Cleaning white saddle and hudz

houston26
houston26 Posts: 115
edited May 2013 in Road general
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Doesn't look right does it? I've tried leaving saddle in washing powder and hot water and that didnt work, the hudz are a joke, oddly the bar tape stays clean but the hudz just go black

Anyone got any tips or tricks to get them gleaming again? I'm not gonna buy new ones just cos there dirty but it just spoils the look IMO

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  • cyclingfury
    cyclingfury Posts: 676
    I've heard using neat Cif will work. You may have to use it with a nail brush for the hoods.
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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,496
    try 50:50 water:washing up liquid on the hudz, scrub with a rough damp cloth (not paper towels), or the nail brush sounds like a good idea too
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • stueyboy
    stueyboy Posts: 108
    Baby wipes work a treat
  • houston26
    houston26 Posts: 115
    stueyboy wrote:
    Baby wipes work a treat

    First thing I tried cos this house is full of them and they didnt do anything. Will try the cif on the seat and fairy on the hudz, thank you
  • stueyboy
    stueyboy Posts: 108
    I've got a white saddle onmy MTB and it's also a bit onthe brown side but it gets cleaner than the one in your pic byspraying some muc off on it and leaving it for 5 minutes. I expect you've tried that as well though
  • southdownswolf
    southdownswolf Posts: 1,525
    Citrus degreaser, then just wipe it off. Works well on my white tape, should do the same on your Hudz and saddle. Just don't leave it on for a long time though...
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  • goonz
    goonz Posts: 3,106
    Get a black seat.
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  • TakeTurns
    TakeTurns Posts: 1,075
    Well the colours/dirt match, so why bother :?:
  • houston26
    houston26 Posts: 115
    TakeTurns wrote:
    Well the colours/dirt match, so why bother :?:

    Suppose it shows its not a show piece.

    New saddle, that would mean new hoods, new bar tape, got to colour co ordinate
  • roadiemk
    roadiemk Posts: 19
    Cif works great on white handlebar tape. That is what I use.

    But go easy with it on the saddle thou. It's pretty abrasive stuff.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,745
    Just spray mine with Muc Off (or similar) leave it a bit then give it a rub with my hands (f'narr) whilst hosing it down....Works on the MTB too which is usually quite a lot muddier!
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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    houston26 wrote:
    imagexhoe.jpg

    Doesn't look right does it? I've tried leaving saddle in washing powder and hot water and that didnt work, the hudz are a joke, oddly the bar tape stays clean but the hudz just go black

    Anyone got any tips or tricks to get them gleaming again? I'm not gonna buy new ones just cos there dirty but it just spoils the look IMO

    I'm of the opinion that the only way to keep them white is to not ride the bike. :wink:

    Or you could go all black. After all isn't black the new white?
  • houston26
    houston26 Posts: 115
    dennisn wrote:
    houston26 wrote:
    imagexhoe.jpg

    Doesn't look right does it? I've tried leaving saddle in washing powder and hot water and that didnt work, the hudz are a joke, oddly the bar tape stays clean but the hudz just go black

    Anyone got any tips or tricks to get them gleaming again? I'm not gonna buy new ones just cos there dirty but it just spoils the look IMO

    I'm of the opinion that the only way to keep them white is to not ride the bike. :wink:

    Or you could go all black. After all isn't black the new white?

    Thing is, once I start spending then I struggle to stop. Made a promise to myself to not buy unnecessary upgrades for at least a year.

    Might try dying it black tho. Worst case is my clothes go black too :lol:
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    Use whatever you use on your duvet - and I don't mean your missus....although on second thoughts :mrgreen:
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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    houston26 wrote:
    dennisn wrote:
    houston26 wrote:
    imagexhoe.jpg

    Doesn't look right does it? I've tried leaving saddle in washing powder and hot water and that didnt work, the hudz are a joke, oddly the bar tape stays clean but the hudz just go black

    Anyone got any tips or tricks to get them gleaming again? I'm not gonna buy new ones just cos there dirty but it just spoils the look IMO

    I'm of the opinion that the only way to keep them white is to not ride the bike. :wink:

    Or you could go all black. After all isn't black the new white?

    Thing is, once I start spending then I struggle to stop. Made a promise to myself to not buy unnecessary upgrades for at least a year.

    Well that's it then. There is no such thing as an unnecessary upgrade. Buy that stuff as if you can afford it. Be like the rest of us. Invent excuses for needing things, claim this or that is broken, say you got it at a discount price, etc. :wink:

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