Only detail I would say, after you have applied your foam, let it sit for a few minutes just to soften the dirt then clean off with your jet wash. Then apply a second and go at it with your detail brush. Saves rubbing all the grime into your paint and causing more scratches.
Gotta love it when someone gives you some helpful tips and advice instead of calling you a knob and mocks you for "doing it wrong". Thanks for sharing.
Nice I do have one of those dryer's and I have to say it's the best thing I bought to when cleaning the bike it get everything bit of water off and especially deep down where you would never get a rag to dry it. My hose is a bit longer though only thing I have a probem with the flexable part of hose comes off the hard plastic piece that attaches to the dryer at least once when I use it. Don't have a foamer maybe I should get one of those 😁 Cheers
My Blaster came with s/steel Jubilee clamps that hold the corrugated hose to the warm air output spigot. However, mine is a metal cylinder type and the warm air spigot is also metal. No probs. with that. And my hose is about 2 metres.
You cannot argue with the results! It was amazing to see how much hidden residual water blasted out of some of the areas that would have been just sitting in there doing the devil's work, lol. Very nice!
My thoughts exactly mate, it was quite surprising how it seems to spring out of all the little corners!... pretty obvious why they rust when you don't dry them properly then!!!
Hey, you forgot to clean my bikes!! Gotta get me one of those blowers. That's pretty kwel way to wash the bike down! Anyways, I use a large green brush, which does the job on mine. I been using air compressor with a turbo tube. Or sometimes a reversed vacuum cleaner. (put hose other end)
This dryer would be a game changed for you, I've used my air compressor and other items, but nothing blows as hard as these, and being warm air too you could dry an entire Goldwing in less than 2mins flat! Have a great weekend and take care.
Delboy, I didn't know you could use both hands equally well on those scrubbin brushes... You're amphibious, you are! That's what my son told his sister that he was when she commented on him being able to write with either hand :)
great video brother !!! lots of good tips, I will definitely put it to the test !! it seems so easy now to wash my bike !!!! keep up the good work brother !!! stay safe guys ! cheers from new york ! !!! 😀
Good morning, if you use the "open hose" (remove the nozzle to get a solid stream) method for rinsing, you don't get all the droplets. If you have a good coat of wax or coating on the bike or car, most of the water will run off. Try it, you'll like it 😊
Snowfoam has less lubricity than ph shampoo, so I would always wash it. Your Master Blaster are good,in hard water areas we use deionised water. For those with paint, always wax it , Peek or Mothers on the chrome. You can buy a 2800w pet dryer for about £40. I detail bikes and cars, plus machine polish paint have fun everyone.
The problem is that red dust and dirt gets into everything, it's a bugger to get off when it's wet and you end up with like red clay everywhere. On a 40C + day with the dust dry heat and the bloody fly's it can be a pain, but always great fun LOL. I think we must be mad, you riding in the rain and slurry and us in the dirt and dust. Have a good one, Cheers PS sun out and 31C today.😀
Ahh i dunno, i'd swap the salt for res clay dust any day.. at least it doesn't dissolve parts and eat your bike away..lol! warming up a little here, hopefully they're done with the salt and the remaining rain will wash it away. have fun and say cool mate. D&Px
ha ha I know how you feel, if they don't get out in the wet, it's easy to keep polishing the shiney bits, but the dust still builds up in the corners... getting the dryer really makes it easier too, plus of course 20mins start to finish makes it less painful! Have a great weekend Harold!
Best bike cleaner? - Dense vegetation. Glancing along 50yds of lush privet hedge (before losing the front end & lunching it) quickly rids fairings, screens & mirror-backs of all last year's squashed bugs & race stickers - saves pounds & takes but a few terrifying moments. Green stemmed ferns are best to crash into, having both admirably survivable deceleration properties for most humans, & a low moisture content to prevent excess splatter for later on. Brown stem varieties are generally best avoided though, as are any gorse, thorn or citrus trees, English trees can be dodgy as well, they tend to invoke their Newtonian immobility laws & leave a pretty rogue finish on most things, especially soft furnishings, - like us! Have a great w/e : )xx
Those Metrovacs seem really great but over here in the States they are way pricey. Can't justify it for my one bike fleet. 😁 I watch a few detailing channels and ceramic coatings really are all the rage today. Looks like they are worth the investment. Bike looks amazing Del. A happy weekend to you and Penny. ❤👍👍
Sure thing Rick, a few people mentioned pet driers and leaf blowers as I've used before, but the Metrovac blows like a tornado!... and the fact it's warm, dries the bike in seconds! So much easier, and in my view, worth the investment if you value your bike. Have a great weekend buddy and stay safe, D&Px
Great video Del ! Some great tips for cleaning your bike and some great tips for getting the right products for a faultless clean 👍 Have a great weekend mate 👍
Hi del . Washed my Bonnie (not with products you used ) just after washing and hand drying . The bike is running lumpy and if I pull the choke out she cuts out. Any suggestions 🤔
Hahahaha, if i ever got seen washing a bike that i wasn't about to strip for a rebuild, my friends would have me collected by the men in white coats!! Mine get a dose of degreaser and a pressure wash if im working on em but that's it! Does seem like a decent system for washing shiny bikes though, can't argue with that!
