Pressure Washing Your Bike

Beerslayer · 06-26-2006, 09:04 PM

Some would say don't pressure wash your bike. I used to hear that from the mountain bike dealer all the time. I still do it. I like my toys clean. What I found out is that the pretty red finish on my bike fender is red paint and it does come off. So if you are going to pressure wash your bike, keep the nozzle away from the paint.

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Jim · 04-07-2007, 12:12 PM

That goes for anything, you can pressure wash the paint off of any surface that is painted (car, truck, house, anything).

But I've heard it's a bad idea on bikes since you will get water into all sorts of places you shouldnt be getting it into

msRandi · 04-07-2007, 04:06 PM

I too presser wash everything, cars, trucks, and motorcycles, dont wash behind the head light. make sure it's dry befor you put it away. thats all.

molypod · 04-07-2007, 06:23 PM

I just pressure rinse from a distance too get the most off and I hand pick all the mud buggers out.

sheadouglas · 04-07-2007, 10:56 PM

Dont pressure wash any of the plastics if you have painted 'em! I would only under the fenders and the motor

06-26-2006, 09:04 PM	#1
Beerslayer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 188	Pressure Washing Your Bike Some would say don't pressure wash your bike. I used to hear that from the mountain bike dealer all the time. I still do it. I like my toys clean. What I found out is that the pretty red finish on my bike fender is red paint and it does come off. So if you are going to pressure wash your bike, keep the nozzle away from the paint. [/img]
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04-07-2007, 04:06 PM	#3
msRandi Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Douglas, AZ Posts: 220	I too presser wash everything, cars, trucks, and motorcycles, dont wash behind the head light. make sure it's dry befor you put it away. thats all. __________________ Love from the Arizona High Desert
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04-07-2007, 12:12 PM	#2
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	That goes for anything, you can pressure wash the paint off of any surface that is painted (car, truck, house, anything). But I've heard it's a bad idea on bikes since you will get water into all sorts of places you shouldnt be getting it into
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04-07-2007, 06:23 PM	#4
molypod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 223	I just pressure rinse from a distance too get the most off and I hand pick all the mud buggers out.
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04-07-2007, 10:56 PM	#5
sheadouglas Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi Posts: 349	Dont pressure wash any of the plastics if you have painted 'em! I would only under the fenders and the motor
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