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Old 03-11-2008, 08:48 PM
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Bloody Salt

Any suggestions for cleaning my polished engine casings, forgot to rinse and clean after the first snow/salting and downpour. 2 days later its a mess.
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Old 03-11-2008, 09:14 PM
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Re: Bloody Salt

a clean soft rag..belgom alu and hand effort...back to new in 5 mins...easy really.....once all done, fresh cloth, mr sheen, wipe all over the polished bits..infact i do the whole bike with mr sheen...keeps it sweet and puts a nice polymer coat over the bikes surface...shit doesnt stick then..and makes the next wash easy
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Old 03-11-2008, 09:20 PM
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Re: Bloody Salt

If in regular winter use I would give it a coat of ACF50.
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Old 03-11-2008, 09:40 PM
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Re: Bloody Salt

Clean as Lee says or use Autosol. Then spray with ACF-50 to protect.
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Old 04-11-2008, 12:14 AM
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Re: Bloody Salt

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..infact i do the whole bike with mr sheen...
...don't do the tyres though ok...
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Old 04-11-2008, 12:22 AM
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Re: Bloody Salt

i do the sidewalls...no seriously i do...im a cleanaholic..same with my mtb's too
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Old 04-11-2008, 12:23 AM
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Re: Bloody Salt

It all depends how bad it is.

Polishing mop and soap (Doubt this is necessary after 2 days)

Autosol (More than likely)

Belgom or my preference NXT (A bit fine. Use after autosol)
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Old 04-11-2008, 12:24 AM
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Old 04-11-2008, 11:38 AM
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You have Motor Torpedo Boats ??
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Old 04-11-2008, 12:10 PM
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Re: Bloody Salt

Top-Tip: A couple of tablespoons of Baking soda added to the water helps neutralize the salt when you first rinse off.
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