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DarrenSV650S
15-04-13, 07:05 PM
When I put the sv away last year I forgot to wash it, so when I checked on it a few weeks later all the bugs and stuff had gone mouldy :pale: :puker:

So I gave it a wash then, but with it being freezing cold winter I didn't give it a brilliant clean. It has been outside under a cover since then.

I'll be getting it back on the road soon, so just went and had a look. There isn't a lot of mould this time, but there are small bits in the hard to reach areas that I must have missed.

So what would be the best cleaning product to sort of kill off all this horribleness ? Especially in all the hidden bits I can't see.

missyburd
15-04-13, 08:08 PM
A good ride in torrential rain and a bit of a scrub after ;)

Fordward
15-04-13, 08:12 PM
anything containing bleach will kill mould, but i don't know how good bleach is for a motorcycle, for paintwork especially it's not the best

Bibio
16-04-13, 12:40 AM
isopropyl alcohol and washing up liquid or equivalent suds type stuff or you could go the whole hog and use caravan/motorhome cleaner by fenwicks which is designed for mouldy caravans. get the motorhome cleaner if you can as its the doggyzz doodazzz.

Fallout
16-04-13, 06:41 AM
Milton solution may work. Used for sterilising baby bottle and even food. I believe it kills mould. I've used it to wash a wall in a rental house before which was mouldy as feck. It stayed away afterwards.

Littlepeahead
16-04-13, 08:21 AM
Don't use washing up liquid. It contains salts that will do more harm than good.

DarrenSV650S
16-04-13, 12:37 PM
That caravan stuff looks perfect. They've got it at halfords

Bibio
16-04-13, 04:02 PM
Don't use washing up liquid. It contains salts that will do more harm than good.

that was a rumour started by one of the wash and wax people that to this day still stands fast. have you seen the minerals that are in your water supply? i'll bet that there are way more dissolved salts/minerals/solids in that.

good choice Daz you cant go wrong with fenwicks.