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    Cleaning products?

    Ok tidy kiwis, what do you use to clean and polish your bikes?

    Some of the bikes I see at work constantly have clean paint and shiny wheels, and it makes my bike look like it's just been through a sh!tstorm in comparison.

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    I use Stirton bike cleaner, it also cleans various household things as well.

    And it only cost me $20.

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    I find that for cleaning/polishing all the chrome on my bikes S100 Polishing Soap works very well

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    I use turtle wax bug and tar remover, some misc cut and polish for when it's photo day, and a bit of DW liquid, warm water, and elbow grease for calipers, and some turps on the swingarm every now and then.

    Clean about every month (along with chain lubing), or if it gets pretty dirty in the meantime.
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    Btw bogan, if you can, avoid dishwashing liquid, and use a car or bike based type instead.
    DW liquid can damage clearcoat and paint. I cant remember why however.
    This is about as far as my knowledge goes

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    Quote Originally Posted by baffa View Post
    Btw bogan, if you can, avoid dishwashing liquid, and use a car or bike based type instead.
    DW liquid can damage clearcoat and paint. I cant remember why however.
    This is about as far as my knowledge goes
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    Quote Originally Posted by baffa View Post
    ... it makes my bike look like it's just been through a sh!tstorm in comparison.
    No. It makes it look as though you actually RIDE your bike...
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    I start in areas of alot of greese and tar etc I.E Rims, swing arm and ill use the likes of kerosene or meths to scrub that shit clean, then ill use a
    generic car wash 'wash and polish' basicly wash, and do a really good job at actually cleaning the bike, get it spotless, Leave it to dry or use a microfibre cloth to dry it out, remove both seats, cover the grips and pegs, remove both seats and lay on the silicone spray I do the entire bike excluding the tank, ill spray the front half of the tank, and leave the back half and sides, ill leave it sit for a few mins and do one my coat, then ill use a cloth and buff and polish the silicone and ill use that method to spread it over the tank, just means that part isnt as slick as the rest of the bike haha,
    if done right all you have to do hose down the bike every few weeks for a month or two before it needs another wash, and so long as you hose it down every so often, it leaves you a really nice clean looking bike


    EDIT: Dont even attempt to silicon your rims, you will just overs pray onto your tyres and your fucked haha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by baffa View Post
    Ok tidy kiwis, what do you use to clean and polish your bikes?
    Say wha...??
    Clean?
    Um.... err.....
    I haven'tr actually cleaned the VFR in as long as I can remember. Doesn't help that I don't have a driveway, so I've nowhere to clean it. If (heaven forbid!) I actually felt the urge...\
    I do clean the chain, and remove chain spooge from the centrestand and like that there.
    And this week I waved a cloth over the 'paintwork' (or what was once paint) because the booolderz had coated it with cement dust.
    Does that count as cleaning?
    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.


    Or maybe not...

    Dunno really....


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    generic car stuff then
    Carnauba wax for paint after i cut and polish whats left of the paint
    supa cheep degreaser for the oilly and a use old tooth brush to scrubb bits
    then i relube and go for a ride to get all dirty again

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    Quote Originally Posted by hayd3n View Post
    generic car stuff then
    supa cheep degreaser for the oilly
    Watch that - it creates a very nice oily emulsion that soaks into your tyres very well.
    Been there, done that, very nearly highsided afterwards...
    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.


    Or maybe not...

    Dunno really....


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    Quote Originally Posted by vifferman View Post
    Watch that - it creates a very nice oily emulsion that soaks into your tyres very well.
    Been there, done that, very nearly highsided afterwards...
    all good ,
    im no rossi

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    Quote Originally Posted by vifferman View Post
    Watch that - it creates a very nice oily emulsion that soaks into your tyres very well.
    Been there, done that, very nearly highsided afterwards...
    Good for motards only then?
    I have evolved as a KB member.Now nothing I say should be taken seriously.

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    Quote Originally Posted by baffa View Post
    Ok tidy kiwis, what do you use to clean and polish your bikes?

    Some of the bikes I see at work constantly have clean paint and shiny wheels, and it makes my bike look like it's just been through a sh!tstorm in comparison.
    Check out this link http://prestige.finishing.school.nz/ have a look at the results of 525i M

    Have started to use clay baring on the vechiles , then a three stage mothers waxing products. Have used the same on the Ducati but havn't clay bared it yet.
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    Standard turtle auto wash
    finish with meguiars nxt wax / polish
    WD40 to lift the grime off the wheels - have to be careful as rubbing it off can scratch it. Must find a friendlier way.

    Keen to try that pink "muck off" stuff - does it work?
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