Gonna chuck a few bits in the DW for a hoot, including a tyre.

Does it matter what powder/degreaser/cycle to use?

I use the hottest setting. Brings cassettes up like new

Ta.

Being ecologically friendly, I used my 50 degree cycle. Will report back.

IMAG0822.jpg by alan cole, on Flickr

Post a photo of the results.

Does it say dishwasher safe, top rack only on the tyre?

Chain definitely wants to go on the bottom. Everyone knows the dirtiest stuff goes on the bottom.

been doing this for years,never had a problem,second from hottest for every thing !

I put my hope brake calipers through the DW every service 🙂 Come back sparkly!

We had a dishwasher specifically for parts (Vehicle) washing in a barn I shared with some mates, worked really well.
Right up until one of them decided to run it on Parrafin instead of water 🙄

He didnt think to check the flash point first….

It worked superbly at first apparently, if a little smokey 😯
Then it tripped the entire farm electric supply 😳

Strangely the dishwasher never worked again and he moved to NZ……

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Derrrr, just check the label you dingbat 🙄

@cr500dom

My mum used to kill me when I put motorbike/car parts in as a teen. I noticed that modern dishwasher detergents are really weedy compared to the agressive stuff they used to sell.

Mrs Wingnuts just walked past and very quietly said “not if you want to live”. Thing is she doesn’t even know which white door its behind in the kitchen.

50 degs not good enough for the modern housewife, am trying again at 70.

I took the tyre out though.

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Does it not make regular steel go rusty and heavily oxidize the aluminum bits Mr Al? Fun experiment though.

I bought a frame from Al. It was very clean.

Should I be worried? 😆

are you lot crazy ??? why the heck wud you wanna put a tyre in the dishwasher….only to get muddy agin tomorrow ? any spikey bits that fall off other bike parts will stay in the tyre and hey presto -PUNCTURE. 😉
ive seen it all now…..lol geez some of you mite even think to put your muddy dogs in there next (please dont ! ) 👿

ive seen it all now…..lol geez some of you mite even think to put your muddy dogs in there next (please dont ! )

I have heard that microwaves are good for drying them dawg afterwards 😯

if you want alloy components super shiny spray on Cif moose. leave for a bit then simply rinse off.

Why the tyre tho?

and is it a panaracer Dart?

GW – I don’t like abusing mooses, nor do I wish to support Barry Kellet. It is indeed a black 2.2 Dart, going on retrobike.

Rik – steel bits seem OK – they do dry pretty quick after a 70 degree cycle it seems 😎

Anodizing can suffer a bit though 🙁

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Mostly the stuff was only a little cleaner – but I did use an aldi tablet instead of the co-op powder.

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