How often do you clean/wash/detail your bike?

[Yamerhaw]

Originally Posted by azoomm

WD40 on a towel. Cheaper, you should have it anyway, and don't spray it directly on and it won't drip on anything. Removes tape residue, bugs, other stuck on crap without hurting any paint, carbon fiber or plastic surface.

Hand degreaser without pumice on wheels makes them brilliant.

Shout will also work as a nice general cleaner and better on most parts than anything else without destroying parts.

http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/produc...T1=MEG+MC20506 Meguiars products are the shit. And, used every now and then will make a simple clean that much more SIMPLE.

a little kerosene on a rag, works pretty good to get grease,etc off hard parts

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Yamerhaw

a little kerosene on a rag, works pretty good to get grease,etc off hard parts

Yup... also when you want to take that pesky paint off.

[Yamerhaw]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Yup... also when you want to take that pesky paint off.

"hard parts" not paint

for grease that builds up from things like chain lube, etc, around your kickstand, engine, etc

[askmrjesus]

Simple Green, toothbrushes, elbow grease.

Rinse, lather, repeat.

WD on the tough bits and a shot of brake cleaner on the pads.

JC

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Yamerhaw

"hard parts" not paint

for grease that builds up from things like chain lube, etc, around your kickstand, engine, etc

I thought you didn't use chain lube??

[Yamerhaw]

Originally Posted by azoomm

I thought you didn't use chain lube??

i dont , just giving advice

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by Yamerhaw

i dont , just giving advice

Advice based on what, exactly?

[Yamerhaw]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Advice based on what, exactly?

uh, whats with all the questions? I guess i could base it on: my bike isn't the only bike i ever clean or detail, I used to detail bikes as a side job, and still clean/detail friends bikes,