A good tip with the air drier - have a microfibre cloth in your other hand so you don't have to chase the water around as much. Can use it to sort of catch the water by blowing towards it. Saves another bit of time and especially useful round the cylinder heads as it always seems to pool there and blow back all over you when you hit it with air :D
I can't tell from your video whether you use the Winners Quick Dry & Detail spray on the brake discs - is it safe or should the discs be avoided? (I couldn't see any guidance on the product website).
Like you, I couldn't see any either, but if in doubt, and if perhaps a little strayed on to them, it never hurts to wipe them round with a dab of brake cleaner.
Twenty minutes...."you don't have no stinkin chrome" Del always enjoy your videos but I have to agree with one of the comments to let the foam stand a tad longer and then rinse off (no brushing) Over here across the pond and WAY WEST we have a good company called Chemical Guys who have similar products. Always great when we learn new things from bros. Cheers mate!
I totally agree Scott, when a mate reaches out and lends a hand, that's priceless. and with rampant critisisms so common on the internet, it makes it even more valuable.. !
Glad to hear that John, they've got all the stuff in stock, certainly when you're committed to ride with the group, there's no choice if it's raining... so it's easy to keep 'em shiney this way!
It's under a dust cover in a dry garage and I have a look every few weeks to charge the battery to keep it topped up during hibernation (yes I'm a fair-weather rider lol) - hopefully a quick spruce up will do the trick! Looking forward to spring though!@@Moonfleet41
@@arnybarmy Ah, the Spring, I'd almost forgotten, every time we think it's round the corner, there's another week of rain! Hope the unwrapping all goes well and it fires straight up back in to action!
I know this is not the video to ask but no one seems to have a fix for a LO RNG displayed mag on a Road King special with fresh battery on bike and FOB… Please if there’s a fix or a way to rectify this let me know cause as a Veteran I can’t afford a stealership fee… Thanks again my friend from across the pond🌵🌵
Morning Sir... That message just means "Low Range".. you need fuel..! The range meter reads the miles remaining to empty until it gets down to less than ten miles... and then reads Low Range... get some fuel, ride it, and within half a mile or so it will reset and calculate the new mileage range, and display it on the readout.! Hope hat helps you out.. and Beautiful bike BTW..
@@Moonfleet41 it has fuel and it won’t start because of that hahah. I was riding it then stopped to check something and then she went to sleep turning but not cranking… Thank you for your time…
Sorry if i offended you in some way, you asked what LO RNG means, and a fix for it.? you didn't mention that you had plenty of fuel in it, only that batteries were replaced.. Im not sure i understand what you mean by "Turning but not cranking"?..
@@Moonfleet41 no you didn’t I’m a tough cookie haha. Turning without firing you hear the starter doing its thing but nothing else. And the frustrating thing is that there’s no video or info anywhere to talk about it… yet again really appreciate you taking the time to help… to bad I’m all the way to the US otherwise I’d trailer my bike to ya so you may have at least a look that’s how much I like your work…!
Hey Penny and Del - very nice video! Looks like the ceramic coating is working well. A good demonstration of those professional products too. Well done! Take care, dear friends. Be well and ride safe.
Yes I was really surprised how 2/3 weeks in the rain have resulted in any dirt build up to speak of, so it seems it certainly works... take care too, enjoy your weekend and stay safe, D&Px
Definitely darn site easier after the coating! 👍🏻 I’ve got a foamer with schrader valve which saves on pumping & 18v Makita blower. Yet to try it yet though.
I believe they even do a bug cleaner, although the snow foam should take care of it anyway... but looking out the window at the rain, I wouldn't get upset about a few bugs right at the moment!!
To remove bugs and general road grime, use a non-caustic TFR (traffic film remover). More efficient and far cheaper than "specialist" domestic vehicle snowfoams.
Thanks for your test. Since I prefer riding to cleaning this recommended method seems to be worth inspecting. Thanks for your links, have a wonderful weekend, Günter/Nürnberg
Only detail I would say, after you have applied your foam, let it sit for a few minutes just to soften the dirt then clean off with your jet wash. Then apply a second and go at it with your detail brush. Saves rubbing all the grime into your paint and causing more scratches.
