Bike Detailing.

[ChrisMember]

O.K I know that I’ll probably cop crap for this. But I like my bike clean, so whats your best tip for cleaning.. Mine would probably be the use of chux magic erasers for cleaning the plastics, does an amazing job of getting all the dirt out of the fine scratches, followed by a quick spray of silicone spray works a treat..

Chris.

[ChrisMember]

P.S. if anyone knows where you can get kawasaki bronze paint nows the time to chime in…

[Mick DMember]

Having bought and sold quite a few bikes over the last year or so, we have done our fair share of detailing bikes.
To do a really good job we remove the plastics, seat and air filter, then we use a cover for the airbox made by Twin air to keep the water out of the carby while the airbox is being washed. We then wash the bike with truck wash (we have an assortment of little brushes that come from the $2 shop that get into all the nooks and crannies) and blow the bike dry with compressed air.
Then we wipe the bike over with either turps or prepsol which gets most of the dirt out of the fine scratches in the plastics.
For any stubborn stains like boot rubs on white side covers,nothing beats Gumption and elbow grease.
If any of the graphics are starting to lift,I use some stuff like super glue made by loctite to stick them back on, if you do that regularly you can extend the life of the graphic by heaps.
The trick I use to make a half arsed job look like a beauty is once the bike is washed and dry give it a liberal coating of Lanox, then wipe the bike over with a rag and it comes up looking like new.
That Lanox is the duck’s guts.
When I first got the XR it was covered in Cow crap and red mud that had been on it for several years as the XR was in a shed for about 5 years as the previous owner couldn’t get it to start,so he just left it there.
The motor was stained an unusual red colour,so I took to it with an Aluminium cleaner that you brushed on and let it fizz for a minute or two then hose off.
Didn’t that bring her up nicely………

[GregMember]

Yeah what you have said is the go mick, factory phil uses all those bit and pieces does the bling wonder boy and he got me on the it when we shared a house. He would clean a bike baked in mud from sunday on tuesday without a pressure washer and it was showroom new again. We used to measure the jobs because thats how we rated how dirty they started out. 2 rum cans was a dry moto practice day, thru to 10 or so cans fall asleep on the out door setting and the bike stayed outside that night was muddy race day. lol
Chris whats this chux magic erasers you speak of ?

[ChrisMember]

Thanks for the replies guys, Mick what is this Lanox you speak of, is it a spray or liquid or what and where can U get it.. Also do you know the name of the stuff you use for the stickers, the pw80 could do with some of that… It looks like you use something on your tyres too..

TB: the magic erasers are like a sponge but they work like magic, can get from just about any supermarket.

I’m planning on giving mine a thorough detail over the weekend, hence the post..

Cheers

CHris.

[GregMember]

No no we are going for a little ride sunday to locate the track to the river for next friday’s ride out MATE !

[Mick DMember]

The stuff is called Loctite 406 but super glue will do the same job.
The aluminium cleaner is called Blitz and as for the Lanox it is made by Inox (another type of WD40), it has Lanolin from sheep’s wool in it. It was about $75 for 4 litres and can be bought from most good automotive places.
I know $75 sounds a lot but this drum has lasted nearly 2 years and there is plenty left and believe me I use it on every thing as it can be used as a anti seize as well.
It can be bought in smaller containers but I am a firm believer of buying in bulk and saving $$$.

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