Dr Downpipe Motorcycle Exhaust Downpipe Cleaner - 500ML Spray Bottle

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Most people are looking for one product to do all of their motorcycle, but there are some cleaners designed for specific areas, so if you want a wheel cleaner, for instance, you don’t really need to worry about the compatibility with plastic and acrylic. Aluminium safety does matter here though. I didn’t test chrome as it’s a very hard surface that was far less likely to show any damage compared to the materials I already had.

Well it is pretty simple solution to use, spray it on after covering any other areas up, leave for a minute, and then use a pad to wipe off and repeat until clean and shiny. Well that’s seems pretty straight forward, but for me it was not…. After a couple of goes it did not do that well on my rear sections of my system, the header pipes came up a lot better thou, but not a lot of change in the mid to rear. Now could that be to a reason of age its been dirty, or that I have a coating on it… unsure. If it was a coating the same was done to the wife system and that turned out so much better.morebikesyoulike #motorcycles #readersrides #motorcycle #ukbikers #bikelife #bikers #motorcyclists #morebikes #morenews #motorcyclenews #motorcyclegear Multiple reapplications, a couple of pads, a massive amount of elbow grease (my hands hurt) and around an hour later, you can see the result. Seven years of hard-baked dirt, grease and who knows what lifted away, revealing a shiny silver downpipe. What IS the same is that every cleaner really needs agitating to get it to work at its best, so to find what I believe to be the best motorcycle cleaner, we need to first look at material safety. All the products worked best when agitated with a brush, and then the differences were relatively small in most cases. Most would remove my test ‘dirt’ in the end, and the effort required was not that significantly different in the scores between 8 and 10.

DrDownpipe Exhaust Remedy is all you need to get your stainless steel Downpipes shining again. With its strong and aggressive formulated solution it will break down even the most in grained dirt on your Downpipes. I’ve tried to condense all the data I gathered from my testing into as easy to digest a format as possible, but I’m well aware that it’s a lot to take in, so here’s a summary… Alkaline products tend to be used in cleaners as they’re effective on oil and grease; acids tend to be more effective on mineral deposits and rust. The PH value of a product indicates acidity (0 to 6) neutral (7) and alkalinity (8 to 14). You can have a very strong acid (0 is the strongest), or a very strong alkali (14) that’s diluted, but they will maintain their PH regardless of how concentrated they are. Made by bikers for bikers. We are the peoples bike cleaning company. Raising money for charity along the way. Bikers asked us when we were going to bring out a chain lube. Well here it is and it’s a winner. Made right here in the UK. I haven’t tested any exhaust cleaners, but Dr Downpipe is one example of a product designed for the job – it’s milder, and takes more agitation, but carries fewer risks.The Unlimited Passion Thunderbolt Wipes are very effective, and while they can damage some materials, the risk is lower than other products as it’s less likely to run into nooks and crannies. I’d still be very careful around polycarbonate and acrylic, and while they can be folded multiple times to get the maximum use out of them, they are costly. The container also doesn’t seal brilliantly, so they can dry out over a period of several months. The slight swelling evident on the O-ring seems to tally with the strong smell of acetone from these wipes. I wouldn’t recommend these or any of the other wipes for use on helmet visors. Diluted to 20%, the XCP product just missed out on making it into the recommendeds, with a cleaning performance score of 7/10. But at 60p/litre when diluted to 20%, it’s the cheapest one I’ve tested by a long stretch, so the fact that it can be used as a degreaser at full concentration, a general cleaner at your choice of dilution, and that it’s safe on all materials means it’s another Best Buy for the Scottish chemical company. None of the cleaners I test here will instantly ruin your bike, but it’s important to understand that some have the potential to cause harm, which is why we have the selection of recommended products above. As reactions between the materials and chemicals were, in some cases, immediately visible, I believe it’s worth considering.

Remember, this is all about accelerated testing – trying to show the potential for damage over a long period of time. Another concern is that chemicals can get trapped in nooks and crevices, or creep between the steel swingarm bolt and the aluminium frame. And while there may be very little effect seen at first, the damage has the potential to be cumulative. Most cleaning product manufacturers will tell you to rinse your bike thoroughly, but an immersion test is intended to create a level comparison when it comes to 100% material compatibility. Prices are shown per litre, with any dilution taken into account. PH values are tested, not claimed. Slightly easier-to-use alternatives are products like S100’s gloss spray wax, which gives good results, or even a speed detailer, which is typically an easy-to-apply carnauba wax suspended in water.Again both mine and the wife can and pipes both had a good going over with this stuff, left it on for the minute it says and clean with a pad and repeat, but after 20 mins of rubbing and cleaning it really only worked better on the Mrs system which was a shame as mine needed a good tidy look too. And it shows. Their appearance badly lets down an otherwise tidy bike. So I was keen to try the DrDownpipe exhaust cleaner to see what it could do to rectify seven years of oversight. They’re also the only wipes I’d be confident using on a visor as they proved safe on polycarbonate and acrylic, but the best way to get flies off, I think, is to soak them with a paper towel then let them float off. That’s what I do on my bike screen too.