Deep Cleaning...

[Varcon]

What the best way to actually truley clean your bike...

Ie take it apart and clean everything speratly....

Or just get in the and get dirty... ?

[DynaMight]

imo treat it like hoovering up, if you cant see it its not dirty!

I just start with washing it down with cold water, cover bike with muc off, wipe all areas with rag then rinse off. Clean the wheels with muc off also, clean the chain with a tooth brush and chain cleaner, polish any metal parts with autosol, use degreaser on areas with a build up of crap/grease, cover the bits which get dirty easily with FS365 or even WD40, polish plastics/tank etc with Mr Sheen. You can even sand down, repaint some brackets etc with fast black if they're really bad.

Finally go out for a ride, come home then start all over again.

[billinom8s]

speak to mike daytona

[Cheese Monkey]

Dont clean at all, just pretend is actual colour is grey/brown

[Mike Daytona600]

Come to some sort of arrangemant with me

Or if you haven't already read this

http://southwestbikers.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=83110

To do for showrrom condition takes a lot more work than people think. I can make a 10 year old bike look nearly new but there can be a lot involved. How much you do depends on how fussy you are (I'm really fussy) I supose. I've had swinging arms out, resprayed forks and wheels etc, but the result is worth it.

If you have got any spacific questions just ask

[-J-]

How much do you charge for a valet?

[Mike Daytona600]

How much do you charge for a valet?

£7.50 per hour, that's £60 for a 8hr days work.

Would include wash, wax and any painting eg forks, centre stand etc, that could be fitted in the time you ask for.

[gazkwak]

mike 60 quid thats cheap, why have i been doing it myself

[Mike Daytona600]

Here's an example of what I can do

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[gazkwak]

very nice mike mine will be coming your way after winter

[DynaMight]

very nice mike mine will be coming your way after winter

Make sure you dont clean it all winter to get you monies worth

[Tomahawk R1]

Make sure you dont clean it all winter to get you monies worth [/quote]



Nice one

[VTR]

How much do you charge for a valet?

£7.50 per hour, that's £60 for a 8hr days work.

Would include wash, wax and any painting eg forks, centre stand etc, that could be fitted in the time you ask for.

IMO reckon that's good value, & looking at your pic's Mike I'd say you'll be getting a fair bit of business.......if not you ought to

[Varcon]

Ok Mike, well my bike might well have to be coming your way soon - i can just never seem tog et it clean really !

Such as the rear wheel were you can all the shit off the chain, i scrub and scrub and use degreesant and it never seems to get bloody clean, always seem to end up with smudged crap all over it !

And i never clean the chain, whats the best way to do that ! might have to send it off to you for a valteting, and then just keep it super clean after that !!

Any chance of a SWB discount....

[Varcon]

Or, if you would be so kind enough to tell me what you did with that er5 step by step i would be very grateful - but im guessing that would take too long !