Cleaning a minging bike?

[T84]

Currently my VFR is filthy, the exhaust is covered in road crud, and the swingarm/centrestand etc is covered in black gunge.

Can someone recommend products to me that work that are available on the high street? I have a bad back so hours of scrubbing is off the cards.

Failing that, anywhere in the NorthWest that 'details' bikes? I'm selling it so need it looking good

[Mastodon2]

Milltek recommend Brasso metal polish (the tin of wadding kind) for cleaning stainless steel and chromed exhausts. I would imagine there will be some motorbike equivilent of Muck-Off to shift the crap, use that and then polish the exhaust to a shine.

[rsv gone!]

Paraffin, petrol, WD40, Gunk, white spirit. They'll all dissolve the oily stuff.

[Sossige]

SDOC 100 cleaner and a *little* bit of elbow grease.

[T84]

Anywhere on the high street sell SDOC?

[redtwin]

White spirit with a paint brush to shift the black gunge. Fairy liquid in warm water to shift the white spirit and the rest of the road grime. Mr Sheen and a dry cloth to put a shine on everything except the tyres, unless the new owner haggles you too hard.

[Sossige]

T84 said:

Anywhere on the high street sell SDOC?

Hein Gericke.

[Dontlift]

Sossige said:

T84 said:

Anywhere on the high street sell SDOC?

Hein Gericke.

AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[T84]

I'd rather clean my bike with piss than give money to Hein Gericke, WD40/White Spirit it is

[Sossige]

T84 said:

I'd rather clean my bike with piss than give money to Hein Gericke, WD40/White Spirit it is

[MonkeyBusiness]

/off topic
Why all the hate for Hein Gericke?
My limited experience popping into their Leeds branch has been nothing but positive.

Apologies if this has been covered before. New to BB.

[TimmyWimmyWoo]

On a side note, does anyone know what's best for de-whitening slightly salted bolts? Obviously ACF-50 in advance would've been the ideal prevention…

[T84]

MonkeyBusiness said:

/off topic
Why all the hate for Hein Gericke?
My limited experience popping into their Leeds branch has been nothing but positive.

Apologies if this has been covered before. New to BB.

I'd rather not say why personally as it's probably against PH rules!

[rsv gone!]

TimmyWimmyWoo said:

On a side note, does anyone know what's best for de-whitening slightly salted bolts? Obviously ACF-50 in advance would've been the ideal prevention…

Try one in Lemon juice?


Failing that, Screwfix are cheap for s/steel bolts. About £3 for a bag of 50.

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=0BX44...

Edited by rsv gone! on Thursday 24th March 11:14

[toxgobbler]

rsv gone! said:

Try one in Lemon juice?


Failing that, Screwfix are cheap for s/steel bolts. About £3 for a bag of 50.

http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=0BX44...

Edited by rsv gone! on Thursday 24th March 11:14

or: http://www.mr-fastner.com/products.asp?cat=23

[Rawwr]

Getting someone else to do it certainly works for me.

[T84]

Anyone that does it in the NW?

[Rawwr]

Northwest for me means Birmingham, so good luck in your search

[T84]

Why? Did you not do geography at school then?