Unanswered Cleaning advice...? the bike not me personally :)

[EvoKenevo]

Morning all, Hope you all had a good weekend? Wondered what you guys use to clean your bikes off with, from Motocross we have Muck off and Pro-green but is this ok to use on the bike? any areas I should pay particular attention to? avoid? pressure wash or just wash by hand? don't get me wrong its not filthy I just think it looks so good when clean, thanks

 

[Dax]

I wouldnt use tfr on a bike

 

[Kernow]

I wouldnt use tfr on a bike

I agree it’s way too caustic etches alloy and dulls paint , lots confuse it with muckoff etc which are much milder yet seem to do the job just as well .

 

[Gary]

Thanks Gary. I hadn't considered one of those, mainly because my hot water pressure from the kitchen tap is more of a dribble than a flow.

What make is the gun?

My last two were from ALDI. you can pick them up in various hardware stores though. And probably Ebay. The Aldi one is less than a fiver.

 

[Gary]

You guys do realise Trafic film remover is dilutable?
What do you think Fenwicks bike specific cleaner is. (they're actually quite upfront about it)

not that I have any need to ever use TFR.

Very occasionally I've used a degreaser.

If you regularly clean and lube your bike neither of those products are really ever required

 

[Dax]

Yes I realise that tfr is diluteable, I still wouldn't use it on a bike (and rarely use it on vehicles). Generally I find a splash of car shampoo in a bucket works well. I don't use washing up liquid because it contains salt

 

[Gary]

Have you ever bothered to read what quantity of salt is contained in an entire bottle of washing up liquid? Then worked out how much one small blob contains and then thought about just how much its diluted by in a large bucket of clean water? Not to mention that it's then rinsed off with even more clean water.
There's probably more salt deposited on your bike from one winter road than in a a lifetime of washing your bike with washing up liquid.

 

[Rob Rides EMTB]

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[neils]

Hey @EvoKenevo can you mark which post you found to be the best answer if there is one? (click the trophy on left hand side next to username!)

A BUCKET OF WARM WATER + SMALL SQUIT OF WASHING UP LIQUID and a CLOTH!! Save yourself £££’s and do less damage!

 

[2unfit2ride]

Sorry in advance for the flippant remark, but I think your 5 minute cleaning regime would result in a much longer patio clean up, so if your bike cleanliness is more important to you than that of your garden then crack on