Where to get cheap bike care products? (shampoo, wax, etc)

[popeye07]

 

Beware of these silicon sprays for shine. Put on sidewall sure looks good, my suggestion is not to spray directly but spray on cloth and wipe it on. That way, none will get on brakes or tire thread. Safety first folks!

 

Also another no no is your bike seats. Some of these products say make your seats looks good, but NEVER do it. I tried once and my arse was sliding all over the place. HAd to spend another 15mins cleaning it off.

hi sorry to barge in. i m currently facing this problem. 2 daes ago my fren sprayed it 4 me unknowingly abt the consequences. I tried washing it away as i went onto the contact side. Almost skidded off abt 3 times. Pls let me know how to get this off. Very sian, cannot play corner liao....

[popeye07]

LAB got sell MOTUL semi synthetic engine oil or not? n how much is tat?

[The HeartCollecter]

How abt turtle wax ??

[The_Sheriff]

How abt turtle wax ??

 

I bought turtle wax last month, quite ok ah.. last slightly longer than johnson kit metallic liquid wax.

[joepele]

So far the best polish that I have ever used...

 

I have tried many other brands, you name it.

 

But so far the best IMHO is AutoGlym.

 

It's one of the most ex but overall it's the best... again IMHO.

 

What to get, Polish and high gloss.

 

the 2 bottles will set you back about 40-50 bucks.

 

Best place to buy is in autobacs when they are having discount.

 

Autoglym is not like may other brands,

 

1. when polishing, it does not need to cover ever inch of the surface with thick coat.

2. comes off easy

3. after polishing, use the high gloss and it acts like a sealant and will last for at least 1- 2 months.

4. if bike get dusty... just use water and rinse. no need to use shampoo.

 

I use that on my car and it's impressive. I park my car under the sun...

Also, i was my car 1 x a month and polishes ever 2-3 mths. still looks good.

 

Best Cloth

Baby diper cloth.

Porous, easy to wash and cheap. best for polishing and drying.

 

For tyres.

$2 polish @ daiso in IMM. it's like the amour all tub thingie... but in a packet of 10 or 20. cannot remember.

or

the popular amour all.

 

Rust remover

cannot remember the name but it's available from most DIY shops.

It's a cream type of sand paper. super smooth.

 

*tip, after using that, polish with any polish else will rust.

 

**tip for chrome parts,

big parts - spray a layer of laquer.

small parts, transparent nail polish

[dolfin]

Er, where is Autobacs?

 

Do they have a wide variety of car/bike care products?

[Ah James]

I am not joking.. I used many kinda of car shampoo etc.. washing Powder for clothes etc... and the best is.... MAMA Lemon that ppl used to wash dishes... ITS THE BEST!!! Can try it!!! Then i tried abt 3 kinda of dishes washers detergent in market... Mama Lemon and a kind of green liquid (also for dishes) these 2 work best!!! Cheap or even free coz All kitchen should have it!!!

 

My mum discovered that i use her detergent to wash the bike and she sae "Aiyo... wait ur bike colour "pop" out i dun know huh..." I know she trying to ask mi dun use her dtegergent to wash bike... ahhahahaa...

[Ah James]

As for wax.. I onli used b4 Turtle Wax and Soft 99... To mi... both same... good

 

Soft 99 for helmets (coz frenz de... cannot use too much..)

 

Turtle for Bike

[CivicR]

Care to share a list of cleaning bike product to buy?

[Caesar77]

Originally posted by ZZR-Pilot@Aug 21 2002, 10:00 PM

*EEEEK!!*

 

I wouldn't want my tyres to start sliding after putting that stuff on.

wow.. this old man can still ride huh?

[CivicR]

I use Turtle Wax on my bike it doesn't give the shine and also it take me very long to wipe it off (I'm using the liquid form). I thin kthose car polish would be better. As for washing I was told that the chemical in the detergent will eat of the paint, although yet to see the effect.

[ekardo]

where got good and cheap Chain Lube?

[zero_degrees]

Originally posted by ekardo@Mar 3 2005, 01:45 AM

where got good and cheap Chain Lube?

I bought a big bottle of putoline chain lub at LAB for $8.00, not sure if its cheap, but it seems reasonable price to me.

[ekardo]

oh..I just got the Castrol Chain lube for $6 from Auntie..

[alarmchain]

Hi,

 

If you are looking for an affordable, flexible, multi-purpose alarm gadget, take a look at

 

Alarm Chain

 

Cheers!

[ghostjon]

Originally posted by alarmchain@Apr 5 2005, 06:01 PM

Hi,

 

If you are looking for an affordable, flexible, multi-purpose alarm gadget, take a look at

 

Alarm Chain

 

Cheers!

price? big enough for elass 2 bike? just asking for those riding class 2 me still small small 2b... hehe

[BikeLover]

Originally posted by zero_degrees@Mar 30 2005, 10:58 PM

I bought a big bottle of putoline chain lub at LAB for $8.00, not sure if its cheap, but it seems reasonable price to me.

I bought at LAB, $5 only. $8 quite ex.

[chrislayer]

PJ-1 chain lube at HKL -$7/-

[Cow]

pj 1 at lab also $7 ma.. think can bargain cheaper $1 cause regina already $7

[chrislayer]

is it? i tot LAB selling for $8/-?

[smokegirl]

hi...just wan to ask wat shd i use for cleaning all those steel parts to make them shiny wan ah? and to prevent them from rusting

[roytanlk]

Originally posted by smokegirl@Jul 4 2005, 06:45 PM

hi...just wan to ask wat shd i use for cleaning all those steel parts to make them shiny wan ah? and to prevent them from rusting

I use autosol for my chrome pipe previously. But for the rust at the inline 4 pipe and pipe of Super 4, I'm not sure how to polish liao. Anyone can help?

[roytanlk]

Originally posted by ROYTANLK@Aug 1 2005, 11:51 PM

I use autosol for my chrome pipe previously. But for the rust at the inline 4 pipe and pipe of Super 4, I'm not sure how to polish liao. Anyone can help?

anyone knows how to remove the rust at the inline 4 pipe of Super 4, other than chroming the pipes which I learnt will cost about $40?

[Kele]

hi guys, mustafa has a really wide range of car shampoos and wax and cleaners and polish and almost everything!

 

perhaps u guys can go check it out..

[roytanlk]

Originally posted by Kele@Oct 13 2005, 05:56 PM

hi guys, mustafa has a really wide range of car shampoos and wax and cleaners and polish and almost everything!

 

perhaps u guys can go check it out..

Thanks dude. I guess Giant and Carreffour are other places.