I don't know about a magic cleaning fairy Barbara, but I use an ultrasonic cleaner here in my shop. I have to say, one on the more amazing items that I have purchased over the years. Omar Khiel Oasis Custom Cycles Glendale, AZ
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From: "Reperages Velo" <reperagesvelo@yahoo.fr>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:56 AM
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR] Secrets for cleaning dirty bike parts
> Hi,
>
> It is probably a waste of time to ask this, because my inability to clean
> parts
> properly is probably genetic, however, I was noticing on other people's
> listing
> they had nice clean parts.
>
> I do have a distinct memory of regular comments on how dirty my bike was
> when I
> raced. Perhaps this is a trait of mine which I am not able to get around.
>
> How do people get their parts so clean? Do they throw them in solvent
> baths
> like we used to before we understood the health risks (not to mention
> damage to
> any plastic parts). My dirty tooth brush sprayed with wd40 and dirty
> cleaning
> cloths don't seem to do the same. Is there a magic cleaning fairy, or do
> people
> spend hundreds of hours on this task?
>
> Please enlighten me, I am a little dim. I am the one who didn't
> understand
> until I was over 30 that the reason other women's make up stayed on all
> day and
> mine didn't is because they reapplied through out the day, and I couldn't
> be
> bothered.
> Barbara Barrett
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