Gotta love it when someone gives you some helpful tips and advice instead of calling you a knob and mocks you for "doing it wrong". Thanks for sharing.
Oh how right you are mate!
Totally agree and I think I know who you mean del is the sort of bloke who would tinker with his own bikes and ide be watching has I grew has a kid
Nice I do have one of those dryer's and I have to say it's the best thing I bought to when cleaning the bike it get everything bit of water off and especially deep down where you would never get a rag to dry it. My hose is a bit longer though only thing I have a probem with the flexable part of hose comes off the hard plastic piece that attaches to the dryer at least once when I use it. Don't have a foamer maybe I should get one of those 😁 Cheers
My Blaster came with s/steel Jubilee clamps that hold the corrugated hose to the
warm air output spigot. However, mine is a metal cylinder type and the warm air spigot is also metal. No probs. with that.
And my hose is about 2 metres.
I use a pet dryer from fleabay much cheaper than a dedicated bike/car dryer .great video .
You cannot argue with the results! It was amazing to see how much hidden residual water blasted out of some of the areas that would have been just sitting in there doing the devil's work, lol. Very nice!
My thoughts exactly mate, it was quite surprising how it seems to spring out of all the little corners!... pretty obvious why they rust when you don't dry them properly then!!!
That primary cover would look really good with your logo laser etched/CNC'd into it. 1 of a kind.
Del this is the business you consistently provide information to take the average guy working on their bike to the next level.
Thanks mate, glad you enjoy the content, and really appreciate the kind feedback.
Hey, you forgot to clean my bikes!! Gotta get me one of those blowers. That's pretty kwel way to wash the bike down! Anyways, I use a large green brush, which does the job on mine. I been using air compressor with a turbo tube. Or sometimes a reversed vacuum cleaner. (put hose other end)
This dryer would be a game changed for you, I've used my air compressor and other items, but nothing blows as hard as these, and being warm air too you could dry an entire Goldwing in less than 2mins flat! Have a great weekend and take care.
Very true in warm air. I looked at Amazon... Oy they are quite expensive. Would have to invest into one. You n Penny have a nice weekend!!
Delboy, I didn't know you could use both hands equally well on those scrubbin brushes... You're amphibious, you are! That's what my son told his sister that he was when she commented on him being able to write with either hand :)
great video brother !!! lots of good tips, I will definitely put it to the test !! it seems so easy now to wash my bike !!!! keep up the good work brother !!! stay safe guys ! cheers from new york ! !!! 😀
Good morning, if you use the "open hose" (remove the nozzle to get a solid stream) method for rinsing, you don't get all the droplets. If you have a good coat of wax or coating on the bike or car, most of the water will run off. Try it, you'll like it 😊
Thanks for the info, good point well mad, a slow running hose kinda pours the water on, I'll give it a try...
The Airdryer you used is huge Game Changer
It sure is.
Snowfoam has less lubricity than ph shampoo, so I would always wash it.
Your Master Blaster are good,in hard water areas we use deionised water.
For those with paint, always wax it , Peek or Mothers on the chrome.
You can buy a 2800w pet dryer for about £40.
I detail bikes and cars, plus machine polish paint have fun everyone.
Very good video, seems to be very good products and, satisfying to watch!! 🙂😉 Have a nice week-end!
Thank you! You too!
She came up like new pal, the right cleaning tools make the difference
The problem is that red dust and dirt gets into everything, it's a bugger to get off when it's wet and you end up with like red clay everywhere. On a 40C + day with the dust dry heat and the bloody fly's it can be a pain, but always great fun LOL. I think we must be mad, you riding in the rain and slurry and us in the dirt and dust. Have a good one, Cheers PS sun out and 31C today.😀
Ahh i dunno, i'd swap the salt for res clay dust any day.. at least it doesn't dissolve parts and eat your bike away..lol! warming up a little here, hopefully they're done with the salt and the remaining rain will wash it away. have fun and say cool mate. D&Px
Fantastic!
For some reason I have a phobia when it comes to taking a hose to my bike.
ha ha I know how you feel, if they don't get out in the wet, it's easy to keep polishing the shiney bits, but the dust still builds up in the corners... getting the dryer really makes it easier too, plus of course 20mins start to finish makes it less painful! Have a great weekend Harold!
