Thread: Safe paintwork cleaning chemicals

Quote: Originally Posted by imdying Probably need the blue portion of a butane type flame to do that I would have thought... that's how they make the edge of perspex sheet transparent. I posted that from memory, but I think you're right - they may have used a blowtorch. Quote: Originally Posted by p.dath ....safety ... shiny wax .... very slippery....you might just superman off....something nasty happens when you ride. Huh. (Is...

Quote: Originally Posted by vifferman I posted that from memory, but I think you're right - they may have used a blowtorch. No judgement here, any sharing of technical knowledge is well encouraged at this end

Quote: Originally Posted by MSTRS Be real careful with any aerosol product like this. The 'overspray' can get into all sorts of places, and you DO NOT want this on your tyres. Very good point! Apply it to a cloth first. Pays to cover that back wheel too.

Quote: Originally Posted by vifferman I'm very surprised it didn't! My windshield is ferkt: it has some splash marks on it, which I'm fairly sure are from brake fluid. I've tried polishing them out with Meguiars 'Swirl Remover' and Plast-X, but they seem to be permanent. You may be surprised with what can be done with clear plastic. Hell, I've repaired plastic headlight's that have been melted with...

Quote: Originally Posted by Leyton I also use CRC's Silicon spray... Be real careful with any aerosol product like this. The 'overspray' can get into all sorts of places, and you DO NOT want this on your tyres.

Hi y'all A guy at work told me that using CRC, the normal - stops squeaks stuff, to clean my rims & fairings is okay & won't do any damage. It does a great job of removing the chain oil & road crap from the rims but I'm not too sure if I wanna use it on the fairings as said co-worker also uses spray-on cooking oil instead of Armour All on his car dash!!! (don't ask why). What I want to know is this...

It's not just some chemicals may damage your paintwork - it's that they can affect your safety on the bike. For example, if you bike has knee indentations in the tank, that you squeeze to keep you on the bike under heavy braking - and then you use a nice shiny wax on the tank it will obvisouly make the tank very slippery. Next time you need to squeeze you might just superman off instead. Some chemicals react differently when wet. So...

White spirits (now called Fuelite) is the ultimate greasy mark (mechanic's fingerprints... ) and tar spot remover. It's also completely harmless to anything I've ever wiped it onto.

Quote: Originally Posted by Owl This thread http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=98101 got me thinking about cleaning products and issues related to bike cleaning and chemicals used. There seems to be a lot of unknown's on this subject. What's safe to use on your precious paint work? Anything spilled that's damaged your paint work? My test subject = 05 Triumph Speed Triple (Black) First up this morning I tried...

Quote: Originally Posted by imdying Probably need the blue portion of a butane type flame to do that I would have thought... that's how they make the edge of perspex sheet transparent. i use hydrogen/acetylene at work for a glass finish on all acrylics except white it just blackens