Originally Posted by
michael k
After a clean and polish I'll give everything a coat of Wolfgangs deep gloss paint sealer. It gives paint and aluminum an incredible gloss and helps protect raw aluminum from oxidating.
+1
I use soap and water, Scratch-X, treat rust with Ospho, do minor paint touch up, then a good Carnuba wax. Bike paint is just like car paint. Would anyone of us just compound a car's finish and the leave it alone? Not a chance, bikes need TLC also.