what's your best trike washing secret?

[ditchmud]

She looked less than impressed. She said, "I know, I told you I met a guy at TF who told me to clean it like that. I told you about this before, but you never listen to me........"

yep, I told her .....I don't listen to my wife either!

[SWIGIN]

ok here is what i got.....i only used the garden hose and i only maybe let it sit wet for 5 min tops.

no rubing at all....my batterys died in my camera but i will get some after shots and i let 1 wheel dirty to show what it does with no rubbing but in the first shot you can see it was dusty with some mud on it

the second shot just shows how dusty and dull the frame is from the last ride

unless you rub each frame tube with a rag you all know how the dirt film is on a frame....soon ill have the after pics

[SWIGIN]

ok heres the pics....it is bright outside so the pics dont realy show how clean it realy got.

first pic is the clean frame....i did nothing other then spray on the mix and hose it off with a hose.

next 2 pics are my bead locks...the first pic is the clean wheel and the second i didnt spray yet but i guess enough got on it when doing the fenders and everything eles that its pretty darn clean too....lol

oh yeah.....for you beadlock guys, i never had beadlocks come clean so easily as today with wisk

4th and 5th pic just shows how it works on plastic and my polished aluminum shock bottles (wich i havnt polished since i instaled them a year ago)

last pic shows my chrome swingarm witch always showed a dirty film after washing .....till today

also there is no water spots on any of my aluminum or chrome and i didnt dry it at all.....just air dry. the only thing i will do different next time is i will dilute it more then 25%. the stuff i got is 3x consintrated and i did get a fine soapy residue but no dirt...lol

thanks for the tip i will be useing this one!

[sgp56]

put vinegar with water. works miracles

[fabiodriven]

OK, I didn't have any wisk, so I used tide. seemed to work just fine. Take a good look boys, She doesn't look like this too often!

[freaksfix]

My wife came out to the driveway while I was doing her quad. I said, "doesn't this look great? you'll never believe, I only used Wisk and water."
She looked less than impressed. She said, "I know, I told you I met a guy at TF who told me to clean it like that. I told you about this before, but you never listen to me........"

thats freakin funny!!!!

[ditchmud]

put vinegar with water. works miracles

Ah yes the massengil wash, I'll pass. I don't want my machines to smell like a douche

[ditchmud]

Another good trick to make your plastic look good is to spray it and wipe it down with pledge furniture polish/wax after it's been washed. I used to use that on my street bikes fairings and other plastic parts but i use it on my trikes and stuff too.

[Merge_88]

I tried the Wisk trick on my trikes that had sat for four days after a mud ride this last weekend. I sprayed the thick stuff off with my pressure washer and then let the solution soak for 15 minutes. I then resprayed the trikes and was really amazed how well it worked. I usually have to scrub my white 200X fenders, but the Wisk did all the work for me. Thanks for this great tip!

[homebrew13]

i have a trick for qetting gummie residue off your plastics and making them shine in the process. Home Depot carries it and its actually an air freshener. its called pure citrus by north american. its 100% orange oil. the employee's at HD use it to remove all kinds of adheasive's. i'm sure it would cut grease well too.

[3Razors]

+1 recommendation for the Wisk tip. Next to oven cleaner its the best stuff I've found to break up oil/grime on a motor and it doesn't take off paint like oven cleaner. The price is very reasonable too!

[Jonpin]

Hope this dont sound stupid but is there a certain flavor "scent" to use maby a chemicle in it that makes it work better just curious been wanting to try this but always forget to get wisk when im at the store.

[UlsterATCFan]

My secret is very simple - keep your trikes clean at all times