by Budianto Dermawan Ng

Created on: April 17, 2008

Tips for cleaning your baby.

Preparing:
For some bikes, there are some electric cable slots that are easier to make contact with water. This needs to prevent a short circuit that will burn out the electric cords or appliances. Check carefully for some areas that might possible have a direct contact. Use plastic bag to wrap and use duct tape if is necessary.

Check also stuff that is vital, like machine's breath pipe, carburetor's breath pipe, gasoline tank breath cap, battery's coverage of poles condition, muffler's end hole, the horns, the ignition keyhole and seat's key hole, and any possible devices that should not contact with water. But for these, you can dry it up later after you have washed it.

Treatment:
Find a shelter, better away from direct sunlight. Because cold and heat together will damage your color surface. Prepare all devices you will need. Which brand you use, it's up to each person's experiences. First, you will need to spray water on the below part, the machine, inside the fenders, and any spots that contains dirts or soils. After it's clean, dry it up.

-Chain Treatment:
Remember, never use kerosene or gasoline to this area. The oil seal in the front and rear gear will get brittled easily, and there is a chance it will spread on your rear tire. Use chain cleaner that was sold in market. Spray adequately, and wait for 10 minutes. Then rinse it water. You will need to rinse using foam in here later. Then it will finish the process with this grease stuff.

Spray a tar remover on the spots that have the marks, this is for the best result, because that small naughty black dots will decrease the shine of the surface. Wait for 5 minutes, then rinse with water. Start the bubble session, remember to start foamed from top to down, this is for gravity reason. Rinse with water again. Now you had done the outer part.

Let's continue with the hardest part, the footage and the machine. Since they have many angles, use a small soft brush or a used toothbrush on the hard to reach spot. Then rinse it with water. Make sure you rinse those foam, if not you will left a white mark after it's dry.

Wait for awhile until the water is a bit dry, do not put the bike under sun light. Let it naturally dry, or use a burst from compressor, since the air is not hot. Use the washing mop or T-shirt material, soft one. Gently mop the water from the surface.

Finishing:
After it's all dry, open those wraps you did on first time. Use clean cloth and a compressor burst to make sure no water

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