Keeping the Pioneer like NEW!

[Hondasxs]

What is the best way to keep the Pioneer "like new" clean. Sure I would like to wash it after each trip but reality is I may not get it till tomorrow or later in the week. I have heard of guys spraying there ATV's with PAM spray, baby oil, armorall, and WD-40 just to name a few. They claim that it helps repeal the mud and when time to wash it the mud just comes right off. The down fall to those products is it collects dust really fast when on the trail.

So what will you be doing?

 

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[Pioneeringfamily]

303 For Me...

 

[BigRiver]

My first rule is to store it indoors away from the elements.

 

[2thpir8]

Simple Green to clean. Spray on, let it sit for a couple of minutes (not in direct sunlight), and rinse off

 

[red4life]

Been using simple green and wd40 for 10 years. Works great to clean everything and will not corrode. Wd 40 does repel water and makes the mud slide off. As far as detailing..try maxima sc1. Amazing shine and no sticky mess

 

[Swamper]

The rear lower square frame tubes adjacent the tow hitch are open ended. If you look closely inside you will see the paint or powder coating did not reach far into the inner tube. I have not done this yet but I plan to either use a garden spray nozzle or long brush with some type of rust inhibitor to prevent the tube from rusting from inside out. It may take a long time for this to happen but I plan to keep it a long time also. For those that live in a humid area or ride mud often I think it would be wise to consider adding some protection in this area. The Big Red had round tubes with plastic caps I believe but they chose to leave them open on the Pioneer. I may add some caps as well after I coat them. McMaster.com may have some plastic tube caps that fit.

 

[Swamper]

Ones on the bottom of this page should work. Haven't measured the inside dimension yet to see which is closest.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#square-caps/=oom5c9

 

[Hondasxs]

Ya. I thought about some caps.
There's lots of places like that. Take a look at the front bumper. Not going to cap that.

 

[Swamper]

Yea I noticed the front bumper joints were notched when they cut my brand new ratchet straps coming home. I'm more concerned about preservation of the chassis since its a lot harder to replace.

 

[onlyhonda]

There is a product called SC-1 made by maxima that works great. Also check out Mucoff. Mucoff is biodegradable soap designed for atv's and motorcycles. SC-1 is a polish. The polish works great for same use as pam and wd-40. The plus to the SC-1, will (over time) renew some of the light hazing in the plastic as well as keep the black plastic looking new. I actually work at a dealership and these are by far the biggest sellers for me on cleaning supplies. The sc-1 also will keeps the black plastic on vehicles looking new with regular use. (i.e. jeep fenders)

 

[Hondasxs]

Haven't heard of SC-1. I may try that. But I have learned the biggest opportunity to keeping it clean is my lazy butt taking the time to wash it after a run.

 

[Hondasxs]

Swamper,
Did you order those caps yet?
Well, I did. They arrived today. If you want/need 2 let me know as I ordered 50. I was installing them and they fit well.

Then I looked over and noticed one of the factory ones was missing from the frame.

So I decided to gorilla glue them in, in hopes they will stay. You got to hold them in or the gorilla glue with push them out.


I also ordered several others as I found a bunch of piping that could use caps.
- 3 cross members by rear tire.
- the frame the motor is mounted to.
- and another up front.

I'll update when I get those in next week.

 

[Swamper]

Awesome man! I think only the front end of the rectangular frame tubes are capped on mine. No I didn't order any yet I'm currently working a plant turnaround and have hardly any time off. I did get a quick ride today though. That's cool ! More of a finished look

 

[Rockfarmer816]

I use mcguires vinyl and rubber cleaner. Stuff works great. Lasts for a long time when applied and hides scuff marks. "For awhile"' but they always reappear no matter what you use. There was a product called plexus that worked really well, but cant find it anymore. Maybe it's the same as sc-1.

 

[Jaykup20]

Could that expanding foam not provide some protection? You know, the stuff used to seal basement leaks? Might not be aesthetically pleasing but I'm sure would provide protection for open ends that might be too odd for a cap to fit on. If you over fill just cut the over flow with a blade.

 

[Hondasxs]

Could that expanding foam not provide some protection? You know, the stuff used to seal basement leaks? Might not be aesthetically pleasing but I'm sure would provide protection for open ends that might be too odd for a cap to fit on. If you over fill just cut the over flow with a blade.

Ya. I thought about that stuff. But how water proof is it?
I want to fill in the outer cage pipe. Especially the rear as it will soon fill with mud/water and it has no exit unless you turn it upsides down. And that's not going to happen.

 

[Jaykup20]

I did not think of that....the last thing you want to do is TRAP water in the frame.....

 

[Hondasxs]

I am worried about this pipe the most. Knowing my travels, I will have water this high in the near future. Mud/Water are bound to enter and fill it up adding extra weight and troubles. I must find a way to seal it off. I guess I could use a can of great stuff. Then seal it with a layer of silicone or something.
Oh.. but I really hate great stuff.

 

[Stauvo]

I used Blue Coral car soap for the last wash and it turned all the black plastic to like new condition and made the tires and wheels shiny as well.
Rinse off big chunks then mix Blue Coral into a heavy foam and slather all over then rinse off. I cleaned it late evening and quickly whipped it down but was still wet when I put it in the garage so I was afraid it would have water marks all over but it dried shiny clean

 

[Jbird]

I use mcguires vinyl and rubber cleaner. Stuff works great. Lasts for a long time when applied and hides scuff marks. "For awhile"' but they always reappear no matter what you use. There was a product called plexus that worked really well, but cant find it anymore. Maybe it's the same as sc-1.

You can get Plexus from Amazon. It is great but it's pricey.