The bike's annual wash.

Is there something better than the handbrush from a dustpan for scrubbing
neat washing up liquid in to the grime in all the nooks & crannies, wheel
rims etc before taking it to the jet wash?

Thanks.

 

Yes.

 

Heh. I use Astonish Wheel Cleaner (£1 or so from your local Poundland or
Wilko) and a soft car cleaning brush from the same places. Liberally spray
the whole bike with the Wheel Cleaner and then clean off with the brush and
a bucket of water. A quick wash with cheap car wax on the tank and plastics
and lo - a nice shiny, clean bike.

But then I have had pikeyness thrust upon me

 

I'm pretty sure I can afford the full £3 jet wash on the Sainsbury's
forecourt.

Can't think of a Poundland anywhere there's some place to park, there's a
Wilko up town though.

 

The brush is good, the washing up liquid is bad.

 

No No No No No. Never use washing up liquid.

Google what they use to thicken it and take a moment to think whether
you want it worked into 'the nooks and crannies' of your bike. ...

Paul.

 

I really rate the Astonish Wheel Cleaner - it removes oil, tar, insects etc
almost effortlessly. Not too keen on jet washes though - never get my bike
as clean as 20 minutes with a brush and detergent. And isn't there a danger
of removing engine coatings or bearing grease if you're not careful?

 

I wouldn't use washing up liquid, but I _do_ use dish-washing brushes
.... nylon bristles, cost about £1 from poundland/shop/Aldi etc etc

 

My Co-op pharmacy stocks Astonish branded stuff. Not sure if they have the
car range but their shower/mildew cleaner is as good as Dettox and a third
of the price.

 

The jet wash is mostly to shift every last trace of washing up liquid -
apparently its very corrosive or something.

The Sainsbury's jet wash finishes off with a wax treatment - brings the
paint up uncommonly shiny for a tired old rat bike.

 

No No No No No. Never use washing up liquid.

Google what they use to thicken it and take a moment to think whether
you want it worked into 'the nooks and crannies' of your bike. ...

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Bloody hell!

Lucky thing I jet wash it all off afterwards then.

 

Astonish is at the side of the M606 in Bradford, that explains why it's
cheap.

 

I rather like the pink shit you can buy from all over the place 'muc off' or
summat, but do NOT let it dry on alloy etc, as it stains it.

It brought my filthy brake calipers to near new, where even petrol had
failed.

Nothing wrong with jeywashes at all, just avoid the chain and any bearings,
there's a hot one near us & it gets all the shit off, do the wheels by hand
& avoid the switchgear.

 

You didn't give me enough time!

;-)

 

Lazy shite

 

"Ian Field" wrote in message

can of de-greaser (gunk) and a toothbrush
hth

 

I've become a fan of that S100 stuff. Cover the bike in it, brush my hand
over the flies to loosen them, soft brush on the oily bits, leave for 5
mins then rinse. Chamois to finish.

No scrubbing or stiff brushes or high pressure hoses. And it doesn't matter
if you don't get it all off.

It's not cheap, working out about 2-3 quid a wash, but compared with the
other costs of running a bike it's down in the weeds.

 

Traffic Film Remover.
Spray on undiluted, wait 5 minutes, blat off with pressure washer.

 

They allow you to jet wash bikes? I thought most of the Jet wash gaffs
were strictly no bikes due to radiator fragility and other extremly
expensive bits that can be shagged by high pressure water.

 

Salt. Blimey. I never knew that. Every day's a school day.