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Title: Buffing up that Carbon - What's your secret?
Post by: Oz-SUB on April 05, 2003, 06:43:21 pm

I'd like your suggestions on what you consider the best (for shine) and longest lasting (besides a laquer respray).

Title: Re: Buffing up that Carbon - What's your secret?
Post by: Dennis on April 06, 2003, 12:28:40 am

Oz-Sub,
Pedro's Bike Lust works awesomely, and not just on carbon.
Not only does it make the carbon shine, but it also helps to repel mud and dirt. It really keeps the bike clean.
try it, you'll like it!
[smiley=groucho.gif]

Title: Re: Buffing up that Carbon - What's your secret?
Post by: Oz-SUB on April 06, 2003, 08:07:02 am

Dennis

Thanks.  I'm now on the hunt for a bike shop in the UK that sells Pedro's stuff.  I know they used to sell Pedro's over here, because I have some Pedro's Syn Lube and a pot of their red grease.

Oz-SUB

Title: Re: Buffing up that Carbon - What's your secret?
Post by: Old Proflexer on April 06, 2003, 08:07:12 am

windex it clean then a healthy dose of lemon pledge

just did it and the bike looks great

OP

Title: Re: Buffing up that Carbon - What's your secret?
Post by: kiwi on April 07, 2003, 07:58:42 pm

op what is windex???Pledge i know but windex ??? :-/ [smiley=worry.gif] [smiley=blankstare.gif]

Title: Re: Buffing up that Carbon - What's your secret?
Post by: Mike_Farris on April 08, 2003, 12:37:42 am

Kiwi,

Windex is a brand of blue glass cleaner, with some patented cleaning agent called "Ammonia-D."  ;)

Just kidding. It's regular glass cleaner, the blue-colored stuff. Windex is a brand sold in the US.

Title: Re: Buffing up that Carbon - What's your secret?
Post by: Old Proflexer on April 08, 2003, 01:16:42 am

sorry bud -

yeah, "Windex" is a type of, but one can use, any spray glass cleaner that you can buy in a grocery store.  

"Pledge" is a brand of furniture polish containing a light wax - it sprays on and wipes off and leaves a light film of wax to helps protect a finish.  I'm certain any type will work - it's cheap and easy to obtain.

i prefer the lemon scented version

OP

Title: Re: Buffing up that Carbon - What's your secret?
Post by: zulu on April 08, 2003, 03:52:26 am

 8) The pledge & windex works very well. I have also used a aluminum polish on the frame to shine it up and Mothers polish is the best!  ;)

Title: Re: Buffing up that Carbon - What's your secret?
Post by: Carbon_Kiwi on April 08, 2003, 11:37:43 am

interestingly enough i used armour-all on my leather seat last night, and a bit got on the frame. this also seems to work really well...  ;)
and yeah - windex = mr muscle over here [nz]

Title: Re: Buffing up that Carbon - What's your secret?
Post by: Old Proflexer on April 08, 2003, 12:52:51 pm

i started out using armour all - ran out

had a bunch of furniture polish hanging out in the closet and been using it ever since

OP

Title: Re: Buffing up that Carbon - What's your secret?
Post by: Carbon_Angus on April 08, 2003, 04:33:04 pm

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op what is windex???Pledge i know but windex ??? :-/ [smiley=worry.gif] [smiley=blankstare.gif]

see the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and you will understand what Windex is