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Seeing a lot more Suzuki these days on tournament set ups.

I was at the local mall the other day and a local marina has a few pontoons inside the mall for folks to see and ideally, buy.

One of them had one of these Suzuki's on it, they look cool, but a matte finish will be far more likely to show scratches and cosmetic flaws and such down the road than a glossy one. It's also impossible to get rid of them too as you can with a polished finish, etc... You would have to refinish the entire part, no spot repairs or buffing it out like one could typically do with a glossy finish...

We used to put glossy and matte finishes on our river boats for the company I worked with for a while, I would never opt for a matte finish on anything boat related, ever... My Family has also been in the auto body, salvage, sales, etc... business for over 75 years so I have extensive experience with such things... It's easy to fix a scratch on a glossy part, whether it be painted or gel coat, metal or glass, but the moment you make it matte, all easiness of repair goes out the window...

I especially would not want anything even remotely textured being submerged in water or sprayed with dirty water... It's a pain to clean and keep clean...

I am sure they will sell well, they look cool, my brain always just thinks of what it takes to make them remain looking good, years down the road...

Just as I assumed, well to be honest I knew, wasn't an assumption...

The matte textured finish is a pain with waxes, etc... Been there, done that, never again.

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It should be noted that Suzuki has a typo in the article I linked...

The statement "Waxes that have polishing compounds are to be used." is 100% false, do not use a polishing anything on this finish or you will be sorry... You shouldn't use it on any outboards plastic components either, only glossy paint and only if you know what you are doing...

Imagine operating a company like Suzuki and a typo like that making it on your website LOL The future legal ramifications of such a mistake, wow...

It's essentially telling people to use liquid sandpaper with wax to clean their engines, ouch... Do not do it, very much a typo...

1 hour ago, Peninsular said:

Just as I assumed, well to be honest I knew, wasn't an assumption...

The matte textured finish is a pain with waxes, etc... Been there, done that, never again.

Thanks for posting this Penisular (😄). I had no idea that you had to treat the matte finish differently. Just ordered some Chemical Guys Meticulous Matte Detailer and Spray Sealant to add after washing. Got keep that Suzuki looking sharp!!

16 minutes ago, Junk Fisherman said:

Thanks for posting this Penisular (😄). I had no idea that you had to treat the matte finish differently. Just ordered some Chemical Guys Meticulous Matte Detailer and Spray Sealant to add after washing. Got keep that Suzuki looking sharp!!

I don't know anything about those products, but definitely stay away from your traditional waxes, no buffing wheels, etc... In fact, the less you rub on that finish throughout its life, the better. The more you rub, the smoother it gets and that changes the appearance...

Some of those liquid waxes, can still leave behind a residue in the textured areas that will make it appear like there are chalky looking spots in the areas that are harder to wipe clean, etc... If that occurs, a good citrus cleaner to get rid of all the wax and then redo with something else... The longer that stuff sits though, the harder it is to get out, even with a strong citrus cleaner...

You can guarantee that warning page is there for a reason, someone treated their new motors like their old ones and made them look funky... I bet a detailer at a marina took a buffing wheel to one and ruined it... lol

Initial looks on those motors is 10/10, think they look awesome. Just require special care and maybe not the best option if you are hard on stuff and still like it to look great for a long time...