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Title: bike / car washing - quick tip :)
Post by: Enceladus on 26 May 2012, 06:54:21 pm: discovered this by accident a few weeks ago, and only remembered to share today whilst washing my "baby" !
to avoid water marks after washing, put some dishwasher rinse aid in the water !
no need to dry off after washing :)
job done :D
Title: bike / car washing - quick tip :)
Post by: dolau on 26 May 2012, 08:22:14 pm: I thought a chamois dried it off with no streaks?
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Post by: Enceladus on 26 May 2012, 08:24:19 pm: Quote from: dolau on 26 May 2012, 08:22:14 pm
I thought a chamois dried it off with no streaks?
it does, using a bit of rinse aid means you don't need to shammy :)
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Post by: Dave48 on 26 May 2012, 10:22:38 pm: Dont have a dishwasher since the divorce so no rinse-aid either. Do have an excellent chamois leather though! :lol
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Post by: Raymy on 27 May 2012, 04:12:28 am: wash?
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Post by: Lazarus on 06 July 2012, 03:32:41 pm: Quote from: Tiberius Onklevaart on 27 May 2012, 04:12:28 am
wash?
:lol
Title: Re: bike / car washing - quick tip :)
Post by: VNA - BMW Wank on 06 July 2012, 06:23:04 pm: Quote
Dont have a dishwasher since the divorce so no rinse-aid either.

Have a dishwasher, but no idea what dishwasher rinse aid is.

Pull it out the garage in the spring, service wash polish.

Stick back in garage first salt of the winter, quick wash and spray of WD40.

Occasionally I get bored and wash it in between.
Title: bike / car washing - quick tip :)
Post by: cable tie on 06 July 2012, 06:29:14 pm: I have a dishwasher her name is Marie but she won't clean my bike !!
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Post by: karlo on 06 July 2012, 06:32:43 pm: I used to work across the road from a pizza place and the guy only ever washed his van in the rain and let the rain rinse it off, that flippin van used to shine lol.
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Post by: rjd1 on 06 July 2012, 08:24:39 pm: just got a right row
apparently yer no meant to put the fazer in the dishwasher

oooooooooops
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Post by: AdieR on 06 July 2012, 08:39:49 pm: Doesn't that dishwasher stuff have salt in??
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Post by: locksmith on 07 July 2012, 11:19:10 am: My thoughts exactly! probably to be avoided.
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Post by: robby boy on 07 July 2012, 12:28:56 pm: Dunno if the rinse aid has salt, I know the tablets for washing have.
Title: Re: bike / car washing - quick tip :)
Post by: ChrisJH on 08 July 2012, 12:41:16 pm: I used "back to black wet look" tyre shine on the bike the other week dam it felt shocking riding it after my tip don't bother,

Best just use washing up liquid to clean bike
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Post by: Noj on 08 July 2012, 01:17:22 pm: I use furniture polish 'Mr Sheen' (helps with handling compared to pledge) it's a wax that's easy to apply, effortless to shine, repels water and grime, gets rear wheel chain lube off rim suprisingly well and smell great when riding. :lol