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Old 08-07-2008, 12:36 PM
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Question Cleaning Fat Bob wheel ?

Hi,donīt know what kind of dirt my rear wheel got on it but on the brake side
it was very difficult to get a shiny surface again.But only on the right side,the
left (belt) side was nice.Can it be some sh++t from the brake pads who are all over the
wheel side ? What can I use to get a shiny finish again ?
 
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Old 08-07-2008, 12:47 PM
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spray them down with shout... yes like you use on clothes stains... let it sit for like 2 min, hit it with a scrub brush! pulls off all the brake dust, will not harm your paint, and gets the spokes to BLING again!
 
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Old 08-07-2008, 01:58 PM
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I use a toilet brush to get in behind the break rotor.
 
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toilet brush, cool
 
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I use a plate washing brush but I'll try a toilet brush instead.
 
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I use a piece of nylon cord and just wet it with soapy water and lace a full loop of it around the spokes. Pull it back and forth and it polishes the hell out of them, top to bottom.
 
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Soap, water, and elbow grease. I put a phone book under my kickstand to get the bike a bit more upright safely, and do a section at a time. Since the fat bob has solid rims, the toilet brush seems like a good idea.
 
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The Shout works good.
 
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yup use shout...nothing has compared to it....end of the need for "elbow grease"
lyndall Z Plus pads to stop the dust..
 
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Thanks,a toilet brush was great tip.I have washed the bike with the same things
I always have done.But I have always had chrome rims before not aluminium.
Have this Fat Bob wheels clearcote on or is it just the aluminium ? Do you need to polish
the wheels ?I should try to figure out what "shout" is called here in Sweden.
 
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