cleaning products

[hovis]

so whats the best cleaning products for the bike.............not your hair :?

i got some HG bike cleaning stuff ...but i find £1 shop engine degreaser the best on the back wheel

any tips? :roll:

[Mogs]

Parafin.

[DanDare]

Car Wash and if you ride naked you get a shower and scrub aswell.

Clever..........Isn't It!

[Tomcat]

Car Wash and if you ride naked you get a shower and scrub aswell.

Clever..........Isn't It!

not when you fall off .... or would that be extreme exfoliation

[philh]

Muc Off.

:lol:

Crap on the real gack like chain lube and stuff though. Paraffin, petrol or WD40 for that.

[JediGoat]

Another vote for Muc Off here.

Not that I actually bother cleaning my bike much, but when I'm in the mood to clean half of each wheel and a bit of the plastic, Muc Off helps shift the road cack off the wheels.

I bought the Muc Off cleaning kit, that has the brushes in with it. Spray the stuff on, and even with my half-hearted brushing, the dirt still falls off in no time.

Jo

[kwak zzr]

WD40.

[northwind]

If you just leave it, eventually some new muck will come along and knock the old muck off.

[Ping]

:lol:

At first I was going to post about how I like shop_addict's style... and then I read northy's post... :lol:

[Filipe M.]

so whats the best cleaning products for the bike.............not your hair :?

*looks for www.thesaurus.com ...*

[BILLY]

Castrol motorcycle cleaner

[BristolMatt]

If you can get it this stuff is great for wheels and bits that generally get covered in grease. My ol' man acquires it from work and all you need is a little on some kitchen roll, wipe it on and off the **** comes - even seems to get off spots of tar too.
It's called Mykal Fastdry Precision Cleaner and it's got a defense standard :shock:
Mykal Industries, the United Kingdom, is offering De.Solv.It DSI 1000FD fast-dry precision cleaner, which has been awarded a DefStan number as approved for use within the armed forces in the country. Following search and trials with a variety of products, DSI 1000FD was awarded the MoD Defence Standard 08-121 (NES 844) for ‘Acoustic cladding treatment employing epoxide adhesive systems’ – essentially cleaning and preparation of surfaces prior to bonding. The DSI 1000FD fast-dry precision cleaner was chosen due to its excellent degreasing performance, fast drying capabilities and good safety profile.
More info here (http://www.mykal.co.uk/pages/solvent_cleaning.htm)
Get some here (http://rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/rswww/searchBrowseAction.do?D=mykal&Nr=AND%28avl%3auk%2csearchDiscon_uk%3aN%29&Ntk=I18NAll&Nty=1&Ntt=mykal&Dx=mode%20matchpartial&Ntx=mode%20matchpartial&N=0&name=SiteStandard&forwardingPage=line&R=4348924&callingPage=/jsp/search/search.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@1924998647.1169807399@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfaddjmimfljicefeceeldgondhgk.0&cacheID=ukie) or here (http://rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/rswww/searchBrowseAction.do?D=mykal&Nr=AND%28avl%3auk%2csearchDiscon_uk%3aN%29&Ntk=I18NAll&Nty=1&Ntt=mykal&Dx=mode%20matchpartial&Ntx=mode%20matchpartial&N=0&name=SiteStandard&forwardingPage=line&R=4349090&callingPage=/jsp/search/search.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@1924998647.1169807399@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfaddjmimfljicefeceeldgondhgk.0&cacheID=ukie)
(About a £5 for 400ml aerosol, £20 for 5l in the above links)

On the chain though I use parafin as i don't know what it'll do to the O-rings

[jambo]

If you just leave it, eventually some new muck will come along and knock the old muck off.

A man after my own heart, trouble is with all the paint chips on the wheels the next time I clean it I really want to re-spray them :lol:

When you're commuting in winter it's a futile task :wink:

[skint]

Castrol Bike Polish. Wash off worse of dirt if really bad but otherwise apply without pre cleaning and polish off. Plastic and painted metal. Brings up wheels, mirrors, screen and visor better than owt I've tried before. :lol:

[Beenz]

Castrol Bike Polish. Wash off worse of dirt if really bad but otherwise apply without pre cleaning and polish off. Plastic and painted metal. Brings up wheels, mirrors, screen and visor better than owt I've tried before. :lol:

Gotta agree here, you need sunglasses to look at that black Trumpet 8)

I've also used it on my bike, good stuff.

[Bluepete]

To get the gunk off the back wheel, MR SHEEN! It works a treat, honest.

[Well Oiled]

I find a rag dampened with white spirit works as well as any fancy alloy wheel cleaner. Use an old, stiff 1/2 inch paintbrush to work it into the corners of the rim/spokes. Also works for other oily deposits. As for the rest of the bike I just use car shampoo, then use a spray on wax on the tank and plastics.

[skint]

Use an old, stiff 1/2 inch paintbrush to work it into the corners of the rim/spokes. :-s

[Demonz]

WD40. :thumbsup:

[northwind]

work it into the corners of the rim

It's supposed to be round, you know.

[Red ones]

Cleaning product? don't you mean valeting guy?

[rob13]

Muc Off to get the worst off, then plain old turtlewax car shampoo to wash followed by Autosol for the stubborn shiny bits, and meguiars for the paintwork

[Well Oiled]

Use an old, stiff 1/2 inch paintbrush to work it into the corners of the rim/spokes. :-s

They're still called spokes, even though they're big and there's only 3 of 'em. :tongue:

[skint]

Use an old, stiff 1/2 inch paintbrush to work it into the corners of the rim/spokes. :-s

They're still called spokes, even though they're big and there's only 3 of 'em. :tongue:

Indeed, just thought it sounded funny particularly alongside your avitar :smt056 :roll:

[hovis]

Cleaning product? don't you mean valeting guy?

but i have not got any kids :lol:

[Daimo]

WD40. :thumbsup:

And another :thumbsup:

Although i've found Mr Sheen also works on the rear wheel :)

Oh, and i've not used it on the bike, but when cleaning the missis Gearbox for her car, we used Carb Cleaner, damn that stuff shifter oil and gunk like nothing i've seen. Great stuff, just pricey :lol:

[Viney]

An angle grinder!!

Parafin, car soap and water, thats all.

[Peter Henry]

So come on folks, what is the best for removing those really dried in remnants of splattered flies? No matter how shiney my fairing looks, I know there are still some of those little barstewards on there???? :-k

[svJvJ]

what about these for cleaning the chain?

http://www.inter-bike.co.uk/inter-bikeshop/default.asp?numperpage=1&images=on&display=full&categoryid=164&searchstr=KET1&itemname=Motrax%25Ketten%25Max%25Lubricate%25Well% 25Drive%25Well%25(Motorcycle%25Chain%25Cleaner%25a nd%25Oiler)

[Luckypants]

Autoglym motorcycle cleaner to remove road crap / flies from bodywork.
Autoglym Alloy Wheel cleaner on wheels and brake calipers. (gets oily gunk off wheels a treat).
Autoglym engine cleaner for oily bits.
Autoglym shampoo for washing
Autoglym polish.

Guess whose products I use! :D They don't do parafin - which I use on the chain.