{"id":18543,"date":"2023-06-26T17:33:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T08:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=18543"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:46:11","slug":"polish-your-bike-10-minutes-shabby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20230626\/everyday-things\/polish-your-bike-10-minutes-shabby","title":{"rendered":"Polish your bike once in a while for “10 minutes” (*\u00b4\u03c9\uff40*) You all who were told your bikes look shabby and dirty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Actually, I know a way for your bike to get clean on its own…
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“Take it to a car wash!” *Paid service <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

That’s the only way. Everything else you have to do yourself.
“Not polishing = no love = not taking care of it” <\/strong> That’s the picture.

All you need is
“nitrile gloves, Plexus, and fiber wipes” <\/strong> That’s it.
Just wiping it down makes your bike resistant to rust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Storage conditions depend on whether it’s indoors or outdoors (with or without a roof).

I’ve seen all kinds of people, but honestly it doesn’t matter that much.
“Indoor storage is easier, outdoor storage is more work” <\/strong> That’s all there is to it.

Even with outdoor storage, some people keep their bikes super clean, and vice versa.
“Whether or not you make time to care for it” <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just make a little time and give it a light wipe. That’s fine.
“The problem is trying to finish it all at once” <\/strong>

If you can’t do it every week, how about every other week or just on nice weather days?
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What you need to prepare is “Plexus <\/a>and fiber wipes <\/a>”

Spray and wipe.
Unless it’s really bad, “you don’t need to spray water and wash it” <\/strong>
In fact, I’ve hardly ever met anyone who actually rides their on-road bikes and washes them with water.
I think people who keep their bikes super clean don’t use water.
*They do wipe with water though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you don’t like getting your hands dirty, nitrile gloves are fine <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gloves take some getting used to, but you should wear them. Your hands don’t get dirty, you don’t get hurt, and you can even grab poop as is.
*Not that you would…


The point is you can really dig in on oily spots (*\u00b4\u03c9\uff40*) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plexus is safe to use on the engine.
I even spray Plexus on my own bike’s engine.

It removes oil grime and gives it a nice shine.
Of course, I don’t touch customer bikes like that <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“A dirty bike reflects your personality, not your environment” <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No matter how much you repaint the wheels and body,
or how thoroughly you clean it,

it just gets dirty again.


June is almost over,
so why not try to improve things a little bit this year? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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( *\u00b4\u8278\uff40) You can do it in about 30 minutes total, right? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRakuten\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYahoo!\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\u2191 The price is shocking, but if you use it up in a year, that’s impressive
I’d like you to polish with the mindset of using it all up in a year~ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYahoo!\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\u2191 This one has a bit more quantity but it’s a good deal.
You can also use it to polish the exterior and then wipe the undercarriage and dispose of it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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