Refer to Care and Cleaning → Cleaning and General Care → Recommended Cleaning and Care Products and Care and Cleaning → Cleaning and General Care → Recommended Surface Care Products for recommended cleaning and care products.
Preparation
  1. Allow motorcycle to cool before rinsing or washing. Spraying water on hot surfaces can leave water spots and mineral deposits.
  2. Rinse the motorcycle from the bottom up.
  3. To loosen dried bugs or hardened dirt, allow surfaces to soak under a damp towel.
Cleaning the Wheels and Tires
  1. Rinse wheel and tire surfaces. Avoid splashing brake dust on chrome or painted parts.
  2. Apply Wheel and Tire Cleaner. Allow cleaner to sit for 1 minute.
  3. Clean wheel with Soft Detailing Pad or Wheel & Spoke Brush. Use Softstrips to clean wheel spokes.
  4. Rinse well.
Washing the Motorcycle
NOTE
Refer to the appropriate instructions in this section for cleaning leather, Denim (flat) finishes, windshields or other special surfaces.
  1. Fill a bucket with clean water.
  2. Fill another bucket with water and add H-D Sunwash Cleaner Concentrate, following the directions on the package.
  3. Soak the H-D Wash Mitt in the Sunwash solution. Wash all surfaces from the top working down.
  4. Use H-D Bug Remover to remove any bugs.
  5. Rinse from the bottom up, then rinse from the top down.
Drying the Motorcycle
  1. Dry the surfaces of the motorcycle from the top down using a Soft Drying Towel or HOG Blaster.
  2. Dampen towel in clean water and wring out the excess. The towel is more absorbent when wet.
  3. Wipe across the vehicle surface.
  4. Repeat as necessary until surface is completely dry.
Polishing and Sealing
NOTE
If motorcycle has Denim finish, skip the Polishing and Sealing procedure.
  1. Apply Harley Glaze Polish & Sealant with a Softcloth or Microfiber Detailing Cloth, following the instructions on the package.
  2. Buff with a Softcloth.
Finishing Tires
  1. Apply Harley Black to tires, following the instructions on the package.