
Exchanging the engine oil, checking the battery, the suspension and looseness of screws, cleaning the brake pad and so on…
There are 5 times points if you check completely.
However, you want to check them regularly even it’s hard, don’t you?
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We have already explained about how to wash above, so, we would like to talk about the maintenance for the ceramic coating from now.
If you applied the ceramic coating, you don’t have to apply the additional wax or polymer coating.
Please protect the glass layer with a maintenance spray.
Then there is another layer on the glass layer, so it is easy to wash the dirt off with it together.
For you who apply Pika Pika Rain Ceramic Coating for Motorcycle, Nano Pika Pika Rain is recommended!
Please apply it after washing.
(Please avoid applying it to around the muffler and engine just in case.)
It is strong solution, so you can make the results beautiful when you test 1 or 2 times pushing first. If it looks foggy, please wipe another dry microfiber cloth.
Moreover, you can get a smooth touch which is different from the ceramic coating.
As we said above, protection by regular car wash and maintenance can make the glass layer durable and you can enjoy driving with a beautiful motorcycle!
Please try it!
Ceramic coating has a lot of good points!
How about this article?
Do you understand the good points of ceramic coating for a motorcycle?
Of course, preparation and regular car wash are essential.
However, there are any bad points, so please challenge it as possible as you can!
A motorcycle has many parts which need for maintenance, but you tend to have more affection, don’t you?
Moreover, it makes your motorcycle more beautiful, so touring should be more fun!
Let’s apply the ceramic coating and daily washing to drive your precious motorcycle beautifully for a long time!
