how to wash your bike without a driveway to do it in
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how to wash your bike without a driveway to do it in
Just wanted to pass this tip along to people who do not have driveways to wash their bikes in and or hate using pressure washers.
Go to home depot and get a liquid fertilizer sprayer you know the type ( the top screws off and you fill it with liquid and pump it up to get pressure). The cheapest ones run around $15.00, they can hold a few gallons of plain water or a solution of water and wash. After the bike is all soaped up just refill the sprayer with plain water and rinse the bike off. I usually take the spray nozzle off so that I just have the hose part to use. It's really great for getting into the hard to reach parts without using a lot of water pressure. Usually I just use plain water with a bucket of wash water and one fill up is all it takes.
Once I'm done I just tuck it under the sink until it's needed again. Since I live in an apartment it's the only way to actually wash the bike with soap and water.
Go to home depot and get a liquid fertilizer sprayer you know the type ( the top screws off and you fill it with liquid and pump it up to get pressure). The cheapest ones run around $15.00, they can hold a few gallons of plain water or a solution of water and wash. After the bike is all soaped up just refill the sprayer with plain water and rinse the bike off. I usually take the spray nozzle off so that I just have the hose part to use. It's really great for getting into the hard to reach parts without using a lot of water pressure. Usually I just use plain water with a bucket of wash water and one fill up is all it takes.
Once I'm done I just tuck it under the sink until it's needed again. Since I live in an apartment it's the only way to actually wash the bike with soap and water.
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Yes but for the rest of us that dont clean the bike EVERY time we ride(like you) LOL. some dirt does get built up on the bike and could scratch it with the honda polish. but i have fixed that issue now that i generally do wipe it down with honda polish lol. Good post I'll have to remember this for next year!!! (but i still love honda polish)
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It's like a quick wax spray. (sometimes silicone based) Mothers, meguiars, eagle one, and others make the stuff. I don't generally like the stuff with silicone because it gets built up on your paint from the heat of the sun.
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Fertilizer spray....$15
honda brite....$10
wipe cloths and mits....$7
having a buddy who has all that and a driveway....Priceless
somethings i want to spend money on, for everything else theres FRIENDS
honda brite....$10
wipe cloths and mits....$7
having a buddy who has all that and a driveway....Priceless
somethings i want to spend money on, for everything else theres FRIENDS
