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Old 07-20-2012 | 06:21 PM
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Just picked some up, headed to the wash to try it out.
 
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Old 07-20-2012 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by TyeAdair
Just picked some up, headed to the wash to try it out.
That doesn't narrow it down
 
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Old 07-20-2012 | 07:08 PM
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Good stuff make sure you rinse well and you will have no spots.
 
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Old 07-20-2012 | 07:09 PM
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I like the stuff but I go through about half a bottle each wash, gets expensive.
 
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Old 07-20-2012 | 07:20 PM
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S100 makes some fine products.
Let me warn you now about S100 total cycle cleaner. If you let it sit to long and to long can be a short couple minutes it can leave spots on silver or cast colored parts. Either the spay can or the bulk.
Here is s photo of some that was kicked over on a cement floor.
I had used some one time one of my bikes I had spots show up I could not get rid of they looked almost like hard water spots.
It was until this happened I figured it out.
Your ride do with it as you please but look long and hard at this picture of my floor. I still use some S100 products but not the total cycle cleaner.

Wizard bike wash stuff will not do this and it cleans every well.
 
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Old 07-20-2012 | 07:23 PM
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Nothing will ever beat soap suds and water
 
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Old 07-20-2012 | 08:16 PM
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I forgot to mention it was the total bike cleaner, my apologies. However, it worked wonders. The main areas of the bike that I wanted clean were the lower front frame and engine. While I had water spots when I got home, they were from plain water drying on the bike and a cotton cloth and a little window cleaner took them right off. The front part of the bike which had about 10k miles of grime on it came out completely clean, I even see shiny parts that I thought were black all along. I made sure to rinse the **** out of the bike with a pressure washer. I've heard just a garden hose won't get all the S100 residue off and leave nasty spots. If you have a new bike, then a little dawn and water and you will be fine, but if you have dirty old bike it worked damn good.
 
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Old 07-20-2012 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by purpledeuce
Nothing will ever beat soap suds and water
Yes but there are places hard to reach around the engine cases etc. I use it where I can't get a sponge. Works good on the fins too
 
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Old 07-20-2012 | 10:29 PM
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I like the spray detailer but wont use their other stuff. Just too many guys have some bad luck with it and too many other products out their to use.
 
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Old 07-20-2012 | 11:40 PM
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Quality automotive soap, water and a water deionizer and I get zero spots. A little more expensive to buy the deionizer, but I have been using one for the past 10 years on everything I own, and can't beat it.
 



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