Cleaning Technique

woodford2barbican

When I shower, I always wash my hair first, then move on to my face, then crack, sack, pits, then repeat crack and sack.

I tend to think that the rest can just make do with a rinse - except for special occasions when I will endulge in a full body soap down.

What is your showering routine? Or do you take a bath?

spen666

woodford2barbican wrote:

When I shower, I always wash my hair first, then move on to my face, then crack, sack, pits, then repeat crack and sack.

I tend to think that the rest can just make do with a rinse - except for special occasions when I will endulge in a full body soap down.

What is your showering routine? Or do you take a bath?

I make sure I clean the chain first, then the wheel rims, then the frame


Oh and if there is time left over after doing the above, I lubricate the bike, then have a shower myself

Surf-Matt

Spray off mud, Muc Off and brushes if really dirty, Bike Spray, chain lube (no more than weekly - GT85 if only a mild splattering), leave it, ride it again.

Oh and shower or bath depending on how cold it is outside.

spen666

Surf-Matt wrote:

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Oh and shower or bath depending on how cold it is outside.

We must be posh as we have our shower and bath inside

Surf-Matt

I'm afraid we are posher as we have two baths and two showers.
And 9 sinks :shock:

iainment

woodford2barbican wrote:

When I shower, I always wash my hair first, then move on to my face, then crack, sack, pits, then repeat crack and sack.

I tend to think that the rest can just make do with a rinse - except for special occasions when I will endulge in a full body soap down.

What is your showering routine? Or do you take a bath?

I shampoo hair, then with shampoo from head do my underarm hair and pubes. I have no idea why I do this instead of soaping body hair but......

don_don

Facing away from shower - Hair, chest, arms, pits, legs, old man and sack. Then turn round and do shoulders back and crack in that order. Then I know I haven't forgotten anything

Don't generally do baths, but I'll use the same sequence standing up, then sit down and rinse off.

If I'm shaving my sack I'll do that first then go through all of the above :shock:

Thanks for letting me celebrate my century with this great thread

don_don

Dammit, forgot my face. Looks like I'll have to re-think the whole sodding process

woodford2barbican

don_don wrote:

Don't generally do baths, but I'll use the same sequence standing up, then sit down and rinse off.

That's very interesting - I also use the same order in the bath but had never realised.

The only concession I make to the bath is that I shampoo my hair and then rinse off using a jug so that I do not have soapy water residue on my hair.

Baths are not a regular occurence - too time consuming.

dirk_van_gently

9 out of 10 times I take a bath, I found trying to read a book in the shower was fraught with difficulties.
8)

cee

when im washing my face, i just continue up and finish the rest of the ole bonce with the soap......

shampoo is a waste of money for folks of my follicular demeanor

Surf-Matt

cee wrote:

when im washing my face, i just continue up and finish the rest of the ole bonce with the soap......

shampoo is a waste of money for folks of my follicular demeanor

Errrmmm - same here! :oops:

JoeSoap76

I just work from the top down...

...oh, and if I've had to get my hands dirty I'll wash my hair twice. A good scrub of the hair gets everything clean between the fingers and under the nails - then another good scrub to get rid of any gunk from the first

SmellTheGlove

According to D Coupland in his novel J-Pod, if you want to get ahead in life (I paraphrase) you should never wash* the fleshy underneath bit between your ballbag and your hole - anatomical name escapes me - anyone out there who can verify this..?

(* did not specify use of MuckOff or other products)

BTW I don't think anyone should disagree on this topic with someone called JoeSoap

prj45

First I wash the grit off me legs if I've ridden in in the rain.

If I rode home I do this before I step fully into the shower, then jet the grit down the plug hole so it doesn't scratch the bath.

Then hair, twice, turn shower off to save water, soap arms, under arms, torso, legs, feet, shower back on, sack and crack, then face and ears (possibly thinking about changing to doing face before sack and crack now I 've written this down).

If I'm at work I strigle myself down with my hands to get as much moisture off of me so my towel has less to suck up (so it has a chance of drying before I use it next).

Surf-Matt

Errrrmm - is this thread actually for real?!

spen666

Surf-Matt wrote:

Errrrmm - is this thread actually for real?!

no, its a virtual thread on the virtual medium known as the internet

Greg T

SmellTheGlove wrote:

According to D Coupland in his novel J-Pod, if you want to get ahead in life (I paraphrase) you should never wash* the fleshy underneath bit between your ballbag and your hole - anatomical name escapes me - anyone out there who can verify this..?

I have it on good anatomical authority that the "missing link" is known as the perineum.

If this Coupland dude is advising you to leave it alone he's obviously a puritanical self hating self abuser who's ashamed of his furtling tendencies.

The perineum (Rumble Strip, landing pad, etc etc) should be given special attention regulalrly - by the Frau not the Fuzz. Self "cleaning" is allowable in private - don't mention this activity to your new boss.

secretsam

This is the most bizarre question I've ever seen on here

I thought it was about bike cleaning...

Frankly, now way am I responding. Oops...d'oh!

Greg T

SecretSam wrote:

Frankly, now way am I responding. Oops...d'oh!

That's what you get for messing with the Rumble Strip Sam - Involuntary response.

I intended my post to inform - not instruct.

el_presidente

Greg T wrote:

I have it on good anatomical authority that the "missing link" is known as the perineum.

Also known in ladies as "the Humber Bridge" (copyright Roger's Profanisaurus (Viz)), as one end smells of fish and the other smells of sh*t (i.e. Grimsby & Hull, connected by said bridge)