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01-01-20, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by hastel
I use the citrus wipes from Clorox or Lysol. They are surprisingly effective, low-cost and may provide some protection when I inevitably nick my hands and fingers. I don't like the smell on my hands so I use nitrile gloves. These wipes will also remove some tarnish from oxidized spokes and steel parts. There are no drips to worry about and no rinsing required so handy to use indoors.
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01-01-20, 07:47 AM
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Being an apartment dweller it isn't easy to clean a filthy bike, so I load it in the car with an old bottle brush and simple green and hit the car wash.
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01-01-20, 09:06 AM
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Cleaning? What’s that? 
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Being an apartment dweller it isn't easy to clean a filthy bike, so I load it in the car with an old bottle brush and simple green and hit the car wash.
That said, and only offering a warning to those learning. This old Bottecchia was loosing paint faster than grime when I hit it with the local car wash wand spray...
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01-01-20, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by rccardr
That's why they invented bathtubs...
Thank god for Ajax.
01-01-20, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by rccardr
That's why they invented bathtubs...
Been there done that...
