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An Interesting Article On Bike Cleaners.

Discussion in 'Detailing and cleaning' started by jamesgarnor, Feb 18, 2021.

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  2. Excellent vid that. Very informative.
     
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  3. Interesting test that

    I’d still never use washing up liquid. From what I saw they didn’t cover its effects on waxes and sealants etc. It seems to strip absolutely everything !
     
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  4. Yes thanks for posting that
     
  5. Bit of an oxymoron going on there...! o_O
     
  6. I'll watch it at some point, hopeful that MucOff isn't on the bad list, I do water mine down a bit though as I never need it as a powerful cleaner, just use it as an initial de-greaser and to loosen bugs without scrubbing, then I wash with a decent car shampoo normally, then if I'm feeling really time flush I'll put a layer of Autoglym acrylic polish on the bike and let it harden and then buff it to a shine (I learnt early on that this is the way to get results from it).
     
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  7. I like his grom.

    Surfex HD I used to spray all over the unpainted parts of bike. I switched to using muc off mo94 on a rag instead after washing with regular car shampoo.
     
  8. It was always going to be Magnum for the win

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  9. Hmmmm sceptical on some of this test. For me, it reinforces that deep safe cleaning requires multiple stages. After any decon stage whether that be with degreasers/fallout removers etc or stronger products, I'll always snow foam the bike again followed by a thorough rinse. I use a sidekick for drying and it's great for a contactless dry and removing any trapped water.

    I genuinely winced when I saw him take that brush to his paintwork having now experienced how soft Ducati clear coat is
     
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