Cleaning Carbon Frame Bicycle

To take your bike cleaning to the next level jon has some top tips on how to polish.

Cleaning carbon frame bicycle.

You can use it instead of or as well as a cleaning solution. Cleaning and washing it s fine to wash carbon bicycles and components like you would any other using warm soapy water and a hose. A carbon bike frame is a matrix of two different materials. If you have disc brakes try to keep soap away from the rotors and brake pads.

Work from the top down cleaning the handlebars headset top tube seat post seatstays front fork and brakes. Use a bucket of warm soapy water and a brush to gently scrub off dirt and grime. The carbon fibres which give the frame its structural strength and the resin which binds the carbon together. Pedro s bike lust polish is a badass cleaner degreaser and polish all in one and it works well on both carbon and metal bike parts.

Bike cleaning spray bike cleaning spray is a good choice if your bike is really dirty or has dried on mud and crud. Yet as with any bike it s never a good idea to aim the water directly at bearings headsets cranks etc because that can wash the grease out. Effetto mariposa makes a carbon protector.