[NewDuc]

Advice: Be careful when cleaning with Castrol Super Clean! I read the bottle and it says to avoid prolonged exposure to aluminum and painted surfaces...well I didn't have it on there too long but now my wheels, caliper mounts and sidestand are stained. (The sidestand even has a grease stain from where everything ran down and that won't even come out!) Those are tougher to see, plus they're getting re-treated over the winter so I'm not so bummed out...but it also ruined the finish on my SpeedyMoto clutch cover. That will have to be done now too, no big deal, but I'll probably want to wait until I get all of the pieces to be done together for a uniform look.

2) Anyone know if there is a way to get these stains out of the wheels and other painted areas?

 

[lee]

For painted surfaces I would rub them out with some compound. I like Megiure's
"diamond cut" for rubbing. If that doesn't do it then you'll have to "color sand" with 2500 grit wet and then rub out. For bare aluminum there is a paint prep called "Aluma Prep". It acid etches the surface and will remove the stain as well. I suggest you experiment with it first before going at your bike.

 

[NewDuc]

Thank you

it's not too bad but I might still try some of that. Can I still use that stuff on the anodized pieces? My detailer recommended metal polish and it seemed to work a bit on my slave but not too much on my cover and I didn't want to go too far. (both anodized I believe) After a second inspection things aren't as bad as I thought...however when I used the polish on my sidestand it became shiny like a mirror! Laughing at myself...I have this beautiful bike with nothing too shiny on it and this chrome-looking sidestand! Jeez, I never thought that would happen...well at least it's not a prominent item and it's cheap to either replace or paint/anodize.....

For painted surfaces I would rub them out with some compound. I like Megiure's
"diamond cut" for rubbing. If that doesn't do it then you'll have to "color sand" with 2500 grit wet and then rub out. For bare aluminum there is a paint prep called "Aluma Prep". It acid etches the surface and will remove the stain as well. I suggest you experiment with it first before going at your bike.

 

[boduc]

what does Castrol Super Clean suppose to do? i feel for you man...that sucks.

 

[NewDuc]

It's a cleaner/degreaser

that you can cut with water. I've used it on boat vinyl and other things before and it worked great. Other degreasers weren't working that great on my wheels etc and it just ended up being in the rotation of things to try in my garage. I didn't leave it on for that long and the damage is not THAT bad...but it stained and pitted? my anodized clutch cover, stained my slave a bit and stripped some other metal. Very subtle, you wouldn't notice unless I pointed it out...but I'm neurotic when it comes to this stuff so I was bummed at first.

Like I said it's actually not that bad, aside from my polished sidestand! All of these parts are scheduled to be powder-coated or anodized over the winter anyway. And at least I have a bike to ride, unlike some of these guys who have gone down or dropped theirs, so I'm grateful for that. Thanks man...

what does Castrol Super Clean suppose to do? i feel for you man...that sucks.