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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 08:35 PM
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What do you use to clean the chrome and white walls and the rest of the bike. I don't want to spend the day cleaning it after a two hour ride. Open to all suggestions


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I use Poorboys Spray and Wipe to clean the bike. When I had whitewalls I used Westleys and it worked like a charm.
 
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I can second Westleys, works great.
 
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Westley's on the white walls (be careful not to get it on the wheels). For the rest of the bike I use plain water with microfiber towels. I always keep my towels separate and use them only for my bike; they are washed together apart from all other towels. Meguires cleaner wax, polish, and wax to finish the whole thing off. Although I have not used it a friend uses Nu-Finish with great results and its quick. I'm going to try it next time.
 
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I clean my bike sometimes 3 or 4 time a week,I use Westleys and a plastic brush on the whitewalls,Turtle wax carwash on the bike,then I use my gas powered leaf blower to dry,Honda spray polish to finish detailing.
I wax my bike once a week.
Before I had my wheels chromed I used Mothers wheel polish and a power ball to keep the wheel looking good !!
 
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Originally Posted by David1952
What do you use to clean the chrome and white walls and the rest of the bike. I don't want to spend the day cleaning it after a two hour ride. Open to all suggestions


Thanks David
+1 on the Westleys Brite White cleaner. For the rest I use S100 spray. I found it gave the best bang for the buck. Goes on easy and wipes off fast.

For boot marks on chrome, I heat the pipes slightly and wipe off with Acetone.

Best of luck and welcome to the forum
 
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