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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.

Solvol autosol

Perkles wrote:Solvol autosol

wd40 is supposed to be good

chris wrote:wd40 is supposed to be good

Only on brakes

Be careful with Solvol because once you have used that once, you will need to keep using it regularly.

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 :-)

Amazing stuff

http://www.acf-50.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And smells nicer than WD.

I didn't know you could use acf as a cleaner

Don't use ACF50 anywhere near switches though.

A few riders are reporting that it may gum switch contacts up.

We'll least you know it won't get water in them then!!

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


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

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.

ive got a pressure sprayer if you want to borrow it

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.

The ACF50 website specifically says its safe for electrical components.

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.

Im in

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

Tell your wife you'll be gone for the weekend

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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