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Not4U2Touch 
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Post subject: Base Cleaner - What as the best alternatives
 Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 10:50 AM
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Hi all
I always serviced by own boards, but have drawn a blank as to what I used as a cleaner, as it's been a couple of years out of the game.
Anyone got suggestions to the best alternatives to the branded stuff? Ideally, cheap alternatives? Thanks |
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RickBower
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Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 12:28 PM
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A cheaper alternative is not to bother using any ( or at least not every service)
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Not4U2Touch
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Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 12:42 PM
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RickBower wrote:
A cheaper alternative is not to bother using any ( or at least not every service)
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mh8701
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Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 12:46 PM
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You dont need to clean your base every wax. I only use base cleaner at the end of the season before i put a storage wax on, if your really picky you should use it if you change the temp of the wax your using but definitely not before every wax.
Pick up some citrus based cleaner for about £5 from dakine and it should last you a few years if used properly. |
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Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 01:09 PM
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| by the way love your slime balls pic........................that takes me back !! |
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Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 01:15 PM
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| Use some cheap wax and scrape it off when it's still warm is a good cleaning method. Base cleaner only needs to be used when the base is really dirty, I think I've only gone through three bottles of it in 10 years! |
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Snowball30
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Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 01:30 PM
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sticky stuff remover from B&Q or Lakeland £3.50ish
Its a citrus based cleaner that does an excellent job on tidying up a grubby base.
Cheap, cheerful and effective. |
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the101s
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Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 03:20 PM
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| willing to bet washing up liquid does a pretty good job. failing that some kind of tar remover for a car? might be a bit strong though! |
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Sidget
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Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 03:33 PM
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the101s wrote:
willing to bet washing up liquid does a pretty good job. failing that some kind of tar remover for a car? might be a bit strong though!
Washing up liquid may dry the base out a little bit, tar remover is prob a bit overkill |
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the101s
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Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 03:48 PM
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| doesnt matter if youre just going to rewax it straight away anyway? i meant like bug and tar remover, thinking about it, might be alright if its for use on car bodywork anyway? |
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ChasKi
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Posted: Jan 22, 2012 - 03:49 PM
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As someone else said, one bottle should last you a pretty long time. Datawax doa large spray bottle for a reasonable price. I'm not sure I'm ever going to get through it all before I have to throw it away if I move, or simply lose it!
If used properly, the actual cost breaks down to a pittance over time. |
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Sidget
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Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 10:14 PM
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Oh wow, Datawax has a new website... sort of like their old one, crude but simplistic
Their prices are indeed fantastic though, wax lasts forever also!
Bought some Bluebird wax back in 2006 and am only now coming to the end of my block |
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ChasKi
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Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 10:44 PM
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Nice, that's waqy nicer than their old site!
I've still got tons of data wax lying around too Sidge! By your mileage, I have a fair while to go yet too!  |
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Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 09:45 AM
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| I should start eating more of it, spring wax is nice and soft, quite nugety |
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charlie
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Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 11:23 AM
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| Anything that dissolves wax but doesn't damage polyethylene will do as a cleaner I suppose. |
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