| Author | Message | ||
     Nein_collins |
Hey guys, when I got my X1M the previous owner had really not taken care of it, I think it spent a lot of time outside and hadn't been thoroughly cleaned in forever. Anyway I've washed it, scrubbed the wheels like crazy and turned the tires brown, you name it..lol. I stopped by advance auto today and picked up some meguires motorcycle metal polish, tried it on a small area of both rims( major spring clean is coming when my supertrapp arrives) and it brought back a good amount of shine...but there is still brake dust stuck on there...any suggestions? I had thought of powdercoating the wheels black, but i'd sure like em to be shiny more. thanks in advance.. Gray | ||
| Desertfox |
If it has the PM wheels, like my bike, Mothers aluminum polish will brighten it to a mirror finish. As for brake dust... I wouldn't try anything abrasive, but I'm sure brake cleaning chemicals are safe. Aluminum is pretty tough. If you have powdercoated wheels... then I have no idea. I think brake dust actually burns itself into the powdercoat. | ||
| Preybird1 |
I would try some eagle one wadding polish. Get it at orielly auto parts for $5.99. It removes rust and other hard to remove stuff. I have been using it for 10+ years on all my bikes cars and trucks. | ||
| Xl1200r |
I had better luck with Mother's metal polish over the Eagle One wadding polish (also called Nevr-Dull). My PM wheels were in pretty bad shape and I was able to get rid of most of the crud. | ||
| Nein_collins |
thanks for the advice, my wheels are the regular 3 spokers with a rough cast finish center with the polished outer. I plan to attack them pretty hard on friday, when I get my spring cleaning done on the bike and get my penske shock in and on i'll post some pictures |
