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Product name: Proper Cleaner by Guy Martin (Part 2)
Price paid: £13.00
Score (out of 10): 8.5
Review: I finally got a chance to test out the Proper Cleaner on my mud encrusted bike.
You can see in the pictures one of the capsules which is covered on a water soluble film, the spray bottle after adding the capsule and the final one is after shaking the bottle to mix it up.
Using it is much like any of the other cleaners, wet bike, spray on, leave for a while then attack with sponge brushes etc, then rinse off.
It seems to me that it behaves much the same as the Halfords (Bike Hut) cleaner that I already have. I must say though that last time I washed the bike it wasn't as dirty.
While it did the job, I can't help thinking that much the same result could be achieved with a quick squirt of Fairy liquid or what ever brand the wife has bought. Wetting the bike first is always going to loosen
the crud first anyway and then sponging and brushing is going to remove it. I rode over at Swinley and the ground there is very sandy so the muck comes away quite easily anyway.
What I would like to see is a cleaner that actually removes the dirt without scrubbing. I would love a product that you pre-wet, apply then just hose off and all the crud goes with it.
In summery, it does what it advertises and I will probably stick with it as the refill are cheaper but still feel that Fairy would achieve the same result.
I went for a ride yesterday and now it's covered in crud again.
The ultimate holy grail would be a product that prevents crud from sticking to the bike in the first place.
Happy riding! Mark
Product name: Proper Cleaner by Guy Martin (Part 2)
Price paid: £13.00
Score (out of 10): 8.5
Review: I finally got a chance to test out the Proper Cleaner on my mud encrusted bike.
You can see in the pictures one of the capsules which is covered on a water soluble film, the spray bottle after adding the capsule and the final one is after shaking the bottle to mix it up.
Using it is much like any of the other cleaners, wet bike, spray on, leave for a while then attack with sponge brushes etc, then rinse off.
It seems to me that it behaves much the same as the Halfords (Bike Hut) cleaner that I already have. I must say though that last time I washed the bike it wasn't as dirty.
While it did the job, I can't help thinking that much the same result could be achieved with a quick squirt of Fairy liquid or what ever brand the wife has bought. Wetting the bike first is always going to loosen
the crud first anyway and then sponging and brushing is going to remove it. I rode over at Swinley and the ground there is very sandy so the muck comes away quite easily anyway.
What I would like to see is a cleaner that actually removes the dirt without scrubbing. I would love a product that you pre-wet, apply then just hose off and all the crud goes with it.
In summery, it does what it advertises and I will probably stick with it as the refill are cheaper but still feel that Fairy would achieve the same result.
I went for a ride yesterday and now it's covered in crud again.
The ultimate holy grail would be a product that prevents crud from sticking to the bike in the first place.
Happy riding! Mark
