How much of my bike can I clean in the dishwasher?
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Matthewfalle wrote:meanredspider wrote:I'm amazed at what people put in dishwashers. They're an incredibly harsh environment especially if you add the tablets. I'm pretty sure bike part manufacturers don't expect people to dishwash the parts.
I'm pretty sure you are correct.
I know some product companies define dishwasher cleaning as a "foreseeable misuse" and test for it - I doubt bike companies are numbered amongst them.
I actually used to work for Procter & Gamble (my category was hand dish - Fairy/Dreft - absolutely NO SALT) - it's funny that whenever Fairy gets mentioned on here, the myth about salt gets mentioned and yet people are talking about putting the same bike parts in a dishwasher where there's loads of salt and all sorts of nasty chemicals.ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
meanredspider wrote:Matthewfalle wrote:meanredspider wrote:I'm amazed at what people put in dishwashers. They're an incredibly harsh environment especially if you add the tablets. I'm pretty sure bike part manufacturers don't expect people to dishwash the parts.
I'm pretty sure you are correct.
I know some product companies define dishwasher cleaning as a "foreseeable misuse" and test for it - I doubt bike companies are numbered amongst them.
I actually used to work for Procter & Gamble (my category was hand dish - Fairy/Dreft - absolutely NO SALT) - it's funny that whenever Fairy gets mentioned on here, the myth about salt gets mentioned and yet people are talking about putting the same bike parts in a dishwasher where there's loads of salt and all sorts of nasty chemicals.
Weren't they the one's who made Sunny D?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
pinarello001 wrote:Weren't they the one's who made Sunny D?
Yes - possibly even more corrosive than the dish washing tablets
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meanredspider wrote:pinarello001 wrote:Weren't they the one's who made Sunny D?
Yes - possibly even more corrosive than the dish washing tablets
I'm pretty sure they re-branded the stuff as Muc-off.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
What about that "Viro Sol" stuff? Watch out though its a degreaser. :!:
It sounds like an environmentally friendly version of diesel.
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meanredspider wrote:pinarello001 wrote:Weren't they the one's who made Sunny D?
Yes - possibly even more corrosive than the dish washing tablets
Is anything in the world more corrosive than Mountain Dew though?Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
pinarello001 wrote:meanredspider wrote:pinarello001 wrote:Weren't they the one's who made Sunny D?
Yes - possibly even more corrosive than the dish washing tablets
I'm pretty sure they re-branded the stuff as Muc-off.
Very possibly. Say what you like like about Sunny D(elight) but it out-sold Coke for several months after its launch - that's incredible marketing. Personally, I wouldn't touch the stuff. At that time, P&G products were head-to-head at the top of the grocery value list with some big players: Ariel vs Persil, Sunny D vs Coke, Pringles vs Walkers, Charmin vs Andrex, Pampers vs Huggies - and winning most of those battles: great marketers.ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
Big fancy workshop I used to work in had what looked like a giant dishwasher for washing bits of car in. I used it to clean up the crankcases and cylinders of a motorbike engine and they came out absolutely spotless. It didn't use anything like dishwasher powder though. Degreaser then washed off by very hot water I believe. I wouldn't allow any bearings near that thing either.0
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Veronese68 wrote:Big fancy workshop I used to work in had what looked like a giant dishwasher for washing bits of car in. I used it to clean up the crankcases and cylinders of a motorbike engine and they came out absolutely spotless. It didn't use anything like dishwasher powder though. Degreaser then washed off by very hot water I believe. I wouldn't allow any bearings near that thing either.
A Jizer mizer ? With a brush and a chord connected to it that pumped Jizer through the brush head and filtered and re-circulated the fluid back around?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
No, like this:pinarello001 wrote:Veronese68 wrote:Big fancy workshop I used to work in had what looked like a giant dishwasher for washing bits of car in. I used it to clean up the crankcases and cylinders of a motorbike engine and they came out absolutely spotless. It didn't use anything like dishwasher powder though. Degreaser then washed off by very hot water I believe. I wouldn't allow any bearings near that thing either.
A Jizer mizer ? With a brush and a chord connected to it that pumped Jizer through the brush head and filtered and re-circulated the fluid back around?
It really is like a big degreasing dishwasher.0 -
Oh yes.
What sizes do they come in?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
It's a really stupid idea.
A jacuzzi does a much better job.......___________________________________________
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cyclingfury wrote:It's a really stupid idea.
A jacuzzi does a much better job.......
...and then just add half a tin of Muc-off. Brilliant!seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Not sure, but I got most of a Bonneville engine into it. Very good at degreasing, obviously not so good for sealed bearings.pinarello001 wrote:Oh yes.
What sizes do they come in?0 -
Muc-Off Schmuck-Off. You need diesel at least. Bare metal only though not on bearings
You can spend 15 minutes cleaning it, or 4 hours. You can't clean it without taking at least the chain off.
Really though what's there to clean apart from the drivetrain, if thats running well then the bike will be nice to ride.0 -
Manc33 wrote:You can't clean it without taking at least the chain off.
Why not?0
