Aluminium cleaning

[Aristotle]

After cleaning the bike i've been spraying some thin oil on the alloy and with a small brush I dab some waxoyl on all the nuts, bolts and filler plugs. This seems to help.

HI. May I just ask what exactly 'waxoyl' is. If it is something that is effective in rust prevention on alloy wheels and engine encasings, then perhaps this might be usefull to use.
Thanks in advance for your replies.  

[Bob_Roller]

Here's a link to their products  :

http://www.waxoyl.com/en/produkte/120-4.htm

[Lucky_Lou]

Ive not had chance to call at Bradford Mc to try the AFC50 so  as a stopgap ive used some good old freely available WD40, must say im not disappointed with the results.
Lou

[DanielMc]

Lou - I buy mine from these guys: www.intobikes.co.uk they send it first class recorded delivery, so you'll need someone to be in to sign for it.

WD40's better than nothing, but it washes off and leaves no protective residue - it can also remove grease from bearings if allowed access. I actually reckon that ACF50 is better value, despite being around three times the price.

[azcycle]

Hope I'm not derailing this thread but I have a couple cleaning questions that I thought would be applicable here.

- Snowflake wheels:  Mine are grungy/dull. What was the original finish and what's the best way to clean these snowflakes?

- Jug finish:  My FIL painted the jugs all flat black and while that is fine (no big rush to change) I see all sorts of combos... all silver, silver with black valve covers, etc. What was the original stock configuration.  And should I decide to remove the black, could I just leave them on the bike and use some paint stripper?  Or is this going to be a major pain in the *** ?

[Semper Gumby]

Hey DeeG

Let us know how it works.  Perhaps on the BritBikes....hmmmm.