Stones/Mud + Aluminium Frame = Yuck How to clean?

[Jonee589]

After I ride I get this shit all over my frame and engine and it's bloody annoying. The only way I can get it off is to scrub the bananas out of it with a scotch brite pad and some Jif, but that only works for the areas I can get the scotch pad into. I'm sure heaps of people have this problem, how do you get it off?

[DunerDillon]

Pressure Washer. Always got everything off of my bikes

[stocksy129]

emry paper

[Jonee589]

Pressure Washer. Always got everything off of my bikes

Doesn't work haha, I have a super high pressure washer and I even soak truckwash on it for 20 minutes.

emry paper

Sounds good, I might give it a go

[DJ99X]

Dip in acid

[Jonee589]

Dip in acid

Alright, I'll ask the mechanic at my local dealer to do that when it goes in for its service

[AWood]

Carb cleaner. Fucking cleans everything

[Ballsfalsky]

Never had this problem and I ride in rocky sand, sand, soil, mud... rocks... I always pressure wash my bike. Our pressure washer is 2800psi.

[Jonee589]

Maybe my pressure cleaner isn't as powerful as I thought, it's pretty old so maybe its time to get a newy. I thought it was pretty powerful if you put your hand near the nozzle it would feel like a blade going through your hand. I thought that ment it was powerful haha.

[Jonee589]

Never had this problem and I ride in rocky sand, sand, soil, mud... rocks... I always pressure wash my bike. Our pressure washer is 2800psi.

2800psi seems a lot, I think ours is about 1500. What brand/model is it?

[cpt_Slow]

Are you sure it's not corrosion? What concentration is your truckwash? Neat traffic film remover can be pretty bad for aluminium. A wire brush would probably do the trick, it would also take the top oxide layer off your aluminium making it all shiny for a bit but it'll soon come back. If you have a brass wire brush use that as that will avoid scratching more than you want off.

[kwic73]

600 grit sandpaper is what I use.

[Jonee589]

Are you sure it's not corrosion? What concentration is your truckwash? Neat traffic film remover can be pretty bad for aluminium. A wire brush would probably do the trick, it would also take the top oxide layer off your aluminium making it all shiny for a bit but it'll soon come back. If you have a brass wire brush use that as that will avoid scratching more than you want off.

Yeah, I don't think it's corrosion the truck wash is pretty tame I don't think that would be the issue. When you run your fingers over it, it is bumpy

[22Ryann]

Wash it right after you ride and this wont happen,

Every time you leave your bike unwashed for even a day.. this happens way more..

Pressure washing it straight away is really the best way, otherwise u need to use emery/scotch/ etc

[Jonee589]

Wash it right after you ride and this wont happen,

Every time you leave your bike unwashed for even a day.. this happens way more..

Pressure washing it straight away is really the best way, otherwise u need to use emery/scotch/ etc

Thanks, that might make me motivated to wash it when I get home from riding.