Is it ok to use car polish on a mountain bike? or should I buy "bike" polish?

Question

Is it ok to use car polish on a mountain bike? or should I buy "bike" polish?

Answer 1

Same-same.

The only automotive products I would NOT use on a bike are the bug/tar removers, or rubbing compounds.

The bug/tar stuff is pretty harsh, almost like a solvent.  Rubbing compounds are also more abrasive and designed for multi-stage automotive paint jobs.  You can wreck your graphics very easily.

Wax, no problemo.

I personally never polish my mountain bike, because I prefer to look like a dirt ball.

Answer 2

well it depends...cos i doubt the bike is made of the same material as the car is...but if its a polish...use a very thin layer first on a small part of the bike.

Answer 3

EEK! Don't use Pledge. It contains silicone oil which will deteriorate rubber components and is verry tough to remove from braking surfaces. I learned this in, um, the 1970s from Bicycling! magazine and proved it out after being reminded of it after graduating from college.

Car polish is fine.

Answer 4

No problem at all. I didn't even realise they did polish for bikes and I have always used car polish .

Answer 5

Remember.....a bike is made of metal and plastic parts just the same as a car is.   Remember.....bicycle accessories are heavily overpriced and marketed as specific products.   :o)

Use whatever polish or wax you want to....you won't hurt a thing.  Auto products are much cheaper and there's *nothing* special in any of the bike-branded products.   Just be sure to apply it according to the directions and enjoy your shiny bike.

(btw, I think shiny bikes are goofy....I like mine a little dirty and beat up!)    

:o)

Answer 6

The Baconator is firing on all cyclinders today...use Pledge

The baconator and I didn't say to use it on rubber parts. Spray it on a rag and use it on the frame. I'm an elite cyclist and I haven't had my bicycles fall apart underneath me yet.