cleaning techneques

[hopoffbaby]

does anyone have any tips on how to bring the paint work up to showroom condition and how to get all that crap of the wheels?
also are there any do's and dont's for cleaning leathers?

[Demonic69]

T-cut! For a nice shine. Clean the wheels with a cloth
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[andrew]

T-Cut is good but to give it that showroom finish you really need to use silicon spray will cost you a couple of quid from your local bike shop ps dont spray it on your exhaust it tends to smoke quite a bit if heated which aint a good thing when you come to a set of lights

[G]

my flate mate was quite impressed by 'wonder wheels' (or some similar product)

[screaming skull]

Mate told me to use Mr sheen origanal house polish on my wheels. I told him to piss of, but then I tried it. Good for cleaning the chain as well.

[Hex]

a paint brush and parrafin for cleaning the wheels!

works great!!

once finished just give it a quick wash off to get rid of any residue!

as for a nice show room shine on the paint work!? try a turtle wax type product and loads of elbow grease

Hex
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[Zimma]

ive said it before and ill say it again...

!!!PETROL!!!

simple as that.. what do you think they put in wonder wheels?

oh and the best thing, its no more than 78p a litre, unlike wonder crap which is about £5 a litre \o/ yay!
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[Kris]

so zim, are you seriously recommending pouring petrol over our bikes? What if you fancy a smoke whilst you wash it?
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[Scotty]

zim is correct petrol is about the best cleaning agent/degreaser ever known. and you can suck it straight from your tank.
works wonders and as zim said b4 its super cheap.
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[Kris]

maybe so....

but I usually wash my bike as soon as i get in, and i dont fancy the idea of splashing petrol around on my hot bike thanks.
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[Demonic69]

That's be why my garage floor is really clean.....
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[Doddmaster]

For the wheels, WD40 is amazing. Use the straw and spray a little bit on as you are turning the wheel. Dont put too much on or it dribbles down onto your tyre. Get an old rag or summut and all the grease just wipes off! Trust me, my rear wheel had 3 years of shit all over it, and 5 minutes with a cloth and some WD40 transformed it.

For the bodywork, try Holts Motorcycle Wax Polish from Halfords.

[zaknafien]

im with dodd on the WD40, great stuff
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[Ropehead]

JIZER parts de-grease!! paint on wash off!!

[Robby]

petrol is good, also hammerite oven degreaser- comes in a plastic spray bottle thing like for spraying plants and cost a couple of quid. i spray some of that on the back wheel, leave it 5 mins, then jet wash it all off.

[Hunter]

for paint work nothing works better than cutting compound to take those stains away. After this use a wax to give it a longlasting shine.

Will look brand new for a couple of weeks and will also be easier to clean and keep clean!!

[JimboJ]

me reads an article in the paper about petrol and paint>>>> "long term exposure to petrol can take off the top leyer of paint leaving it open to attacks from rain and other harmful..."
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[Annabella]

Nah, you're all wrong


Raid your mum's cream cleaner for the wheels.....gets any tar etc etc off an absolute treat, and makes them shine - with a bit of elbow grease - rinse off with a hose.

Paintwork - I usually use Ultragleam paint improver stuff then a polish - nice and shiny - no water marks. Lovely!!
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[Dan]

78p a litre for ur petrol! ur being robed i only pay 62p

[Demonic69]

But c'mon Dan. Jersey!! You gotta have some small graces for living there
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[NSRboi]

I use T-Cut for the paintwork, every 6 months. Gets rid of any tiny scratches.

For cleaning, I just use Zipwax and Autoglym motorcycle cleaner. The Autoglym is amazing (but expensive). I spray it on all the hard to reach fiddly bits.

To finish, I use Mr. Sheen with a clean duster for everything; the screen, the tank, and fairing, and it brings everything up to a showroom finish. As for the wheels, I use WD40. Dont spray it on direct, but onto a cloth and apply to your wheels. I don't like the sound of using petrol, everyone knows that gettin that on your rubber is sooooo dangerous! As for the WD40 its just as bad, so be careful not to get it on your tires. WD40 is deffo better because it repels water. As previous posts suggests, if you don't want to use WD40, Mr. Sheen works just as well.

BTW, dont jet wash your bike, you'd be totally bonkers if you do.!! Nothing wrong with a standard garden hose.
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[Zimma]

the thing with petrol though... it evaporates at room temperature, so you wash ur wheels with it, get it everywhere, wait 30 mins and its all gone

so nah
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[tanner18]

then you can have a fag
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[Annabella]

/me remembers state of Zimma's drive......methinks smoking is a BAD idea!!!
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[tanner18]

why what happened?
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