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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: brooker81 on 24 March 2014, 12:16:48 pm

Title: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: brooker81 on 24 March 2014, 12:16:48 pm

Bought pyramid undertray off rebya turned up very nice piece of kit although pitted with sh1t any ideas what to use on it tried soap/water and polish anything else i could try??

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: Mattsplat on 24 March 2014, 01:03:29 pm

WD40.

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: mickvp on 24 March 2014, 01:06:54 pm

Clay it or use some iron x/ fallout remover. Should shift it.

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: brooker81 on 24 March 2014, 03:14:00 pm

thanks will try all above ideas.

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: b1k3rdude on 24 March 2014, 09:56:30 pm

a mixture of WD40 and Brake cleaner (not the combined brake/carb cleaner that you sometimes see and this will just melt the bellypan.

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: brooker81 on 25 March 2014, 08:38:58 am

right what clay/fallout do i go for its doing me head in now. really don't wanna respray it.

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: bludclot on 25 March 2014, 06:09:03 pm

there's a whole world of paint knowledge and products out there so i would guess that if you don't know about it by now then you've little interest in spending a load of time learning about it. a great many products are not cheap either!


so given this i would strongly suggest investing in some gunk (or other engine cleaner), soaking a kitchen towel in it and leaving it to sit on your paint for a while. once it has soaked in to pretty much anything tar or insect based then remove the kitchen towel and work in some fresh gunk with a microfibre cloth until all proud road grime spots have come off.


once this is done then a general purpose cleaner/polisher/wax all in one product like mer or turtle wax worked in and buffed off with another microfibre will clean the paint and add a tiny bit of protection.


anything more than that will require a bit more investment on your part or a visit to a paint man.

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: mickvp on 25 March 2014, 06:24:39 pm

I can suggest a few products for you no problems. can you post a couple of pics of what it is that you cant get rid of so we can give slightly better advice?

does it feel "rough" to run your hand over?

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: brooker81 on 25 March 2014, 10:49:25 pm

I'll post some up tommorro may end up flogging it

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: brooker81 on 25 March 2014, 10:50:04 pm

Yes it feels rough to touch got most off now I think

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: Kosmic Kartman on 25 March 2014, 11:29:27 pm

If you wanna flog it can I have first dibs please.

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: mickvp on 26 March 2014, 10:38:35 am

any clay should do you then, they sell meguiars stuff in halfords. Mild stuff should be adequate, just use plenty of lube (ooh errr).

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: b1k3rdude on 26 March 2014, 04:42:34 pm

Quote from: Kosmic Kartman on 25 March 2014, 11:29:27 pm

If you wanna flog it can I have first dibs please.

I have second dips.

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: brooker81 on 26 March 2014, 04:51:00 pm

Still waiting for Kosmic to come back to me your next on tho

Title: Re: Undertary dirt removal.
Post by: Kosmic Kartman on 26 March 2014, 08:45:54 pm

You have PM