Cleaning oil/crud off rear of bike
Mark
I've just bought a second hand bike and the whole area around the
chain is covered by old oil and crud. It looks like the previous
owner used ladlefulls of lightweight oil and never cleaned it off.
What's the best/easiest method to get the crud off?
TIA, Mark
gazzafield
A pointy stick followed by one of those de-greasing sprays. This of
course would have to be used carefully around bearings/bushes and things
that need grease. For them, I use the toothbrush, elbow grease and lots
of time method.
RJO
Paraffin is your friend, put it in a garden spray bottle, also good for
cleaning chains. DO NOT DO IT ON A TARMAC DRIVE!
Parafin lifts/breaks up tarmac a treat!
RO
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Let us not forget that this is UKRM.
Carefully prepare the work area, then rub gently with an angle-grider until
a bright finish is obtained.
HTH
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Ace
wrote:
WD40 is great for this. Just spray it on liberally and wipe off.
Degreasing sprays (citrus based, from your local cycle shop) are also
great, but obviously need to be used with care arond the chain.
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"Mark" <ihat...@nospam.spam> wrote in message
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WD40 applied to a cloth and rubbed on the crud. Keep it off the tyre
though.....
Paul
Tosspot
Gunk works well and is cheap. Might pay to be careful with paint work
though.
Ace
wrote:
>Mark wrote:
>> What's the best/easiest method to get the crud off?
>
>Gunk works well and is cheap.
Works well? Bloody awful stuff. Just makes a godawful mess of
everything.
>Might pay to be careful with paint work though.
Why? It's just a detergent, so unlikely to affect paint, I'd have
thought.
Krusty
> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:03:01 +0200, Tosspot <FrankD...@esa.int>
> wrote:
>
> > Mark wrote:
>
> >> What's the best/easiest method to get the crud off?
> >
> > Gunk works well and is cheap.
>
> Works well? Bloody awful stuff. Just makes a godawful mess of
> everything.
Aye, the 'old school' degreasers like Gunk & Jizer are crap compared to
the modern citrus stuff - or WD40.
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sweller
> > Gunk works well and is cheap.
>
> Works well? Bloody awful stuff. Just makes a godawful mess of
> everything.
Probably a bit OTT for just cleaning chain lube I'll admit- it does smell
nice, though - but makes a mess? I suspect you might be going wrong
somewhere as that's not my experience.
I'd use Duck oil and a cloth but if it's /really/ filthy engine degreaser
in a pump spray bottle worked in with a cut down paint brush and a garden
hose to wash it off would certainly do it.
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Champ
wrote:
>Hi,
I swear by Rock Oil "SOC" - I buy it in 5 litre containers.
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Ace
<swe...@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>Ace wrote:
>
>> > Gunk works well and is cheap.
>>
>> Works well? Bloody awful stuff. Just makes a godawful mess of
>> everything.
>
>Probably a bit OTT for just cleaning chain lube I'll admit- it does smell
>nice, though - but makes a mess? I suspect you might be going wrong
>somewhere as that's not my experience.
Let's see you do it without getting covered in shit, then.
>I'd use Duck oil and a cloth but if it's /really/ filthy engine degreaser
>in a pump spray bottle worked in with a cut down paint brush and a garden
>hose to wash it off would certainly do it.
You don't think having to go at it with a paintbrush and elbow grease
then rinse off with a hose splashing it everywhere makes a mess? And
even the rinsed-off residue will still stain the driveway.
sweller
> > Probably a bit OTT for just cleaning chain lube I'll admit- it does
> > smell nice, though - but makes a mess? I suspect you might be going
> > wrong somewhere as that's not my experience.
>
> Let's see you do it without getting covered in shit, then.
> You don't think having to go at it with a paintbrush and elbow grease
> then rinse off with a hose splashing it everywhere makes a mess? And
You must be quite clumsy. Small amounts and latex gloves; it's pretty
quick and easy.
Don't know about the staining though. Doesn't seem to affect concrete.
If you don't rinse it off properly it will leave a residue on paint but
this wipes off.
I still think Gunk is a bit OTT for chain lube.
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Simon
Ace
<swe...@mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>Ace wrote:
>
>> > Probably a bit OTT for just cleaning chain lube I'll admit- it does
>> > smell nice, though - but makes a mess? I suspect you might be going
>> > wrong somewhere as that's not my experience.