Dedicated bike dryer is a game changer ! How many times did I take it out for a ride to dry it, only to end up with it covered in shite again 🙄
Best bike cleaner? - Dense vegetation. Glancing along 50yds of lush privet hedge (before losing the front end & lunching it) quickly rids fairings, screens & mirror-backs of all last year's squashed bugs & race stickers - saves pounds & takes but a few terrifying moments.
Green stemmed ferns are best to crash into, having both admirably survivable deceleration properties for most humans, & a low moisture content to prevent excess splatter for later on.
Brown stem varieties are generally best avoided though, as are any gorse, thorn or citrus trees, English trees can be dodgy as well, they tend to invoke their Newtonian immobility laws & leave a pretty rogue finish on most things, especially soft furnishings, - like us! Have a great w/e : )xx
Fine words of wisdom as ever from the lyrical gangsta, take care old friend, and stay safe! D&Px
@@Moonfleet41 Ah, the only wisdom lies through my teeth, & they're sat in the bathroom : )
Those Metrovacs seem really great but over here in the States they are way pricey. Can't justify it for my one bike fleet. 😁 I watch a few detailing channels and ceramic coatings really are all the rage today. Looks like they are worth the investment. Bike looks amazing Del. A happy weekend to you and Penny. ❤👍👍
Sure thing Rick, a few people mentioned pet driers and leaf blowers as I've used before, but the Metrovac blows like a tornado!... and the fact it's warm, dries the bike in seconds! So much easier, and in my view, worth the investment if you value your bike. Have a great weekend buddy and stay safe, D&Px
Great video Del ! Some great tips for cleaning your bike and some great tips for getting the right products for a faultless clean 👍 Have a great weekend mate 👍
Thanks Paul👍, you too mate, have a great weekend and stay safe.
Pretty cool demo, Del! And 20 minutes is amazing.. Hope you both are well there. We’re just hanging in there waiting on warmer days…🏍️👍🏍️
I would ri we are hole bike first then snow foam and work brushes but not not on the paint work use noodle micro fibre mitt for that part
Hi del . Washed my Bonnie (not with products you used ) just after washing and hand drying . The bike is running lumpy and if I pull the choke out she cuts out. Any suggestions 🤔
Hahahaha, if i ever got seen washing a bike that i wasn't about to strip for a rebuild, my friends would have me collected by the men in white coats!!
Mine get a dose of degreaser and a pressure wash if im working on em but that's it!
Does seem like a decent system for washing shiny bikes though, can't argue with that!
A good tip with the air drier - have a microfibre cloth in your other hand so you don't have to chase the water around as much. Can use it to sort of catch the water by blowing towards it. Saves another bit of time and especially useful round the cylinder heads as it always seems to pool there and blow back all over you when you hit it with air :D
Thanks so much Chris, that's a great tip mate.. ill use that for sure.
Hi Del, can't see the listing of the products mate, great vid as the 865 will need some love soon.
Hi Alex, links are in the description directly under the video mate, bold as brass!
From Bog Donkey to Showroom Finish.... THAT JUST MADE MY DAY.. I shall ever equate your Harley to a Bog Donkey!!!!! LOL
I can't tell from your video whether you use the Winners Quick Dry & Detail spray on the brake discs - is it safe or should the discs be avoided?
(I couldn't see any guidance on the product website).
Like you, I couldn't see any either, but if in doubt, and if perhaps a little strayed on to them, it never hurts to wipe them round with a dab of brake cleaner.
Twenty minutes...."you don't have no stinkin chrome" Del always enjoy your videos but I have to agree with one of the comments to let the foam stand a tad longer and then rinse off (no brushing) Over here across the pond and WAY WEST we have a good company called Chemical Guys who have similar products. Always great when we learn new things from bros. Cheers mate!
I totally agree Scott, when a mate reaches out and lends a hand, that's priceless. and with rampant critisisms so common on the internet, it makes it even more valuable.. !
Brilliant insight Del, much easier than the way I clean my bikes after a ride! Consider me impressed, off to make my purchase!! 😂
Glad to hear that John, they've got all the stuff in stock, certainly when you're committed to ride with the group, there's no choice if it's raining... so it's easy to keep 'em shiney this way!
@@Moonfleet41 couldn’t agree more! Rain or shine it’s a commitment! These Devon roads aren’t to kind on us at this time of year either 😂
@@johnfrayne6421 Ha ha i feel your pain bruv.. Dorset aint much better, slurry heaven. lol!
Haha, Bog Donkey 😂 Great video Del think I'm investing in that kit now 👍
Good plan mate, you won't regret it, cuts your bike cleaning time to nothing!
@@Moonfleet41 👍
I bought a pet dryer with heat control and air volume speed control of ebay best thing I ever did
My OCD is twitching watching this LOL. I'd better have a look under the bike cover tomorrow morning! LOL
Ooh, covers.. always good for hiding nasty surprises.. good luck mate !
