CLEAN ME!!

[Sonykid]

Thanks for the advice, we use tonnes of that CRC stuff, allthough how expensive is Bees wax?

The Bees wax or I use a product called "Emu Oil", comes in a 500g pottle, it is applied with a sponge and wiped off with a cloth.
Prices range from $10 - $30 a pottle, I buy the $30 stuff but the $10 stuff is just as good (just does not smell as nice for use inside cars), I buy mine from a trade automotive paint supplier but should be available at Ripco etc.
The product lasts for ages on the surface and needs very little to apply so it should be heaps cheaper than the CRC overall.

[ALTRON]

The rear wheel can get pretty bad if not cleaned for a long time. Chain lube fly's out and sticks to the rim mixing in with brake pad dust.. yuck. I use degreaser to get that junk off, works well.

[Bonez]

I tend to use comon household products such as Neopol, Ataway, stainless steel scouring pads, dishwash liquid(in warm water), a stiff brush, toothbush(and sometimes tooth paste), rags-cotten-old, nugget, a hose that isn't too high pressure(gotta watch the bearings electrics and deisol(cheaper than kero) for cleaning purposes.

[Aleph]

Have you asked what you are cleaning it for? Where could you spend that time, or with who? I agree that some will get a sort of spiritual or meditative effect from the task but most are cleaning for the wrong reasons.
Long live the dirty bike that goes when and where you want it to.

[badlieutenant]

Have you asked what you are cleaning it for? Where could you spend that time, or with who? I agree that some will get a sort of spiritual or meditative effect from the task but most are cleaning for the wrong reasons.
Long live the dirty bike that goes when and where you want it to.

AMEN to that

[Kickaha]

When I had a bike worth cleaning it used to get the odd quick going over and once a year I'd just pay someone to groom it.

I got better things to do than spend hours cleaning bikes,maintain it yes,clean it no!

[MotoGirl]

My VTR is kept immaculately clean, and gets cleaned everytime I go for a decent ride, or as soon as a coat of dust settles on the paint. I can easily spend 3 hours cleaning my bike and I have very little fairing!
I use car-grooming products from Pacer.
- Wash and wax with a foam sponge to wash
- Wet-look polish - the round Maguires applicator pads are brilliant for applying polish.
- Vucaniser for the black bits. E.g. round the numberplate and chainguard
- Glass cleaner paste with fine steel-wool for anything chrome or stainless.
You can use a toothbrush to get polish out from around the edges of your decals and any gaps - they look horrid when white polish drys.

[FROSTY:Me]

I made the huge mistake of trying to clean the Diesel soot off of mella yella after the taupo races--Stupidest thing I could think of.
Now he looks permanently dirty. -
Anyhoo my pits bitch is sposed to clean em --CHRISSSSSSS

[badlieutenant]

that orange stuff they gave to most auck households doenst work too badly on the rims.
Could be time for frosty to steal this thread, hes bored and scanning for a something he can corrupt.

[soundbeltfarm]

When your wheels sadden you with their chippedness, strip the fookers! I did that on my white-wheeled VFR, and never regretted it. Not only did the stripped 'n polished alloy wheels look better, but they attracted a lot less road grime than the paint did (I think the plasticky paint actually attracts spooge).

whats the cost to get your rims stripped and polished.