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Old May 27, 2021 | 01:41 PM
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I have Hurd to use Windex on cleaning Crome might pass on that .... does anyone have a suggestion on products to use on Crome and Fatboy Rims
 
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Old May 27, 2021 | 02:22 PM
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00 steel wool
 
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Old May 27, 2021 | 02:31 PM
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Welcome to the forums from Ontario, Canada, may want to post this in the "Detailing" area
 
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Old May 27, 2021 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by decencyxdefied
00 steel wool
Um, no. You mean 0000 steel wool
 
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Old May 27, 2021 | 02:50 PM
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Dont use steel wool on chrome (ANY TYPE OF STEEL WOOL) I tried 0000 and it took the shine out of my heat shield so bad I had to buy a new one. So glsd I didnt try it on my springer front end.
 

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We need a little more detail on how bad the chrome and wheels are, I will say it does involve beer for any type of bike cleaning.

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Old May 27, 2021 | 03:36 PM
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Bike is brand new
 
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Never Dull chrome polish 100% !!
 
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Originally Posted by Peapaw
Bike is brand new
Pretty easy, clean the wheels like you would on a car, then a detailer spay on the chrome and paint, oh yeah and beer.

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Old May 27, 2021 | 04:57 PM
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Nevrdull cotton wadding or Semichrome polish. Lots of other polishes work OK. As a rule you can estimate coarseness by color (Blue is usually "all-purpose" and red is very fine).
I sometimes use jewelers rouge.

In extreem cases maybe copper or bronze wool. Never use steel wool (no matter how fine).
 
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