Bike cleaning questions.

Originally Posted by Sanza

Specialone, when I can save up this much for cleaning equipment I'll definetly go for it :>

BH, £140!!! Eye watering...

Originally Posted by Ed

Pay someone to do it for you. I've just had my bike valeted cos I couldn't be arsed to do it myself. It was mingin, I hadn't washed it for weeks, well months to be honest, it was caked in French cow**** and now it looks like new again. Not bad for £40 all in and no VAT, it took him many hours and a lot of AutoGlym products. Soz about shaky pics, I took them as it was getting dark at slow shutter speed as it was getting dark and my flash needs new batteries, these will give an idea, but it's even shinier than Shiny Shiny. The zorst in particular was disgusting, baked on cow poo and Scottie oil, mmm nice!!!!

Are you sure about that?!!?

Originally Posted by Ed

BH, £140!!! Eye watering...

You say eye watering Ed (and it was £150 with delivery nearly), but i aint gonna spend £7.5 k on something for it to look sh1te
What can i say, i like shiney.

Saying that i spent 18k on my golf and washed that about 5 times in 3 years.

Mine gets ridden to the Jetwash and blasted when I can't see what colour it's meant to be. Just keep the high pressure hose away from bearings and don't get too close to decals.

I don't see the point in detailing bikes or spunking huge amounts of money on polishes because they look minging within a few days use anyway.

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Mine gets ridden to the Jetwash and blasted when I can't see what colour it's meant to be. Just keep the high pressure hose away from bearings and don't get too close to decals.

I don't see the point in detailing bikes or spunking huge amounts of money on polishes because they look minging within a few days use anyway.

I only use mine for pleasure and i keep on top of it, but the big advantage is you build up the layers of wax so the dirt doesnt get in grimed so makes it very easy to keep clean.
Its my personal choice, each to their own.
I dont do that with my DRZ, i just jet wash all the dirt off when i get back from green laning.

[Jayneflakes]

My bike gets used a lot now, so about once a week it gets the dead flies washed off and a general clean up. I cleaned my rear wheel the other day using Muc Off and was not very impressed. I used Hope ****-Sh1fter (Yes it really is called that) before and it was excellent, but Muc Off seems to be quite watered down.

Scrubbing my chain and sprockets made my arm ache, but the finish at the end was worth it and relubing a clean chain is so much nicer. Is paraffin easier to use than chain cleaner and does it require special disposal when finished?

You can clean the wheels with paraffin. Paraffin/kerosene is a solvent m'dear, so it never gets finished. The dirt will sink to the bottom of the jamjarso you can use the same paraffin/kerosene again and again. I pour a small amount into a jamjar and then use anold toothbrush to clean the chain. It's a filthy job, but the result is worth the effort IMHO.

[dizzyblonde]

You'd be better using WD40 or Mr Sheen on your rear wheel than muck off JF. Old fashioned methods tried and tested

Although that SDoc is great. I don't clean the chain side of the rear wheel that often, so its usually absolutely minging, but the Sdoc gets built up stuff off easily. Doesn't do bad on your chain either. But is expensive, and thankfullly I don't buy it and always leave an empty bottle!!! If theres none of that, the old fashioned method is required.