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Bennett Active Member Offline Posts: 98 Salisbury Gender:	Jetwash? Mar 15^th, 2010, 4:39pm Anybody know where there is a Jetwash? Preferably Salisbury?
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Re: Jetwash?
Reply #1 - Mar 15^th, 2010, 6:02pm

There a bunch of guys based at Tesco car park that wash vehicles on site, think they have pressure washers.
If you have a drive way then I would just buy a cheap one from argos for around £40 soon save yout money back.

P.S. be careful with high power jet washes as electrical circuits, my Kawasaki manual says avoid using them. Should be Ok with a chep one at a reasonable distance though.

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Bennett Active Member Offline Posts: 98 Salisbury Gender:	Re: Jetwash? Reply #2 - Mar 15^th, 2010, 6:24pm Yeh. I only want it for the body, Ill bag the lights and stuff.
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Über Dave Active Member Offline Posts: 337 Sleaford - Lincolnshire Gender:	Re: Jetwash? Reply #3 - Mar 15^th, 2010, 6:49pm It may have changed as I moved from Salisbury in 2007 but is the wash place on Southampton Road on the A36 opposite the Merc garage still there? They used to have them. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Salisbury&sll=53.8...
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Bennett Active Member Offline Posts: 98 Salisbury Gender:	Re: Jetwash? Reply #4 - Mar 15^th, 2010, 7:13pm Yeh, do they do bikes? Im on my way through there at like 7 tomorrow, I'll have a peek.
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BB Management Offline A bike to suit my mood - and I have many! Posts: 3980 Western Wiltshire Gender:	Re: Jetwash? Reply #5 - Mar 15^th, 2010, 7:14pm Go careful with the jet wash - I've seen people blow light bikes over Also could be a long push home if you get water in the electrics! BB
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Scotty Senior Member Offline They are big, and they are clever.. Posts: 610 Newbury (yeah, yeah, I know) Gender:	Re: Jetwash? Reply #6 - Mar 15^th, 2010, 7:56pm And keep the jet away from your wheel bearings! Basically think of anything that moves (as in either going round and round or up and down) and is likely to have any form of lubrication in it, and avoid going there with the jet - simples!
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Bennett Active Member Offline Posts: 98 Salisbury Gender:	Re: Jetwash? Reply #7 - Mar 15^th, 2010, 8:03pm How do you guys clean like super dirty bikes then?
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Star Active Member Offline Posts: 470 Nr Sunny Swindon Gender:	Re: Jetwash? Reply #8 - Mar 15^th, 2010, 8:24pm with time and patience, jet wash (with care) and some cloths and sponges and a lot of elbow grease
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Bennett Active Member Offline Posts: 98 Salisbury Gender:	Re: Jetwash? Reply #9 - Mar 15^th, 2010, 8:38pm Cool, What I was thinking anyway
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ZZR600Dude Active Member Offline Posts: 428 Salisbury Gender:	Re: Jetwash? Reply #10 - Mar 16^th, 2010, 11:16am Just use a garden hose with one of those spray adjusters on the end that should do the trick. For wheels use some degreaser if chain lube has flung of. Also good idea to spray on some protector onto the metal parts to drive away water and prevent rust (keep away from brakes etc though)
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Stu Platinum Member Offline Posts: 1399 Big Comfy Chair/ George Whites Gender:	Re: Jetwash? Reply #11 - Mar 16^th, 2010, 12:13pm Bennett wrote on Mar 15^th, 2010, 8:03pm: How do you guys clean like super dirty bikes then? let it dry out and hammer and chisel it off If not put some tuna on it and see if a neighbours cat will lick it off
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FJ_Biker Platinum Member Offline Posts: 1206 Chippenham Gender:	Re: Jetwash? Reply #12 - Mar 16^th, 2010, 2:02pm Quote: How do you guys clean like super dirty bikes then? ride it in the rain
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Re: Jetwash?
Reply #13 - Mar 16^th, 2010, 4:32pm

We use this stuff which has really good reviews in ride

http://londonbikers.com/news/2506/sdoc100-power-gel-100-high-tech-bike-cleaning

We use a pressure washer but not at top power and use it judiciously as others have said.
Use brushes for the awkward bits.

We have a leaf collector that has a "blow" setting so sometimes we give the bikes a blow dry.
Often I ride my bike up the dual carriageway at 70mph (or thereabouts) and test the brakes.

But my favourite technique is - get someone else to do it Wink

In winter after they've been sprayed with ACF50, we just hose them down gently so it's not washed off.

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wiltshire builders Active Member Offline Posts: 202 Gender:	Re: Jetwash? Reply #14 - Mar 16^th, 2010, 4:47pm Have you tried NOT RIDING ON SALISBURY PLAIN IN WINTER?
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