Cleaning

[Stevfro99]

Anyone recommend any cleaning and general maintenance products you can't do without?? Is the WD40 range worth getting and muc off stuff?

 

[Gary]

water
washing up liquid
a brush
chain lube

Muc off chain lube is alright if you can find it cheap. i wouldn't bother with any of their cleaning products though.
WD40 is nice for shining up paintwork, anodizing and plastic after washing your bike but otherwise useless on a bike.

 

[Dax]

Wd40 is useless for anything other than killing wasps.

I quite like the muc off bike cleaner and cleaning brush, came free with a bike and they work well.

 

[Gary]

Wd40 is useless for anything other than killing wasps.

or combining it with your lighter and pretending to be in MADMAX

 

[Dax]

or combining it with your lighter and pretending to be in MADMAX

How else do you kill wasps

 

[AlwaysOff]

Yeah just washing up liquid and silicone spray for me, I've tried the Muc Off stuff but can't justify the expense.

 

[Gary]

i thought you meant just Water Displacing them to death

I did wonder

 

[R120]

Bog brush is what i use on the drive train, then the usual old rags for everything else. Use this stuff from Halfords, cheap to buy and does the job:

Bikehut Extreme Bike Cleaner - 5 Litres

18 quid for 5 liters.

 

[highpeakrider]

Autoglym car wash and super resin polish, microfibre cloths to dry and polish.
Sometimes tire treatment to get them back to black and shiney.
Chain lube.