rouxtjie Posted September 20, 2013 Share Since I have been cycling (since 1998) I have done that and have never had an inch of trouble.Cool if it works for you go for it, as a rule I don't bring degreaser or pressurized water near my bike, I take components off and put it in degreaser...chain and cassette Edited September 20, 2013 by rouxtjie Sniffie and GaryvdM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted September 20, 2013 Share After a dusty MTB ride i just hose the bike down, then wipe clean with cloth and clean between the cassettes with pipe cleaners. leave in the sun for a while while i have a beer. Then lube the chain and shift up and down on the cassette range and put bike away. Then have another beer. solo65 and lerouc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeSS Posted September 20, 2013 Share After I wash my bike as per all the great advise, I take it for a spin down the road just to get rid of all the access water then a quick wipe down and lube.job done. Then I have a few beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecko_1 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Thanks for all the helpful replies. The bike is farely new, and being a roadbike the drivetrain is fortunately fairly clean. Its just not shiny and nice like when I bought it. AFAIK Powasol is not a degreaser. Is this true for Cleen Green (I have CG in my cupboard ATM)? If so then I should be safe to spray onto the drivetrain? I currently dont have any specialist tools as mentioned, so nothing can come off to clean yet. So it will have to be an on bike brush clean. I have read to avoid using car wash shampoos on the driver train as it contains wax. I plan to clean the whole bike with Cleen Green (it foams a bit more than Powasol) and dirty bits with Powasol. I will lay a coat of car wax on the frame once I am done as the CG will strip the paint of any protective layer it currently has. frikkiemossel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizo Posted September 20, 2013 Share 1 x bottle car shampoo(non waxy kind, motoquip makes 5L that works quite nice...not sunlight soap please)Why no sunlight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecko_1 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Why no sunlight?This probably would apply the same to bikes as it does to cars. Sunlight has something in it that eats at your clear coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizo Posted September 20, 2013 Share This probably would apply the same to bikes as it does to cars. Sunlight has something in it that eats at your clear coat.Ah, I do remember something like that.. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted September 20, 2013 Share Why no sunlight?If exploding Bob was still active he would be shouting at you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 20, 2013 Share Why no sunlight?Salt, and quite a lot of it in sunlight....eats bearings njom njom njom oh and paintwork. Sunlight is for dishes. The motoquipe car shampoo is like 70 rand for 5L and will last you plenty long, also doesn't have wax in it schizo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecko_1 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Salt, and quite a lot of it in sunlight....eats bearings njom njom njom oh and paintwork. Sunlight is for dishes. The motoquipe car shampoo is like 70 rand for 5L and will last you plenty long, also doesn't have wax in itAnd also not for cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 20, 2013 Share Thanks for all the helpful replies. The bike is farely new, and being a roadbike the drivetrain is fortunately fairly clean. Its just not shiny and nice like when I bought it. AFAIK Powasol is not a degreaser. Is this true for Cleen Green (I have CG in my cupboard ATM)? If so then I should be safe to spray onto the drivetrain? I currently dont have any specialist tools as mentioned, so nothing can come off to clean yet. So it will have to be an on bike brush clean. I have read to avoid using car wash shampoos on the driver train as it contains wax. I plan to clean the whole bike with Cleen Green (it foams a bit more than Powasol) and dirty bits with Powasol. I will lay a coat of car wax on the frame once I am done as the CG will strip the paint of any protective layer it currently has. NOOOOO don't do it, cleangreen is an extremely powerful degreaser(just feel how dry your hands are after using it), it will make mince meat of your BB, Headset, any linkages and wheelbearings, sure the bike will shine like a new penny for a while, but it in the long run you are hurting your bike. DONT DO IT Ok first things, go get the tools I mentioned, you will use them over and over again and they are pretty cheap, some place even sell them as a combo together...chainwhip and lockring remover. I say again, dont bring degreaser to your bike, take components to the degreaser, you have no control of where the degreaser goes into when you take it to your bike no matter how carefull you are. Degreasers are fantastic products but dont spray your bike with them. Oh and powasol took grease nicely off my chain and cassette, don't see why it won't do it to grease in bearings so I treat it as cleangreen. Edited September 20, 2013 by rouxtjie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 20, 2013 Share And also not for carsHuh, deffos used for cars and cheap since it doesn't have any wax additives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecko_1 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Huh, deffos used for cars and cheap since it doesn't have any wax additives.Never would that touch my car. Meguiars is lucky to even be near my paint Bobbo_SA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 20, 2013 Share Never would that touch my car. Meguiars is lucky to even be near my paintOnly one I could find with no waxy additives, and quite "thin"....it makes foam, but not overly so. But anyhow, you have lots of input and advice, no go get those tool asap and give your bike the tlc she deserves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmytrap Posted September 20, 2013 Share NOOOOO don't do it, cleangreen is an extremely powerful degreaser(just feel how dry your hands are after using it), it will make mince meat of your BB, Headset, any linkages and wheelbearings, sure the bike will shine like a new penny for a while, but it in the long run you are hurting your bike. DONT DO ITAlso, have you seen what a strong degreaser does to anodized bits of metal? It would start off as navy blue but come out the other side in full camouflage in an array of shades of blues and greys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 20, 2013 Share Also, have you seen what a strong degreaser does to anodized bits of metal? It would start off as navy blue but come out the other side in full camouflage in an array of shades of blues and greys.Yea red bits go pink...paid the schoolfees there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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