[fallen celt]

How difficult is this paint to keep clean and maintain, according to motorbike lore on the internet if the wind changes this type of paint will shine up / stain / smudge

 

[Zeus]

It seems to me that it would be hard to know this considering people don't actually have the bike yet. Is this because the same paint is used on other Ducati bikes?

 

[Jerry Winder]

Paint is paint.


If it's a standard gloss finish it's a doddle to keep clean, clean it with a vehicle shampoo, rinse it off, dry it off with a microfibre cloth and use a proprietary vehicle polish to shine it up. Some people think black shows up the dirt more, I don't think so but you pays your money you takes your choice.


As above for metallic finish's.


If it's a matt finish I wouldn't go anywhere near it. I had a matt finish on a Street Triple R I had and it was horrible, it never seems to look any better when you clean it.


If it's a flip paint I have no idea, don't like it.


Jerry

 

[TC3]

Pretty sure it is a matt black paint and not something I would want to bother having to take extra care when cleaning.

 

[DirtyDuc]

Paint is paint.


If it's a standard gloss finish it's a doddle to keep clean, clean it with a vehicle shampoo, rinse it off, dry it off with a microfibre cloth and use a proprietary vehicle polish to shine it up. Some people think black shows up the dirt more, I don't think so but you pays your money you takes your choice.


As above for metallic finish's.


If it's a matt finish I wouldn't go anywhere near it. I had a matt finish on a Street Triple R I had and it was horrible, it never seems to look any better when you clean it.


If it's a flip paint I have no idea, don't like it.


Jerry

Jerrys got that right paint is paint.

Dont even get me started with matte paint. Its not worth living with trust me. You cannot do swirl corrections or even buff it at all. And when the paint chips just leave it. You cant treat it like conventional gloss paints without damaging it.

 

[Janek]

I have pastel black on my car, and it has to been cleaned once a week to look nice.

I have good cleaning company 100 meters from supermarket and they were taking care of car during shopping.

If you cannot find time to keep it clean I would not go for black.

 

[DirtyDuc]

If its one thing that I have to mention is that dark paints not just black they show swirls more than like a silver.

 

[Asador]

My Monster 1000 Dark is matte black and after 12 years it looks as good as new. Never did anything special to it other than the occasional rinse with water and mild shampoo.

 

[baimo]

I had black gloss on a Harley I just sold and it was no real problem. I do believe the matte finish has some inherent problems. Even small scratches are hard to deal with.

 

[frankd123]

It's a bike, and a scrambler...not meant to be babied. The rougher it looks, the better it looks. Matte, glossy, whatever...ride it and shush.

 

[Feli]

I've had both:

- High gloss black on my HD Nightster: ended up full of scratches from road debris; you could really see them too, not my favourite color! (and I looked after very well)

- Matt black on my HD Street Bob: a breeze to keep well - I bought the HD Denim Paint Cleaner which is just a spray like those "quick wax" things as far as I can tell - you just spray the bike, dry with a microfibre and voilá! No swirls, no dust, no nothing... hardly ever needed to wash the bike - only really when I rode in wet weather, etc. Never had a scratch, and best of all, I could easily match other parts of the bike with plastidip and got the factory look!

I'm getting the Urban Endure which is matt green - hopefully just as easy to maintain!

 

[Shamone]

I guess you could plastidip it and then just peel it off if it gets damaged.


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[fallen celt]

To be honest I am not a clean freak about bikes but I will using this bike for commuting 5 days a week 12 months a year so I don’t want a bike that looks like crap after about 3 years. I only wash my current bike once a month and then a bit of AF50 to keep the elements at bay. It’s really more about the long term maintenance and durability of this particular finish. I not even sure if it is matte or a satin finish as I haven’t seen it in the flesh yet. In fact I am not even sure what the real difference is between satin and matte is.