>>
>> Let's see you do it without getting covered in shit, then.
>
>> You don't think having to go at it with a paintbrush and elbow grease
>> then rinse off with a hose splashing it everywhere makes a mess? And
>
>You must be quite clumsy. Small amounts and latex gloves; it's pretty
>quick and easy.
And messy and awkward. Compare it with holding a spray can some inches
from target and pressing the little button on top.
sweller
> >> > Probably a bit OTT for just cleaning chain lube I'll admit- it does
> >> > smell nice, though - but makes a mess? I suspect you might be
> >> > going wrong somewhere as that's not my experience.
> >>
> >> Let's see you do it without getting covered in shit, then.
> >
> >> You don't think having to go at it with a paintbrush and elbow grease
> >> then rinse off with a hose splashing it everywhere makes a mess? And
> >
> > You must be quite clumsy. Small amounts and latex gloves; it's pretty
> > quick and easy.
>
> And messy and awkward. Compare it with holding a spray can some inches
> from target and pressing the little button on top.
We're (a) agreeing that using Gunk for a simple cleaning job is not the
best solution to the problem or (b) you're a spaz.
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The Older Gentleman
Any automotive degreaser. As Champ said, buy it in 5-litre cans because
they only cost about a tenner from your local car supermarket whereas
bike shops seem to charge three quid for a half-litre tin.
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The Older Gentleman
> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 09:07:45 +0100, Mark <ihat...@nospam.spam>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I've just bought a second hand bike and the whole area around the
> >chain is covered by old oil and crud. It looks like the previous
> >owner used ladlefulls of lightweight oil and never cleaned it off.
> >
> >What's the best/easiest method to get the crud off?
>
> I swear by Rock Oil "SOC" - I buy it in 5 litre containers.
For ShiteOldCars?
Mark
I thought it'd be this difficult!
Thanks,
Mark
Andy Bonwick
(The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>Mark <ihat...@nospam.spam> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've just bought a second hand bike and the whole area around the
>> chain is covered by old oil and crud. It looks like the previous
>> owner used ladlefulls of lightweight oil and never cleaned it off.
>>
>> What's the best/easiest method to get the crud off?
>>
>Any automotive degreaser. As Champ said, buy it in 5-litre cans because
>they only cost about a tenner from your local car supermarket whereas
>bike shops seem to charge three quid for a half-litre tin.
I've got a 25l drum of something called road film remover which is
supposed to be used diluted in pressure washers. Cost was sitro £35 and
it shifts anything. Adie had spent hours trying to remove the crud off
the back wheel of the ex-WC Bandit yet this stuff shifted it all off in
under 10 minutes of work.
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Bear
says...
> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:04:50 +0100, chateauSPAM...@dsl.pipex.com
> (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
>
> >Mark <ihat...@nospam.spam> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I've just bought a second hand bike and the whole area around the
> >> chain is covered by old oil and crud. It looks like the previous
> >> owner used ladlefulls of lightweight oil and never cleaned it off.
> >>
> >> What's the best/easiest method to get the crud off?
> >>
> >Any automotive degreaser. As Champ said, buy it in 5-litre cans because
> >they only cost about a tenner from your local car supermarket whereas
> >bike shops seem to charge three quid for a half-litre tin.
>
> I've got a 25l drum of something called road film remover which is
> supposed to be used diluted in pressure washers. Cost was sitro £35 and
> it shifts anything. Adie had spent hours trying to remove the crud off
> the back wheel of the ex-WC Bandit yet this stuff shifted it all off in
> under 10 minutes of work.
If that's TFR (Traffic Film Remover) then yes, it's a belter. Mate used
to help himself to the odd gallon of it from the Jaguar dealership where
he worked and it was superb stuff.
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Bear
Tosspot
> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:03:01 +0200, Tosspot <FrankD...@esa.int>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Mark wrote:
>
>
>>>What's the best/easiest method to get the crud off?
>>
>>Gunk works well and is cheap.
>
>
> Works well? Bloody awful stuff. Just makes a godawful mess of
> everything.
Well it works ok for me. I'll give you the modern stuff is better, but
gunk is bloody cheap per ml.
>>Might pay to be careful with paint work though.
>
>
> Why? It's just a detergent, so unlikely to affect paint, I'd have
> thought.
istr summut on the can thats all. TAC iyswim.