What to clean your bike with?

**ZephyrMark2** · 13th September 2009, 19:38

Hi all..

As an eternal lurker on this site, I tend not to post. But as I was cleaning my bike, due to the continual showers today, I thought 'I wonder what other products people use to clean their bike with'.

So as a way of interacting more with KB, I thought I'd enquire...

**rosie631** · 13th September 2009, 19:40

Turtlewax for the paint and Mothers for chrome.

**p.dath** · 13th September 2009, 19:42

Dish washing liquid and warm water mostly.

A little kerosene on bits that I want to get oil and grease off.

**Hahn** · 13th September 2009, 19:45

High power water blaster.... sometimes.... and carefully

**ZephyrMark2** · 13th September 2009, 19:46

Originally Posted by p.dath

Dish washing liquid and warm water mostly.

A little kerosene on bits that I want to get oil and grease off.

Good to know about the kerosene.. I've been using CRC...

**Hahn** · 13th September 2009, 19:49

What kind of CRC? a cleaner or lube?

**ZephyrMark2** · 13th September 2009, 19:50

Originally Posted by Hahn

What kind of CRC? a cleaner or lube?

Um... I have a CRC cleaner.. one that you spray on and it disolves the grease.. worked well first time.. not so well since.

Also have used the 5.56 stuff as well around the frame and wheels.

**SMOKEU** · 13th September 2009, 19:51

Use some car wash mixed with water and a sponge.

**hospitalfood** · 13th September 2009, 19:53

dishwashing liquid.
turtle wax.
silicon spray is the best bit though. once it is clean spray the bike with it. protects, renews and the next layer of dirt just wipes off.

the best i have found is "CRC wet look tyre black". it is silicon spray but thicker.
you can get silicon in a tube but i don't know where. car groomers use it.

**ZephyrMark2** · 13th September 2009, 19:55

Originally Posted by hospitalfood

dishwashing liquid.
turtle wax.
silicon spray is the best bit though. once it is clean spray the bike with it. protects, renews and the next layer of dirt just wipes off.

the best i have found is "CRC wet look tyre black". it is silicon spray but thicker.
you can get silicon in a tube but i don't know where. car groomers use it.

Excuse my newbieness.. but wouldn't that make the tyres slippery?

**Hahn** · 13th September 2009, 19:55

Had a mate wash his bike in the ocean at 90 mile

Unintentionally of course. But damn it was funny for us watching.

**Pussy** · 13th September 2009, 20:00

Simple Green is good, and so is CRC "Clean Machine", spray it on and scrub a bit before hosing off.
Kero works wonders for tar and grease removal, as well as cleaning the chain.
Any of the waxes works well on the paint

**ZephyrMark2** · 13th September 2009, 20:10

Originally Posted by Pussy

Simple Green is good, and so is CRC "Clean Machine", spray it on and scrub a bit before hosing off.
Kero works wonders for tar and grease removal, as well as cleaning the chain.
Any of the waxes works well on the paint

A ha!! It's the CRC "Clean machine" i got.. it had a pic of a motorbike on it.

**Pussy** · 13th September 2009, 20:27

Originally Posted by ZephyrMark2

A ha!! It's the CRC "Clean machine" i got.. it had a pic of a motorbike on it.

Yeah.... it's good shit! We have had a fair amount of roadworks in the 'Naki over winter... with associated cement mud. I have found the clean machine stuff gets the road spoodge off... but you do have to give it some help with a scrubbing brush.. or old toothbrush in to the nooks and crannies.
I'm having a bugger of a job finding it in our local shops at the moment. I bought the last can at the "Ware whare"

**ZephyrMark2** · 13th September 2009, 20:40

Originally Posted by Pussy

Yeah.... it's good shit! We have had a fair amount of roadworks in the 'Naki over winter... with associated cement mud. I have found the clean machine stuff gets the road spoodge off... but you do have to give it some help with a scrubbing brush.. or old toothbrush in to the nooks and crannies.
I'm having a bugger of a job finding it in our local shops at the moment. I bought the last can at the "Ware whare"

I got mine from Mitre 10 Mega... if that helps