Just washed and then waxed with Turtle Wax Ice

Kamino · Jul 20, 2019

Nice - how do you clean out the deep air cooling fins on the cylinder heads? I always struggled to keep those clean, have tried pipe cleaner brushes etc to get in there, but haven't found a method I like yet.

Dauphinais · Jul 23, 2019

Kamino said:
Nice - how do you clean out the deep air cooling fins on the cylinder heads? I always struggled to keep those clean, have tried pipe cleaner brushes etc to get in there, but haven't found a method I like yet.

Thanks.

For a regular wash I use a wash mitt that I got from Amazon (link below), it has real long fibers that get pretty deep down. When I really want to get down into the cylinder head grooves, I use a small paint brush and plenty of water, after I use the mitt. (The mitt holds a ton of soapy suds.)

https://www.amazon.com/Chemical-Guys-MIC_493-Microfiber-Scratch-Free/dp/B003TTL0TE/ref=asc_df_B003TTL0TE/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198093606370&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15834459313264303900&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001843&hvtargid=pla-360973594069&psc=1

Good luck!

Dwix1 · Jul 28, 2019

How do you clean that lower pipe that connects the headers? My header pipes are a nice blue/purple but that lower pipe is dingy and grey. I don’t ride in rain, its just dirty from ~1200 miles of riding.

Dauphinais · Jul 29, 2019

Dwix1 said:
How do you clean that lower pipe that connects the headers? My header pipes are a nice blue/purple but that lower pipe is dingy and grey. I don’t ride in rain, its just dirty from ~1200 miles of riding.

I use SemiChrome Polish, it gets any bugs, grime, road tar off pretty well.

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edge130 · Jul 31, 2019

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Kamino said:
Nice - how do you clean out the deep air cooling fins on the cylinder heads? I always struggled to keep those clean, have tried pipe cleaner brushes etc to get in there, but haven't found a method I like yet.

I like to use the brush from my dollar store 3 brush kit-plastic, stainless steel, brass bristles, after a spray of s100 cleaner
I'm sure a regular hard bristle toothbrush would work as well.

Propje · Sep 1, 2019

Staalwol met de fijnste vezel.
Dus 00 van 000.
En rvs polish staal polish werkt ook.

Dauphinais · Sep 3, 2019

Propje said:
Staalwol met de fijnste vezel.
Dus 00 van 000.
En rvs polish staal polish werkt ook.

Agree, and that takes a little more elbow grease.

sedavbe · Nov 7, 2019

For those that enjoy polishing, I find Solvol Autosol or NeverDull to be the best, both are a bit expensive but they do the job especially good when it comes to removing tar and zift from the road.

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