New Cleaning toy .

[Tankie 0]

Being a bit of a clean freke in the house and on my bikes , i previously jet washed my Bandit with no issues (i did take care in certain areas) since getting my CB and having to commute to work all the crap forming on the bike water frozen in my hose pipe , non water cleaners doing my head in , i decided to spend a bit of cash on something else What? i hear you cry
I have gone over to steam , after watching loads of vids doing reserch and even getting the Wife on my side with the fact that it uses water only to clean /sanatise (a great help with my 8 month old) today i got a Karcher steam cleaner half price from Tesco £65 , going to give it a go , i will report back with some pics on Fri before/after (not sure if it has been done before on the forum ? ) i have been told it is the future of car and bike cleaning ? who knows ? before i begin please spare me your thoughts on dammage etc etc iam a firm believer in the proof is in the pudding , and will be doing it and listing benifits for and against to assist Members (well thats the idea)
wish me luck fellow clean freaks

[firehawk 0]

i would go steady on paintwork and electricals at first. try on inconspicious/unimportant areas to see how it affects it.

[dick65 0]

yeah id like some updates on that i only use hand hot water on the bike and its best to rinse salt off with cold water to neutralise it then wash as normal im sure someone will let you know the pros and cons more than me.

[always1more 0]

I'd be careful m8 on the plastics you might just melt them

I used industrial steam cleaners 15 year ago now, the farm I worked at had very bad disentry, normal cold water washers cleaned ok but the bug needed killing.

Go easy with it m8 and don't hold the nozzle too close to the plastics.

[rocker1 0]

Be careful most vehicle polishes/waxes will be melted off, The recomenation is "hand hot" and some synthetic rubbers and most plastics will over time become more brittle.

[Tankie 0]

Cheers lads, mainly going to try it on down pipes, wheels , rear suspension spring, not going near the paintwork , rubbers, electrics

[Tankie 0]

@Tankie wrote:

Cheers lads, mainly going to try it on down pipes, wheels , rear suspension spring, not going near the paintwork , rubbers, electrics

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[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@Tankie wrote:

Being a bit of a clean freke in the house and on my bikes , i previously jet washed my Bandit with no issues (i did take care in certain areas) since getting my CB and having to commute to work all the crap forming on the bike water frozen in my hose pipe , non water cleaners doing my head in , i decided to spend a bit of cash on something else What? i hear you cry
I have gone over to steam , after watching loads of vids doing reserch and even getting the Wife on my side with the fact that it uses water only to clean /sanatise (a great help with my 8 month old) today i got a Karcher steam cleaner half price from Tesco £65 , going to give it a go , i will report back with some pics on Fri before/after (not sure if it has been done before on the forum ? ) i have been told it is the future of car and bike cleaning ? who knows ? before i begin please spare me your thoughts on dammage etc etc iam a firm believer in the proof is in the pudding , and will be doing it and listing benifits for and against to assist Members (well thats the idea)
wish me luck fellow clean freaks

look forward to seeing the results

[lee1 1]

This will be intresting,steam getting into electrical plugs ect,think about it would be like putting your bike in a room with a tumble dryer with no ventilation

hope all goes well for ya

[RichardH 0]

Hmmnn, this will be interesting. OCD strikes again! You could also try antibacterial soap lol.

[peejay 0]

@Tankie wrote:

@Tankie wrote:

Cheers lads, mainly going to try it on down pipes, wheels , rear suspension spring, not going near the paintwork , rubbers, electrics

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Be careful.........that was an R1 when he started and it shrank