looking for tricks to clean spoke wheels. I have nightster spokes and there is some oxidation on wheels and maybe rust / dirt on spokes. thanks

 

Use chrome polish if only oxidation. If there are rust spots, use aluminum foil and soda...I initially thought this was BS and why soda, but it works. Aluminum foil won't scratch the chrome and the coke/diet coke as acidic properties to remove rust. Searched the internet and there were vids of how it works...so I tried it. I had a spoke wheel that I bought off ebay. When I received the wheel, it had tons of rust spots on the spokes and rim but could not see it in the ebay pics. Didn't fit my bike anyway so I wanted to resell it. Used aluminum foil and diet coke to remove all of the rust and oxidation. Polish after done and like new.

For the non-believers, watch this video.
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?...&hsimp=yhs-004

 

00 or finer steel wool.

 

i use 0000, chrome polish, and elbow grease.





learned from this guy and his shirt

 

my rims are black though, chrome spokes, i have some oxidation on my rim, it looks dull and i want to gloss it up, this is how they used to look

 

will chrome polish work on my black hubs

 

i wouldn't do that.

are they painted or coated? if painted, maybe a clay bar. (WAG method)

hold tight for a more intelligent response

 

i assume painted they are the Stock nightster wheels

 

I use car polish and 0000 steel wool. Takes an hour per wheel. I just finished the front wheel on my 97 Heritage Springer that I found in S.C.

It will be a show bike.

Did the same with my 03 883R last year when I got it. I don't think either had ever had the spokes cleaned since new.

 

SOS pads or Brillo pads works great on chrome I have been using it for years just make sure you get all the soap off and it will shine!