How to wash a folder
06-23-18, 10:28 AM
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How to wash a folder
This is a rhetorical questions I guess. A bike is a bike, right? Bubble it with dish detergent, rinse and wipe it down. Anything else you guys or gals do?
06-23-18, 01:56 PM
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I do exactly as above - althoughI’m careful to ensure no water or soap goes into the internal gear hub.
06-24-18, 07:34 AM
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06-24-18, 08:50 AM
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I use a really soft brush and try to keep that brush away from things that might be oily like a chain, chainrings, cassette, jockey wheels on the rear derailleur. A bottle brush can also be used in areas that are harder to get to like the hub shells between the spokes.
I have a second brush that cost a buck at Dollar Tree, a bottle brush. That I sometimes use on the oily parts with a heavy amount of Dawn dish soap on chainrings and cassettes. But I do not like to use soap on chains, as it might remove lubricant that I did not want removed. I probably only use this oily brush on one out of three to five cleanings. And since the brush is oily, store it in a plastic bag but leave the bag open so the brush can dry out, the bag is only intended to keep the oily brush from contaminating anything else. Once this brush starts to look really bad, get a new one for another buck at Dollar Tree.
Do not spray high pressure water on anything close to bearings, that includes headsets and bottom brackets. You can use a light spray to rinse off what you already brushed. But a high velocity wash to knock dirt loose can also get water into areas where you do not want any water like bearings.
If your frame has small air holes that were used to allow air to escape the tubing during welding at the manufacturer, spraying water can get water inside the frame through those air holes, which should be avoided.
I have a second brush that cost a buck at Dollar Tree, a bottle brush. That I sometimes use on the oily parts with a heavy amount of Dawn dish soap on chainrings and cassettes. But I do not like to use soap on chains, as it might remove lubricant that I did not want removed. I probably only use this oily brush on one out of three to five cleanings. And since the brush is oily, store it in a plastic bag but leave the bag open so the brush can dry out, the bag is only intended to keep the oily brush from contaminating anything else. Once this brush starts to look really bad, get a new one for another buck at Dollar Tree.
Do not spray high pressure water on anything close to bearings, that includes headsets and bottom brackets. You can use a light spray to rinse off what you already brushed. But a high velocity wash to knock dirt loose can also get water into areas where you do not want any water like bearings.
If your frame has small air holes that were used to allow air to escape the tubing during welding at the manufacturer, spraying water can get water inside the frame through those air holes, which should be avoided.
06-24-18, 11:22 AM
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I use a really soft brush and try to keep that brush away from things that might be oily like a chain, chainrings, cassette, jockey wheels on the rear derailleur. A bottle brush can also be used in areas that are harder to get to like the hub shells between the spokes.
I have a second brush that cost a buck at Dollar Tree, a bottle brush. That I sometimes use on the oily parts with a heavy amount of Dawn dish soap on chainrings and cassettes. But I do not like to use soap on chains, as it might remove lubricant that I did not want removed. I probably only use this oily brush on one out of three to five cleanings. And since the brush is oily, store it in a plastic bag but leave the bag open so the brush can dry out, the bag is only intended to keep the oily brush from contaminating anything else. Once this brush starts to look really bad, get a new one for another buck at Dollar Tree.
Do not spray high pressure water on anything close to bearings, that includes headsets and bottom brackets. You can use a light spray to rinse off what you already brushed. But a high velocity wash to knock dirt loose can also get water into areas where you do not want any water like bearings.
If your frame has small air holes that were used to allow air to escape the tubing during welding at the manufacturer, spraying water can get water inside the frame through those air holes, which should be avoided.
I have a second brush that cost a buck at Dollar Tree, a bottle brush. That I sometimes use on the oily parts with a heavy amount of Dawn dish soap on chainrings and cassettes. But I do not like to use soap on chains, as it might remove lubricant that I did not want removed. I probably only use this oily brush on one out of three to five cleanings. And since the brush is oily, store it in a plastic bag but leave the bag open so the brush can dry out, the bag is only intended to keep the oily brush from contaminating anything else. Once this brush starts to look really bad, get a new one for another buck at Dollar Tree.
Do not spray high pressure water on anything close to bearings, that includes headsets and bottom brackets. You can use a light spray to rinse off what you already brushed. But a high velocity wash to knock dirt loose can also get water into areas where you do not want any water like bearings.
If your frame has small air holes that were used to allow air to escape the tubing during welding at the manufacturer, spraying water can get water inside the frame through those air holes, which should be avoided.
remember you brmpton is steel and can rust
06-25-18, 06:13 AM
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I use a really soft brush and try to keep that brush away from things that might be oily like a chain, chainrings, cassette, jockey wheels on the rear derailleur. A bottle brush can also be used in areas that are harder to get to like the hub shells between the spokes.
I have a second brush that cost a buck at Dollar Tree, a bottle brush. That I sometimes use on the oily parts with a heavy amount of Dawn dish soap on chainrings and cassettes. But I do not like to use soap on chains, as it might remove lubricant that I did not want removed. I probably only use this oily brush on one out of three to five cleanings. And since the brush is oily, store it in a plastic bag but leave the bag open so the brush can dry out, the bag is only intended to keep the oily brush from contaminating anything else. Once this brush starts to look really bad, get a new one for another buck at Dollar Tree.
Do not spray high pressure water on anything close to bearings, that includes headsets and bottom brackets. You can use a light spray to rinse off what you already brushed. But a high velocity wash to knock dirt loose can also get water into areas where you do not want any water like bearings.
If your frame has small air holes that were used to allow air to escape the tubing during welding at the manufacturer, spraying water can get water inside the frame through those air holes, which should be avoided.
I have a second brush that cost a buck at Dollar Tree, a bottle brush. That I sometimes use on the oily parts with a heavy amount of Dawn dish soap on chainrings and cassettes. But I do not like to use soap on chains, as it might remove lubricant that I did not want removed. I probably only use this oily brush on one out of three to five cleanings. And since the brush is oily, store it in a plastic bag but leave the bag open so the brush can dry out, the bag is only intended to keep the oily brush from contaminating anything else. Once this brush starts to look really bad, get a new one for another buck at Dollar Tree.
Do not spray high pressure water on anything close to bearings, that includes headsets and bottom brackets. You can use a light spray to rinse off what you already brushed. But a high velocity wash to knock dirt loose can also get water into areas where you do not want any water like bearings.
If your frame has small air holes that were used to allow air to escape the tubing during welding at the manufacturer, spraying water can get water inside the frame through those air holes, which should be avoided.
06-25-18, 06:22 AM
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That's an interesting thought. I am lazy and will wash my bikes only if I have to but if a bike is caked in mud it has to get a wash. Won't wiping away dirt with a dry flannel or brush scratch the paint? That's what I was told of cars but maybe light scratches are not noticeable on bikes.
