mr muscle.. pffft

[Bibio]

WARNING: see post 14 below..

ok i know its not bike related but i just have to tell people.

i'm a lazy git yes its true, no seriously i am :D

so having read some reviews on fenwicks motorhome cleaner i thought i would give it a try on the bike. well it hasent got that far. got home with the stuff and for a laugh i attacked what can only be decribed as my nemisis which is the tiled splashback at the back of my hob in the kitchen. now i have tried every single thing on this but its always laughed in my face, brake cleaner, carb cleaner, wonder wheels, mr muscle, bleach, you name it i have tried it yes i have even resorted to petrol and all it has done is laugh at me. but today i have won the battle with fenwicks motorhome cleaner yes i have. it was that easy i was actually laughing while cleaning. i put 40ml of fenwicks in 500ml of water in a triger spray and went to work not expecting enything to happen, how wrong was i.

i have found out that it works on anything that is shiny like tiles, fridges and hobs ;) but it wont work on cupbourd doors :(

give it a try i think you will be laughing like me :smt035

i could not have asked for a better birthday present. thank you fenwicks.

[gruntygiggles]

It's is truly amazing stuff. Anything like that designed for caravans is to be honest as they are designed to deal with the crud, grease, dirt etc. that build up on roofs and don't get washed off for years.

Glad you had a good clean, good fun doing it and most important of all...a good birthday :-)

[maviczap]

Gonna give this a try, because the tiled splashback is the one thing I can't get shiney shiney, plus the hood as well

[Bibio]

Gonna give this a try, because the tiled splashback is the one thing I can't get shiney shiney, plus the hood as well

when i say it works trust me it will. i fry a lot without a splatter thing and never wash the tiles as i have never found anything that works. the last attempt i was at it 4 hours i jest not and it was just the same so i don't do it and that's been 3 years with odd attempts with various nasty chemicals so you can imagine how bad it was.

armed with a sponge and a cloth it took half an hour and they are shiny shiny like new. spray on then leave for a cppl mins and wipe then stand back and laugh. it took a couple of times going over to get every single bit of crap off.

i found that rinsing the cloth in warm water with washy up liquid helped even more. for the tough parts i just turned the sponge around and wiped with the scourer.

i have been that impressed that i even phoned up fenwicks and thanked them for creating such a fantastic product.

BTW i think most caravan sales places sell it as that's where i got mine.

[Nobbylad]

Isn't meths good for wiping down greasy surfaces???

[Von Teese]

Are you getting commission for this? :smt003

Actually I might get Mr VT to get some for me, I too am engaging in a war with some grease which has definately been winning despite liberal applications of all aforementined products and some Cillit Bang too.

[Dave20046]

Nice one! I've tried fecking everything Clit bang is useless on hobs. Will get some fenwicks in

[DarrenSV650S]

Clit bang

:smt110

[Dave20046]

genuine typo ;)

[Shawthing]

They do bike specific cleaning stuff n'all.

http://www.fenwicks.info/bike.htm

[Dave20046]

Proper british company, they have a product called "bobby dazzler" :)

[maviczap]

Which version did you use Lance?

Lookin on Ebay there's more than one caravan cleaning product?

[Bibio]

it's motorhome cleaner.

i will be giving it a test on the bike 2morra when i get up.

the bike specific is for mountain bikes and i will bet my man pleasure that its the same stuff as the motorhome cleaner.

i have got the bobby dazzler as well so i will be testing that out. it's suposedly like that expensive devil stuff but a lot better. the nice bloke on the phone said that you know when you get the bobby right as the mix when used will just run off and leave a dry surface.

[Bibio]

WARNING:

just used the motorhome cleaner on the bike and found some interesting facts.

BAD:
it will strip all the previous polish/wax off your paintwork and any 'back to black' products off plastics.

you can't just spray it on and then jet wash the dirt off.

GOOD:
it removes grime and dead flies with ease.

it brings up metal parts lovely.

will i keep using it? yes as its rather good but will require a polish afterwords unless the bobby dazzler works which i will try later today.

[Bibio]

just rinsed with the bobby and left to dry. seems to bring everything up nice and shiny and with a quick going over with a microfibre cloth brings acceptable results. i would not say its a fantastic miracle product but i would say its not bad. only time will tell if the supposed claim of the dirt not sticking as much so making cleaning easier the next time will be true.

so conclusion about the 2 products. the motorhome cleaner is great at getting all the crud off with ease and is not bad with tar spots, removes brake dust and oil with no problems. the bobby is ok but only time will tell.

yes my bike is shiny shiny but the paintwork still needs a wax if only to mask rubs and scratches.

[Von Teese]

yes my bike is shiny shiny

Mine needs doing ;)

[Bibio]

Mine needs doing ;)

well i'm sure that if you paid for the plane ticket i would be more than happy to be your personal bike washer :cool:

[Von Teese]

well i'm sure that if you paid for the plane ticket i would be more than happy to be your personal bike washer :cool:

Now there's an offer....can you get it done by Tuesday next week ;)

[hindle8907]

I get industrial stuff from work, as we are a oven/bakery machinery maintenance/service company :)