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Old Feb 2, 2019 | 07:25 PM
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Old Feb 2, 2019 | 07:26 PM
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wesley's bleach white
 
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Old Feb 2, 2019 | 07:33 PM
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Old Feb 2, 2019 | 07:37 PM
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and that
 
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Old Feb 2, 2019 | 07:44 PM
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When I'm detailing a customer bike I usually scrub them with mean green. You buy it for cheap at the dollar stores.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2019 | 08:20 PM
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Seems like a lot like/have them, to each their own, they never looks right to me...…...But the bleach-white & sos does wonders fer them. Regards "Big E"
 
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Old Feb 2, 2019 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Zateeva
wesley's bleach white
Yep. That right there
 
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Old Feb 2, 2019 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Ernie DeBord
Seems like a lot like/have them, to each their own, they never looks right to me...…...But the bleach-white & sos does wonders fer them. Regards "Big E"
yep...depends on how the bike looks for them to look right...white lettering is cool too depending on the style of the bike............i love them all, fat, white, black, skinny, retro and made asian

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Bleach White works well...
However, you do need to careful with it.
Read the bottle... it cautions against getting it on chrome, aluminum etc.

Because of that, I looked for alternatives and found a surprising one.
Goof Off.
You can get it in a spray and also wipes.
I've been using it exclusively for about 3 years.


Dirty...


Clean...


 

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