I am sure plenty of people know this..but for those that don't. Ovencleaner rules for getting the baked on grime off. I personally like the cheap stuff found at most $1 stores.
On most surfaces (I don't recommend it painted body panels) like suspension, drivetrain components etc... spray and leave on overnight to remove most roadgrime. On engines spray on a warm engine and let sit for a few hours..
For stubborn spots, scrubbing with a stiff nylon brush will do the trick. Rinsewith water and marvel at the shine!

 

Sounds pretty iffy to me. I wouldn't use oven cleaner on or near any thing that's painted.

 

That's pretty caustic stuff. Even the frame is a painted surface. I think I will stick with Simple Green, works just fine and harms nothing.

 

Yea, leave the oven cleanerwith the wife.

 

This is a last ditch product for when all others fail. I use it for cleaning up surfaces prior to painting. It won't eat into powder coating or urethane based paint.

 

When it don't clean off, I don't worry about it. The bikes just gonna get mucked with bugs on the next ride as it is...

 

haha thats funny, saw my buddy doing this to his bike last week for the first time. i was amazed at how clean it actually was when he was done. five minutes sparying with simple green and five with the hose and done.

 

i know that this an old subject but. i fell for the oven cleaner bull. never spray this on or near your engine it will etch the aluminum. i bet i will have probably $2000 and 36hrs of work before i get everything back to normal.

 

I use spray on permatex gasket remover on my cast wheels. This stuff is amazing. Spray it on,let it set about 10 minutes, spray it off with a hight pressure hose, (power washer). Removes all the grime and brake dustfrom the porus part of the wheel. Nothing I have tried comes close to this stuff.Wheels look as close to new as youcan get them. I have used it with the wheels on the bike and off.I have not had any trouble with it harming paint as I don't leave it onvery long but, READ THE LABEL, ITTHINK ITSAYS IT WILL HARM PAINT.I am very careful if the wheels are on the bike.

 

hey ther walters...

I had the same problem with that Greased Lightning stuff.

Try this stuff, worked on my alumninum, followed it with nano wax to seal.