It's under a dust cover in a dry garage and I have a look every few weeks to charge the battery to keep it topped up during hibernation (yes I'm a fair-weather rider lol) - hopefully a quick spruce up will do the trick! Looking forward to spring though!@@Moonfleet41
@@arnybarmy Ah, the Spring, I'd almost forgotten, every time we think it's round the corner, there's another week of rain! Hope the unwrapping all goes well and it fires straight up back in to action!
Nice video Del & Penny. Excellent job mate, she looks like new. Great looking products, Penny and you have a great weekend and stay safe. Cheers
Thanks mate, you too, I wish we had just road dust and red sand like you do, but sadly over here it's never ending salt and slurry!... Ride safe, D&Px
I know this is not the video to ask but no one seems to have a fix for a LO RNG displayed mag on a Road King special with fresh battery on bike and FOB… Please if there’s a fix or a way to rectify this let me know cause as a Veteran I can’t afford a stealership fee… Thanks again my friend from across the pond🌵🌵
Morning Sir... That message just means "Low Range".. you need fuel..!
The range meter reads the miles remaining to empty until it gets down to less than ten miles... and then reads Low Range... get some fuel, ride it, and within half a mile or so it will reset and calculate the new mileage range, and display it on the readout.!
Hope hat helps you out.. and Beautiful bike BTW..
@@Moonfleet41 it has fuel and it won’t start because of that hahah. I was riding it then stopped to check something and then she went to sleep turning but not cranking… Thank you for your time…
@@Moonfleet41 I didn’t get to buy a bike couple minutes ago you know… I’m old enough to remember watching Big Muzzy🤣🤣🤣
Sorry if i offended you in some way, you asked what LO RNG means, and a fix for it.? you didn't mention that you had plenty of fuel in it, only that batteries were replaced.. Im not sure i understand what you mean by "Turning but not cranking"?..
@@Moonfleet41 no you didn’t I’m a tough cookie haha. Turning without firing you hear the starter doing its thing but nothing else. And the frustrating thing is that there’s no video or info anywhere to talk about it… yet again really appreciate you taking the time to help… to bad I’m all the way to the US otherwise I’d trailer my bike to ya so you may have at least a look that’s how much I like your work…!
Hey Penny and Del - very nice video! Looks like the ceramic coating is working well. A good demonstration of those professional products too. Well done! Take care, dear friends. Be well and ride safe.
Yes I was really surprised how 2/3 weeks in the rain have resulted in any dirt build up to speak of, so it seems it certainly works... take care too, enjoy your weekend and stay safe, D&Px
really impressed del camera work spot on
Thanks Allan, good to hear from you sir.
Definitely darn site easier after the coating! 👍🏻 I’ve got a foamer with schrader valve which saves on pumping & 18v Makita blower. Yet to try it yet though.
Now that sounds like a proper man toy.. i'd have thought you'd be using that all the time with all this crap weather we've been having mate !
at this point i'm considering all options cause cleaning Western Canadian Summer bugs off my bike is a half day exercise at the moment.
I believe they even do a bug cleaner, although the snow foam should take care of it anyway... but looking out the window at the rain, I wouldn't get upset about a few bugs right at the moment!!
To remove bugs and general road grime, use a non-caustic TFR (traffic film remover). More efficient and far cheaper than "specialist" domestic vehicle snowfoams.
Id rather be riding than spending 2 hours cleaning. No disrespect meant at all, it looks good now.
Thanks for your test. Since I prefer riding to cleaning this recommended method seems to be worth inspecting. Thanks for your links, have a wonderful weekend, Günter/Nürnberg
It certainly does, I'm like you, I'd rather be riding than cleaning so the easier it is the better!
I have the blue foam bottle, really good, but normally, bucket and snow foam wash also
Another great video Del. I have to get a foaming sprayer man for this summer.
Link in the description buddy, they're happy to ship worldwide, definitely a time saving purchase!
Surprisingly easy and very impressive if done the correct way, as you have done. I enjoyed that a lot, thankyou :)
Thanks Tony. Always good to hear form you mate.. Have a great weekend. D&Pxx
Another great video del
Thanks buddy 👍
Bob Donkey…. 😂😂😂
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😉
Precious.
Cheers.
Got to go shopping 😂
Excellent Del
add lukewarm water to your snow foam will last longer and be thicker! 👊💦
Wow, thanks Sam.. that's a real help mate !
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Great useful video mate. What you doing tomorrow,,,, i need my Harley cleaning 😁😂