Bike cleaning topic

[oldiebutagoody]

For cleaning up stainless headers and exhausts, don't use anything abrasive or scratchy.

Go buy some Harpic "5x" extra strength toilet cleaner. paint it on with a brush, let sit 10 mins, then rub it with a damp cloth and hose the rest off if necessary. Rinse and repeat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXcM6g-JaBo

Finish off with Autosol metal polish. Only slightly abrasive but practically neither here nor there.

You can thank me later.

The active constituent you are looking for here is Phosphoric acid (not hydrocchloric). This is great for cleaning corrosion/oxidation off non ferrous metals. Also its the food acid in coca cola, and yes that works too but gets a bit sticky.

[Ghost Lemur]

What do you guys suggest for matte paintwork? Got a 2017 Matte Black Yamaha R3 coming and from reading the matte finish takes a bit more care in maintaining than a gloss finish.

A few products I've seen in my search so far.
-Rat Wax
-Ducky Matte Finish Detailer
-Chemical Guys

Some seem to suggest Windex(regular window cleaner?) or just car soap and water.

[ellipsis]

Some seem to suggest Windex(regular window cleaner?) or just car soap and water.

...or a big Tea cosy with your own knitted design/device on the sides would be another suggestion to add to those...