Yes, but how do I clean my frame?
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these do the trick for me and havenât damaged the paint in 2 years of use
Kind of off topic here, but not really I guess. Ordering a new road bike tomorrow(canât freakin wait). Trying to decide between a matte black finish and a gloss black finish. What do you like about having the matte finish? And, do you think it is easier or harder to keep clean vs. gloss?
Iâve got a fully matte black bike (Scott CR1) and a bike with gloss black. I find that the gloss wipes cleaner without using product, but the matte can get just as clean with some Simple Green (or anything else in the thread, I bet.) I find that the matte generally shows dirt, spilled nutrition, sweat, and general road grime a little worse, but itâs not drastic.
All thatâs to say: Thereâs differences, but I wouldnât make the choice just based on that. Theyâre both cleanable and if one looks super dirty, the other probably will to. Iâd pick your favorite.
Might just be the tap water.
Your options are to use purified water (RO, DI, distilled, etc) to get it truly clean, or some sort of bike polish, e.g. Pedroâs Bike Lust, where youâre adding a light coating of âstuffâ to mask the residue.
Agreed. I like matte frames for the look, but if the question is simply âwhich one looks cleaner with the least workâ, itâs gloss.
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I clean with car wash and finish with 303 Aerospace protectant
My flat black bike is my gravel bike, itâs always dirty so I donât worry about it
+1 for baby wipes