Anyone have FHE with S100 Total Cycle Cleaner? The ads say spray on and rinse off but we all know how advertising works. I've got some gunk in hard to reach places (for all you jokesters, I'm talking about my bike!) and this looks like it might work. I also want to make sure it won't damage the o-ring chain or other parts. If you have other recommendations I'd be happy to hear them.
You may want to scroll through this thread. The answer might be in there somewhere.
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=46566.0 (http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=46566.0)
Quote from: rideserotta on May 15, 2011, 12:37:39 PM
Anyone have FHE with S100 Total Cycle Cleaner? The ads say spray on and rinse off but we all know how advertising works. I've got some gunk in hard to reach places (for all you jokesters, I'm talking about my bike!) and this looks like it might work. I also want to make sure it won't damage the o-ring chain or other parts. If you have other recommendations I'd be happy to hear them.
Good stuff, but it won't perform magic.
Quote from: howie on May 15, 2011, 09:03:20 PM
Good stuff, but it won't perform magic.
+1
I usually spray it on, let it work, spray it off. Then do it again but this time work it around like you would any car wash. The stuff works pretty well. I supposed if you wash your bike once a month depending on your riding it habits it would work. I wash my bike maybe twice a year though.
just wash the damn bike. it's not an iphone, you can get it wet and rough it up a little :)
wash it like a car, just don't spray the damn gauges or wiring connectors with a pressure washer and you'll be fine.
I'm not afraid of a little elbow grease or water getting on the bike. But there are a few hard to reach places that I'd like to hit with s100 or something similar and hose off. That's all.
Quote from: howie on May 15, 2011, 09:03:20 PM
Good stuff, but it won't perform magic.
what he said
Quote from: corey on May 17, 2011, 05:44:54 AM
just wash the damn bike. it's not an iphone, you can get it wet and rough it up a little :)
wash it like a car, just don't spray the damn gauges or wiring connectors with a pressure washer and you'll be fine.
Me too! [thumbsup] I've never been afraid to wash a bike by hand just like I do a car/truck. All I do is slip a plastic bag over the exhaust secured with a rubber band and get after it with a soft wash cloth and sudsy bucket of car wash soap. I keep the water coming out of the hose at about half throttle and try to avoid the gauges but they still get wet. Never had a problem with this method in several decades of doing it. Dry it with a big retired to the garage house bath towel and hit it again with the trusty old B&D leaf blower. [thumbsup]
I like the leaf blower idea...gotta try that next time. Does it matter that my leaf blower is a Craftman? ;D
I have a nearly full bottle of s100...dont like it at all. It left a film on the bike.
[thumbsdown]
I use griots stuff for detailing. [thumbsup]
[thumbsdown] leaves a film that I swear attracks more dirt. I stick to rubbing alcohol and micro fiber. Engine casing and swing arm I use non chlorinated auto zone break cleaner
Quote from: muskrat on May 18, 2011, 08:30:08 AM
[thumbsdown] leaves a film that I swear attracks more dirt. I stick to rubbing alcohol and micro fiber. Engine casing and swing arm I use non chlorinated auto zone break cleaner
Very bad idea!!! Brake cleaner is terrible on powder coated parts. Chlorinated or not.
all powder coated parts get rubbing alcohol, nothing more. I forgot that mine is powder coated so the brake cleaner is used on the 900's swing arm. [bang]
Hair shampoo does wonders.. wash, rinse, pat dry :)
Quote from: sgollapalle on May 23, 2011, 07:35:05 AM
Hair shampoo does wonders.. wash, rinse, pat dry :)
shampoo (and dish soap or laundry detergent) will likely remove wax... if your bike is waxed that is.
if you just stopped washing it hte film of dirt will protect it. true story. except the greases makes the bike highly suspectible to flash fires. :P
S100 is like magic if you use a pressure hose. One of those nozzles that when you turn on your hose dances and flaps around and you have to try to catch it after you open the tap.
1.) Make sure bike is perfectly cold (important!)
2.) Spray the S100 and let it sit for a minute or two, don't let it dry on the bike
3.) Rinse EXTREMELY well with a strong jet of water from the aforementioned garden hose with pressure nozzle.
4.) Win
It will make the bike shinier than you normally remember it, especially in the hard to get places. The jet blast is the key to success with S100, otherwise it's not that impressive.