I have not, I knew a guy that used to do it to his dirtbilke. I didn’t see the point in it myself, my toys are stored in the garage and washed when needed. I feel that’s good enough for me.

 

I usually use Lemon Pledge.

 

Any light spray lubricant including your lemon pledge or orange glow works good, gives it a nice gloss and things have a tendcy to not stick as well, except fine dust. I have a matted finish on my Rzr so don’t use them, but for most they’re all great options including wd-40, it I’d stick to 99 cent store lemon pledge to keep it cheap.

 

Only bad thing is when you are in the mountains and the meat bees can’t resist that lemon scent on the RZR.

 

I believe in the manual it actually states to use Pledge brand to clean the machine or the like. I keep mine garaged as well and wash with auto detergent, dry, then use 303 aerospace UV protectant to keep plastics from fading.
The wd40 is fine if you don’t mind the smell and the residue. Shoot you can use that stuff for everything. Even fishing lures ; )

I will state that I had a sample of an ArmorAll product (which I usually do not waste my time with), it was a soap/wax combo that keeps dirt and mud from sticking and it worked great. My commuter had road grime and dirt buildup while dry, but the first rain that happened washed everything away. I was impressed.

 

I will state that I had a sample of an ArmorAll product (which I usually do not waste my time with), it was a soap/wax combo that keeps dirt and mud from sticking and it worked great. My commuter had road grime and dirt buildup while dry, but the first rain that happened washed everything away. I was impressed.

How well did it foam up? I like my washes to foam up really nice and most of the ones I have tried with some type of wax in them just don't.

 

I have, it works great. You collect more dust but it washes up easier.

I actually like tire foam better. I soak the underneath side of the machine. I wipe it on the upperside black plastic. I use a Turtlewax treatment on painted parts.

Lemon pledge works well, but takes a lot of elbow grease to apply and it would form water spots after washing that caused a lot of elbow grease again. But, the pledge wouldn't collect dust as bad.

 

Thanks for the input guys, I'll try them all.

 

Racing quads and bike, XC on east coast for years, always sprayed quad and bike with WD 40, top to bottom. Reduced mud build up and made clean up easier. I would also spray down after clean up. It does attract dust so u sparingly on dry dusty track.

 

Yep tire foam works go too.

 

I was thinking of putting some ceramic coat on. There some that are pretty cheap like Gyeon.

 

I use wd40 to remove adhesive from tape and vinyl. So, if guess if you spray it on the vinyl parts eventually it could loosen the edges.

 

Polaris says to use Furniture Polish instead of car wax. I’ve found that is easy to apply, spray on wipe off. If it drys long enough it doesn’t seem to attract any more dust than without.
I’ve thought about trying one of the new non wax products that last up to a year....works great on my vehicles. But it specifically says don’t use on plastic parts. I like the idea of trying WD40 but wouldn’t use it on the decals...maybe just the plastic. Has anyone used WD40 long enough to feel certain that it won’t hurt the decals? It softens any glue so as RS1 stated it would seem like it would be bad for the decal glue.

 

i didnt think you could use a petroleum based product on any type of plastic...hmm
i use lemony scented pledge....lol havent noticed the water spotting. minimol on the dust. glamis and ocotillo has tonnes of it. washes right off.
been using it since i drove to salton sea and got that mud stuck EVERYWHERE. that mud is gawd awful. im still finding that mud on my rzr a year later...lol
found a post like this one that mention pledge and tried it... im sold

 

I'm an avid WD40 user, great for chassis, motor and drive train. Use after washing helps displaces water. Use LPledge on the plastic though or a good plastic surface product.

 

Maxima SC1 here. Same concept, leaves a nice shine and easy cleanup. Prevents build up if mud and dirt.

 

I use Maxima SC1 - Love it works great

 

Yep back 40 years ago we sprayed on our dirt bikes

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I've used WD-40 since the 60s on my battery terminals on all my vehicles every 6 months and have NEVER had any corrosion on them. Spray all your electrical connections with WD-40 to stop corrosion.