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[Quadromatic]

Hey people
Just out of curious is there any hints, tips, ideas to cleaning a quad....?

[Noy Q75]

pressure cleaner/soap and lots of spare time
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[Quadromatic]

i already got some of those things
a pressure cleaner
a bit of spare time

[mickbundy]

my young fella sprays his quad with WD40 or CRC before riding so the clay and dirt will not stick then just pressure cleans it

[The Two Stroke Smoker]

CT18 works a treat. Spray on leave for ten mins and was off. Clean as a whisltle.
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[Rossco]

Hey now don't forget the silicon. This stuff is fantastic First of all it makes your next clean easier. Secondly it helps prevent rust, which in turn will give your beast a longer life span, and also making it look nice and new. But like a few of the fellas have already mentioned, the most important advice of all is finding the time

[PC]

Washing powder. (ordinary everyday clothes washing powder)
Mix washing powder in a spray bottle, drown your bike, let it sit for ten minutes or so then hose off.
Then drown it in WD40.
Looks like new.

[Quadromatic]

COTTO wrote:

CT18 works a treat. Spray on leave for ten mins and was off. Clean as a whisltle.

Whats the deal with the CT18? So hen your about to wash you spray all over the quad then wait 10mins hen should it just come on off.

[bullet]

Rossco wrote:

Hey now don't forget the silicon. This stuff is fantastic First of all it makes your next clean easier. Secondly it helps prevent rust, which in turn will give your beast a longer life span, and also making it look nice and new. But like a few of the fellas have already mentioned, the most important advice of all is finding the time

No way... the most important advice is... don't silicon spray your seat
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[breno213]

PC wrote:

Washing powder. (ordinary everyday clothes washing powder) Mix washing powder in a spray bottle, drown your bike, let it sit for ten minutes or so then hose off. Then drown it in WD40. Looks like new.

Im with you ive used a presure hose before it isnt good to use all the time the best is a can of degreaser an a warm bucket of water with truck wask then hose off then wd,40 all over the engine an frame work an ya plastics use tyre shine all this will make your bike shine like new an easy to clean each time dont tyre shine your seat in less you like to slide a lot its very slipery you must wipe the hole thing down after you spay the hole bike s well so it doesnt colect dust as it sticks to ya bike if ya dont wipe it down after been cleaned
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[Quadromatic]

*banshee 172 wrote:

PC wrote: Washing powder. (ordinary everyday clothes washing powder) Mix washing powder in a spray bottle, drown your bike, let it sit for ten minutes or so then hose off. Then drown it in WD40. Looks like new. Im with you ive used a presure hose before it isnt good to use all the time the best is a can of degreaser an a warm bucket of water with truck wask then hose off then wd,40 all over the engine an frame work an ya plastics use tyre shine all this will make your bike shine like new an easy to clean each time dont tyre shine your seat in less you like to slide a lot its very slipery you must wipe the hole thing down after you spay the hole bike s well so it doesnt colect dust as it sticks to ya bike if ya dont wipe it down after been cleaned

sounds good but it all so sounds like it takes alot of time. so dose it?

[breno213]

all this will only take 30 minutes not long concidering a clean bike will only give you a longer life in ya bike ,,,, ive seen that many bikes that get hosed off an after they look clean ,,but all so look pretty old an dull as well wd 40 is a must or crc keeps the bling on ya quad
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[stu Fifty Arrrrrrrrr]

include beers while you clean and the whole experience is much more pleasant.
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[Quadromatic]

30mins isn't to bad but it really depends on how much time you have got

beer can always help make an experience better.

[Oldrodder]

If you want shiny plastics after you clean it, spray them with a product called PLEXUS then polish with a soft cloth.

[stink989]

plexus is an awsome product i use it on my road hemet visor and its brings it up great, it also does a great job on crome. It brings plastic up like new again its awsome stuff
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[Quadromatic]

awsome. where can you get it from? and could i just use a shamy? and would i use that after i finish cleaning all the mud and dirt off so it would be the last thing i do

[JASE.71]

30 mins cleaning = 6 pack of Pure Blonde = more time down the shed away from the missus!
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[Quadromatic]

JASE.71 wrote:

30 mins cleaning = 6 pack of Pure Blonde = more time down the shed away from the missus!

Nice lol. Well thats a quick clean it takes me around an hour to hour and a half.

[stu Fifty Arrrrrrrrr]

how about the misses washes the quad for an hour and half while you sit in the shed drinking, ah relaxing
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[Quadromatic]

well that could work if i had a misses( im only 16) and if i had a bigger shed that i could drink in and i would perfer to wash the quad my self and still drink at the same time

[Quad]

they tell me elbo grease is good

[Quadromatic]

havn't heard that one yet but its a good classic one

[buzzbro]

Quadromatic wrote:

well that could work if i had a misses( im only 16) and if i had a bigger shed that i could drink in and i would perfer to wash the quad my self and still drink at the same time

Aaah the niaveity of youth i wish i could revisit that
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[Quadromatic]

buzzbro wrote:

Quadromatic wrote: well that could work if i had a misses( im only 16) and if i had a bigger shed that i could drink in and i would perfer to wash the quad my self and still drink at the same time Aaah the niaveity of youth i wish i could revisit that

you can only wish