Cleaning With Power Washer
I know there are some who do this on a Regular basis and Some who think it's the worst Idea in the world. The Videos I watched with Professionals Cleaning,They all Used Power Washers and Compressed Air to dry the Bikes off . .
I have 4 Bikes to Wash : With Grand kids 2 of them get dirty pretty fast > None are Cheapo Bikes 3 Treks and 1 Specialized : The Most Expensive of The 4 is a Dual Sport 4 . The Least Expensive was a Woman's 2019 Trek Verve 2.
3 weeks ago I spent all of 5 Hours carefully cleaning theses Bikes : I used Brushes , Pipe Cleaners ,Rags Etc . Used My Park Tool Chain Cleaner on all 4.
TODAY they were all fairly dirty again: Oily dirt all over the Drive Train : The Bike Trails have water in Several Spots due to the excessive rain this Season. There's no way to avoid going thru the Mud at least Once a Ride. Regardless of the Trails used
I mixed some 8 Ball Siding and Auto Cleaner in a spray bottle : I also used Kerosene in a Spray Mixture on the chains and areas where oily dirt was packed . I used Wesley's on the Tires> Let them set about 15 minutes: Then Power Washed ,Compressor Dried and Re-lubed the Chains. Took me Exactly 85 minutes :
The only places I used a brush were on dried mud on the tires sidewalls :
They came out Cleaner then Normal with 1/10 of the Elbow Grease normally use :