Bike Clean

[Old Man]

My road bike frame is carbon with a matt
Finish.
Can anyone suggest best way of cleaning this type of finish

 

[Cronorider]

My TT bike is matt black carbon. I do not typically ride in in wet conditions but on the odd occasion, I have had to rinse it off with the hose after my ride. I guess my point here is I know why you are posting this question, the surface is hard to clean. If I really had to give it a good clean I would use what I use on my other bikes, a Park Tool soft brush and a bucket of warm water with some dish soap in it. Then rinse.

 

[Globalti]

Matt paint is a pain in the 'arris to clean. I use hot water with car shampoo brushed on with a floor brush, the type that comes with a dustpan. Then once dry, spray with Mr Sheen or Pledge and buff with a soft cloth.

 

[screenman]

Jet wash for my matt 29er.

 

[Bonus]

You let your bikes get dirty???

 

[bpsmith]

I use Muc Off and follow up with Wax. Looks perfect and stays cleaner too. Not to mention the speed gains from the smaller other finish...

 

[Old Man]

Cheers bismuth which wax do you use

 

[bpsmith]

Cheers bismuth which wax do you use

It’s the Muc Off Wax that I use on the bike, as was bought a gift set last year, but any good car Wax is fine too.

I also have s bottle of this, which works very well too, but appears to be sold out everywhere now.

http://road.cc/content/review/129708-red-ant-matt-finish-bicycle-frame-protector

 

[User32269]

Bin it and buy a proper steel one.

 

[Old Man]

bismuth
Thanks I'll keep a look out for it.

 

[screenman]

I use Muc Off and follow up with Wax. Looks perfect and stays cleaner too. Not to mention the speed gains from the smaller other finish...

Is that on a matt finish?

 

[bpsmith]

Is that on a matt finish?

It’s on my Bianchi. It has a smooth matt finish, with some glossy logo elements. I will take a photo later to see if this compares to what others class as matt. Perhaps it’s more of a satin?

I don’t want to give poor advice if it’s actually different to others’ finish.

 

[bpsmith]

Here’s a couple of close ups. Is this finish what you guys class as Matt?

Yes, it does need a clean btw.

 

[Dave 123]

@Old Man I have a carbon frame with a Matt finish. It is black and white. Any grease or oil stains etc on the white bits I remove with a little bit of gt85 on a rag.

 

[pjd57]

Any quick way of getting tyres clean ?