Should I wash with high pressure hose or not?

[Eugene]

I have had one for a number of years and it was a really good purchase. I don't use it on my bike and learnt a lesson when it removed the paint from my bakkie.

 

It is brilliant for cleaning garden furniture, paving, walls drains etc. I also use it gently on the non paint areas of my car.

[Vetseun]

IMO..No

[DJR]

NO

[Messier87]

Thanks for all the opinions. I think the one-sided affair above says a lot. It is a no for the takealot daily deal then...

[DJR]

Thanks for all the opinions. I think the one-sided affair above says a lot. It is a no for the takealot daily deal then...

I think they are great machines for stripping flaking paint off a wall before repainting, cleaning oil spills off paving and cleaning moss and algae off garden furniture. But I won't let one near my bikes.

['Dale]

NO

Wtf

 

????????

[Henryfeather]

Stay away from keen green

There is acetone in it

Just sunlight and a paintbrush then gently hose down with no pressure and avoid sensitive areas

Chain use diesel/pArAfine or press old

The working areas must not be squeaky clean.

Wax your frame And polish your tyres

You ride it for hours a week spend 30 minutes cleaning it

[rudi-h]

do it...

 

just avoid spraying straight into seals, bearings, brakes, hubs, bb, headset, suspension pivots, shock and fork stanchions... i.e. only use it on the tubes, rims/tyres and drivetrain.

 

it's great for cleaning chains, chainrings and derailleurs, however be careful.

 

I used one for years and didn't experience any of the damage that I was warned against...  only reason i don't use it anymore is because i don't have a power outlet close enough to the hosepipe where I live now.

[Mr lee]

With the current water restrictions going on I have swapped out the hose and spray nozzle attachment for a 5L garden sprayer thingy...   ...the one you use to spray insecticide on your plants etc. It has a plunger to build up pressure and you can adjust the nozzle to a fine mist or fine spray. It has less pressure than the hose with spray nozzle but is more than enough to clean a muddy bike. On average I use around 4L per bike which is way less than with a hose!

 

So after the bike receives a nice sprayed dose of diluted bike wash/cleaner, it gets sprayed down and not hosed down 

 

I also use a very soft long bristled hand brush to scrub those stubborn bits off, especially on the tires.

 

Obviously I flushed the container out a few times before using it on my bike .