How to clean rubber off of race body work

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  1. gskudlarick

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    Hi,
    have newly painted race body work. Cleaned bugs off but still a lot of black rubber marks on it . (from rubber flying around i imagine).. how to clean w/o hurting body paint. -- soap and water not strong enough and I don't want to scratch with abrasive scrub pad.
     
    #1 gskudlarick, Sep 2, 2013
  2. R6 Forever

    R6 Forever Need more Grattan

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    I use "simple green" for the grease & rubber. Soft rag as applicator.
     
    #2 R6 Forever, Sep 2, 2013
  3. sobottka

    sobottka Rides with no training wheels

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    The best thing I have found is at Wal-Mart (and grocery stores). Its a citrus based cleaner called De-Solv-it and it works excellent!! http://www.de-solv-it.com/
     
    #3 sobottka, Sep 2, 2013
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    TeamBeer Rides with no training wheels

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    I use GoJo wipes for bugs and rubber, they work great. They don't seem to do much for the adhesive from group stickers though.
     
    #4 TeamBeer, Sep 2, 2013
  5. TLR67

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    Wd40 works like a charm...
     
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  6. sobottka

    sobottka Rides with no training wheels

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    Purple power or goof off.
     
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    WD40 is cheap, effective, and has so many other uses.
     
    #9 Cincy600, Sep 2, 2013
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    kerosone,, in spray bottle does the job, i cleaned 10 years worth of grease buildup off a bike,, and the rubber build, on the swingarm came rite off,, and with another spray bottle of water,, right after,, gets the job done
    and at 5.50 a gallon,, its acutally cheaper than an degreaser,,,
    just dont let it run down the drive way,,
     
    #10 mattie9052, Sep 2, 2013
  11. Signguy

    Signguy old guy

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    wd40- spray it on a rag, great for breaking up decal residue..once soft wipe with a bit of rubbing alcohol.
     
    #11 Signguy, Sep 2, 2013
  12. dmason53

    dmason53 What's an apex?

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    Original Bike Spirits works very well. All good suggestions.
     
    #12 dmason53, Sep 2, 2013
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  14. skidooboy

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    wd-40 FTW! Ski
     
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  15. Supergirl

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    Yes and yes, or simply


    fuel!!

    fuel our of your gas can. works like a charm!!

    wouldn't try it on unfinished paint..
     
    #15 Supergirl, Sep 3, 2013
  16. gskudlarick

    gskudlarick find | xargs grep 'speed'

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    Great info all. btw.. Whats 'Unfinished Paint' or better yet, whats 'Finished Paint'.. I just got body work painted back work from Painter.. How do I finish? e.g. Wax, or does it need time to wait . I want to do the WD-40 ASAP.. LOL..
     
    #16 gskudlarick, Sep 3, 2013
  17. dmason53

    dmason53 What's an apex?

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    Gasoline is known to haze many paint finishes immediately. All due respect to Tea but I'd stick with WD-40 or the Bike Spirits. That stuff (Bike Spirits) is magical. I've seen it cure glaucoma, halitosis and herpes.
     
    #17 dmason53, Sep 3, 2013
  18. dmason53

    dmason53 What's an apex?

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    Let your finish cure for 60-90 days before putting any kind of sealant (wax) on it.
     
    #18 dmason53, Sep 3, 2013
  19. gskudlarick

    gskudlarick find | xargs grep 'speed'

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    Ok,
    I tried all of them. The only one that really really worked good was the Gunk non-clorinated break cleaner. I listed in order of effectiveness.. best at the bottom. Who knows. Maybe I left the rubber on too long.. but at least the brake cleaner is getting it. :amen:

    Original Bike Spirits
    WD-40
    GUNK Brake Cleaner
     
    #19 gskudlarick, May 15, 2014
  20. Derick

    Derick Rides with no training wheels

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    brake cleaner
     
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