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What does everyone use to clean up their bikes?

I've got a chassis that looks as though it was put away with dirt and mud on it. The aluminum is etched and marked from the mud damage.

I've used aluminum wheel cleaner and scotchbrite pads before with reasonably good results. I'm after a stock looking finish not polished

Thanks

Paulie is the "Brushed Finish" king.....

AlisoBob wrote:Paulie is the "Brushed Finish" king.....

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Can you share his technique?

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I use scotch brite, WD40 and wipe with a clean rag

mr2ace wrote:

AlisoBob wrote:Paulie is the "Brushed Finish" king.....

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Can you share his technique?

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Paulie, whats da 411?

Comet and a green scrub pad work well, also a wire wheel on a drill works good if you are after that brushed look...

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AlisoBob wrote:

mr2ace wrote:

AlisoBob wrote:Paulie is the "Brushed Finish" king.....

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Can you share his technique?

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Paulie, whats da 411?

A lot of love

pstoffers wrote:

AlisoBob wrote:

mr2ace wrote: .

Can you share his technique?

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Paulie, whats da 411?

A lot of love

so does this mean Paul is not going to share his technique?

Can't share all my secrets....

Don't know what Paul uses to make his frames look so great but I have discovered for my one ugly frame (was put away muddy by the dpo and has mud stains etched in)

Wd40 and scotch brite pads seem to work well. And then turtle wax chrome polish/ rust remover with scotchbrite pads to finish. Seemed to give a decent brushed finish. Maybe a little smoother than stock but thankfully not polished looking.

been doing the scotch brite / wd40 thing, I will have to try your second step.

For a bit more of a brushed look try a more course scotch brite. I have 2 boxes of SB pads. They are for the resturant industry, leaning pots and pans. One is "general purpose" and is about the same course as the back of a common kitchen sink spounge, the other is marked "extra heavy duty" and is alot more course. I give my frame a good rub down with the general puropse, then "touch" it with the extra heavy duty as needed to give it the brushed look.

when I got my frame back from Mike it had been heat treated and cooled in a salt water mist, looked like it had been in the bay. I used navel jelly to clean it and then dried it and used a wide stainless steel brush in the direction of the grain. Looked stock to me when it was done.