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Drew Carey · 12-04-08, 12:36 PM

Woo hoooooo......finally finished all the cleaning....

Cheers for the tips from everyone. That WD40 is magic!!!! lol. Cleaned the wheels up a treat, the sprocket also (yes I did clean it after to remove the oil). Also, WD40 was used to clean the frame after I had cleaned with Muc-Off. Used the Mer polish and there was no blue paint coming off. I also managed to remove some of the scratches etc from my knees and panniers.

Anyway......here's the result.......not bad for a bike used everyday since November!!!

12-04-08, 03:34 PM

Well I went out and bought some Mer for old times sake , damn that stuff is almost effortless , I also bought some Matte cockpit cleaner that brought the black bits up a treat , I then had to go out and add some dead flies to the front of the fairing right afterwards

12-04-08, 06:01 PM

Drew, your bike looks well - nice one

12-04-08, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Drew Carey

Woo hoooooo......finally finished all the cleaning....

Cheers for the tips from everyone. That WD40 is magic!!!! lol. Cleaned the wheels up a treat, the sprocket also (yes I did clean it after to remove the oil). Also, WD40 was used to clean the frame after I had cleaned with Muc-Off. Used the Mer polish and there was no blue paint coming off. I also managed to remove some of the scratches etc from my knees and panniers.

Anyway......here's the result.......not bad for a bike used everyday since November!!!

Top marks

dizzyblonde · 12-04-08, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Thats strange, whenever I work on one, the owners gets a FREE, yes FREE oily fingerprints on their bike!

Yes.....don't I know about it...silly thing is that your finger prints seem to like staying there....grrrrrrrr

Drew nice to see that Welsh muck has disappeared..its only taken you two weeks....lol

Drew Carey · 12-04-08, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Yes.....don't I know about it...silly thing is that your finger prints seem to like staying there....grrrrrrrr

Drew nice to see that Welsh muck has disappeared..its only taken you two weeks....lol

Lol.....it got a clean when I got back, but not a proper furtle.....so given it the full spring clean treatment, got rid of the burnt on black crud and all the salt from the last two weeks.

yorkie_chris · 12-04-08, 06:29 PM

Mine's still got half of wales stuck to it. Including a bit of luckypant's drain pipe and duct tape.

12-04-08, 06:32 PM

Well god-damnit , I went outside and fitted heated grips to the bike and stood there admiring the lovely shine on her and it Hammered it down with rain , every time I clean my bike this happens <----------- Looks to the skies and shakes fist at the silvery-grey clouds "BUGGROFFTHELOTTOFYA"

12-04-08, 06:34 PM

So can you get rid of the brown marks / blemishes from the front down pipes. They stand out on the naked I have.

Luckypants · 12-04-08, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

Well god-damnit , I went outside and fitted heated grips to the bike and stood there admiring the lovely shine on her and it Hammered it down with rain , every time I clean my bike this happens <----------- Looks to the skies and shakes fist at the silvery-grey clouds "BUGGROFFTHELOTTOFYA"

Was out on the bike in that lot to! all up the A470 / A5 / B5105 was soaking

12-04-08, 12:36 PM	#21
Drew Carey Not Fizzwheel Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brum Posts: 1,780	Re: Cleaning Questions??? Woo hoooooo......finally finished all the cleaning.... Cheers for the tips from everyone. That WD40 is magic!!!! lol. Cleaned the wheels up a treat, the sprocket also (yes I did clean it after to remove the oil). Also, WD40 was used to clean the frame after I had cleaned with Muc-Off. Used the Mer polish and there was no blue paint coming off. I also managed to remove some of the scratches etc from my knees and panniers. Anyway......here's the result.......not bad for a bike used everyday since November!!! __________________ My Bike Now Doesn't Have a Motor....Just Pedals!!!! Hovis RIP Buddy - 13/08/1975 - 03/10/2009 "Feckinnnn Unluckkeeeeeeee"

12-04-08, 03:34 PM	#22
xXBADGERXx Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cleaning Questions??? Well I went out and bought some Mer for old times sake , damn that stuff is almost effortless , I also bought some Matte cockpit cleaner that brought the black bits up a treat , I then had to go out and add some dead flies to the front of the fairing right afterwards

12-04-08, 06:01 PM	#23
Defender Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cleaning Questions??? Drew, your bike looks well - nice one

12-04-08, 06:29 PM	#27
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Cleaning Questions??? Mine's still got half of wales stuck to it. Including a bit of luckypant's drain pipe and duct tape. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

12-04-08, 06:32 PM	#28
xXBADGERXx Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cleaning Questions??? Well god-damnit , I went outside and fitted heated grips to the bike and stood there admiring the lovely shine on her and it Hammered it down with rain , every time I clean my bike this happens <----------- Looks to the skies and shakes fist at the silvery-grey clouds "BUGGROFFTHELOTTOFYA"

12-04-08, 06:34 PM	#29
Defender Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Cleaning Questions??? So can you get rid of the brown marks / blemishes from the front down pipes. They stand out on the naked I have.

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