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Buttonbasher
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PostPosted: 20:44 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Money saving Cleaning tips Reply with quote
Anyone got any good tips for cleaning certain areas of a bike on the cheap?

As in shifting oil from sumps,brake dust from calipers,oil from wheels ect,ect using general household products.
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stinkwheel
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PostPosted: 20:49 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Just get one of these stickers for it. Spend nothing else on cleaning again Wink

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ZRX61
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PostPosted: 20:50 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do it right:
https://www.autogeek.net/index.html
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cqueen
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PostPosted: 20:53 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
use mr muscle house hold furniture polish for your plastics, it works better than any other products including autoglym etc and costs a fraction of the price. i found this tip on this website a few months ago Very Happy
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PostPosted: 20:55 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Elbow Grease costs nothing Mr. Green Thumbs Up
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bish777
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PostPosted: 21:05 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
a brush from a dustpan an brush set

cheap washing up liquid

and.... Mr Sheene Cleans umpteen things clean!
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ZRX61
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PostPosted: 21:11 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Joe wrote:
Elbow Grease costs nothing Mr. Green Thumbs Up

I beg to differ:
https://www.lubery.com/store/comersus_listCategoriesAndProducts.asp?idCategory=7
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ZRX61
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PostPosted: 21:13 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
bish777 wrote:
cheap washing up liquid

Contains salt leading to rust problems & also removes any wax you may have on the bike. Do NOT use dish soap...
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bish777
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PostPosted: 21:18 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
well being sensible, i rinse the bike off before applying mr sheene! hence avoiding rusting issues
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ZRX61
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PostPosted: 21:24 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
bish777 wrote:
well being sensible, i rinse the bike off before applying mr sheene! hence avoiding rusting issues

which means you just washed all the wax off it...
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PostPosted: 21:27 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Leave it in the rain! Thumbs Up
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bish777
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PostPosted: 21:29 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
ZRX61 wrote:

which means you just washed all the wax off it...


lol BEFORE the mr sheene! Razz
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PostPosted: 21:30 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
ZRX61 wrote:
which means you just washed all the wax off it...
The order is:
Soapy water
Pure water from a hose/wateringcan to rinse it off
Wax

Fail to understand how he is washing off the wax doing this? Thinking
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epz
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PostPosted: 22:45 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
save your brake fluid if you change it, its great for removing all sorts of crap but keep it away form paint as its hell of a corossive.

its cool that most of my bike is alloy so it may get dirty but not rust.
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stinkwheel
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PostPosted: 22:50 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
epz wrote:

its cool that most of my bike is alloy so it may get dirty but not rust.


Leave it with me for a fortnight and say that!
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mchaggis
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PostPosted: 22:50 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
epz wrote:
its cool that most of my bike is alloy so it may get dirty but not rust.


Until you realise that the alloy engine block is painted over with some crappy paint which proceeds to bubble, flake off and look generally crap. Rolling Eyes At least I can provide a warning to anyone thinking of buying a chinese bike. Neutral
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ZRX61
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PostPosted: 23:56 - 25 May 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nath wrote:

Fail to understand how he is washing off the wax doing this? Thinking

Ok, lets straigten this out...
assume you have a brand spanking new bike, never been out on thr road, ya wax the thing when ya get it home that first time.
Now you have a layer of wax protecting the paint
Later the bike gets dirty so ya decide to wash it, now bear in mind that the dirt isn't on the paint, it's on top of the wax..
So ya wash it with the correct automotive soap & the dirt comes off, the wax stays on. No need to wax the bike, maybe just a spritz with instant detailer & a duster.
Next time it needs cleaning ya just spritz it with instant detailer again, no need for water & no need for wax... etc etc etc...


Or you could just wash all the wax off thats protecting the paint every time you clean the bike & then have to start all over again...


ain't had to wash my bike in 73,000miles/ 6 years... & it's spotless..

did get a bit dirty on the 2 days it rained while I was out tho..
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