Metal Cleaners

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Metal Cleaners

Post by Kwacky »

what do people use/recommend?

I'm giving the kwak a decent clean and want some recommendations for metal parts which have been exposed to the elements.

Some recommended stuff like cillit bang.
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Re: Metal Cleaners

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Solvol autosol
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Re: Metal Cleaners

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Perkles wrote:Solvol autosol
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Re: Metal Cleaners

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wd40 is supposed to be good
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chris wrote:wd40 is supposed to be good
Only on brakes ;)
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Be careful with Solvol because once you have used that once, you will need to keep using it regularly.
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I agree with Chris WD40 is great stuff use it at work all the time and gets all our parts looking like New...I also use it on my bike and seems to work just as well :-)
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Re: Metal Cleaners

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Amazing stuff

http://www.acf-50.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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And smells nicer than WD.
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I didn't know you could use acf as a cleaner
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Don't use ACF50 anywhere near switches though.

A few riders are reporting that it may gum switch contacts up.
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We'll least you know it won't get water in them then!!
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duke63 wrote:Don't use ACF50 anywhere near switches though.

A few riders are reporting that it may gum switch contacts up.
I haven't had a problem, my bike got jet washed in ACF50 a couple of years ago. The only small issue was being very careful for the first few 100 yards or so until the disks and pads had cleaned up (doh)


Note: The jet wash was part of a professional valeting service by a guy who really knows what he's doing.
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Re: Metal Cleaners

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I remember you getting that done.

I've bought a big bottle of the stuff. I hope to give the bike a decent coating of it at some point.
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Re: Metal Cleaners

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ive got a pressure sprayer if you want to borrow it
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Cheers mate, I'll take you up on that.

I'm going to enlist your help anyway, I've got some stuff I want to do to the bike and I've decided you're going to help me. I pay in bacon sarnies and beer.
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The ACF50 website specifically says its safe for electrical components.
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Kwacky wrote:Cheers mate, I'll take you up on that.

I'm going to enlist your help anyway, I've got some stuff I want to do to the bike and I've decided you're going to help me. I pay in bacon sarnies and beer.
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Re: Metal Cleaners

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You can clean the bike when I've taken the plastics off.

Tell your wife you'll be gone for the weekend :D
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Kwacky wrote:Cheers mate, I'll take you up on that.

I'm going to enlist your help anyway, I've got some stuff I want to do to the bike and I've decided you're going to help me. I pay in bacon sarnies and beer.
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