Matthew Duncan Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 hey, Planning a super clean of my bike this weekend as its getting a bit manky. main problem is the engine - as the bike is used as a commuter its does get a bit grotty, anyone recomment any good products? have previosly used simple green, and gunk ( just the brush one) but think i might try the foam one this weekend if i can find it in the local shops. after that, probs put a bit of solvol autosol onto the meant to be shiny parts and go from there. whats everyones preffered products? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Yip Cant go wrong with gunk and autosol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted June 26, 2012 Moderator Share Posted June 26, 2012 I am adverse to washing or cleaning bikes however; Gunk and Autosol are great and I use both. For general cleaning the best, by far, I have used is SDOC100 LINKY It is the dogs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 aye, autosul does wonders on corrosion, was tempted to get the engine soda blasted, but i think i'll just stick with the elbo grease and do it myself old man suggested oven pride, or similar oven/bbq cleaner, have used it on my silencer before, to clean all the carbon ect out from the inside but never used it as a cleaner for the engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Jet wash, rag, start engine, followed by WD40 have a smoke while she ticks over and fucks off the neighbors turn off..............................Job done! The joys of Matt black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator DirtyDT Posted June 26, 2012 Moderator Share Posted June 26, 2012 Rather than wD40, Try GT85 LINKY It smells of polish not oily and protects better. In my humble............ Smells great burning off an engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Wheels Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Bucket of water and a rag,,,,,,,once a month if its lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Rather than wD40, Try GT85 LINKY It smells of polish not oily and protects better. In my humble............ Smells great burning off an engine. Yer i got some GT85 but i find WD40 is better at driving the water out from the nooks and crannies. I use the GT85 to clean my desk in the shed lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan09 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Iv found muc off seems pretty good at getting most of the crap off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 I used to use muck of, but found it overpriced and over rated, you can buy pretty much the exaxt same stuff in poundland for . . .£1 haha the contence of whats in it is pretty much exactly the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan09 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I used to use muck of, but found it overpriced and over rated, you can buy pretty much the exaxt same stuff in poundland for . . .£1 haha the contence of whats in it is pretty much exactly the same Thats basically the reason i rearely buy it anymore, just too expensive. I normally just jet wash it with some car shampoo unless theres some really stubborn greasy bits that wont budge, does the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted June 27, 2012 Moderator Share Posted June 27, 2012 pound shop degreaser for me. Peeks polish on everything as its a gentle polish bit of wax on the bodywork and chrome Motrax clean and polish on other bits dry off with a leaf blower on full chat,now that pisses off the neighbours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyZanzibar Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Mr. Muscle. Works great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinneill889 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 for the oiley stuff i use Dr beckmans oven cleaner its cheap and does wonders. Then hose her down get a bucket of hot water with two caps of turtle wax car wash, wash rinse and dry. then i get the mr sheen out for anything thats seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Spit, rain, occasionally Muc-Off, ACF-50 or WD40, jetwash sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted July 2, 2012 Moderator Share Posted July 2, 2012 some Muk off near me in Bolton megamotorcyclestore £10 for 2. might get some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan09 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 m&p do offers on muc off every now and again. Last time it was buy one get one free on the 4L bottles so 8L for £20! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterb1951 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Rather than wD40, Try GT85 LINKY It smells of polish not oily and protects better. In my humble............ Smells great burning off an engine. got to agree on this one, use it at work and it is recommended for cleaning dashboards and all sorts of things plus it lubricates and free,s off seized stuff to boot as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathfinder1 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I spend hours polishing and detailing my Pathfinder so I will be deploying the same products on my bike, namely: Demon Shine Autoglym srp (Super Resin Polish) 3M High Gloss Polish Something else to polish now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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