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Aug 12, 2014 | 05:50 PM

#21

Juan L

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Originally Posted by Skidmark63

I did the shoestring trick while the bike was on the back of the truck. That works awesome as I used Turtle Wax Chrome Cleaner and shoestrings. Those hubs and upper parts of the spokes is what I am talking about. I will scratch my head and think of something to use for the hubs. Pretty sure I can get the upper spokes with a lot of effort. I definitely need a jack.

Do you remember these?

Aug 12, 2014 | 06:41 PM

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Skidmark63

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I remember and thanks for jogging my memory. I think I can find some of those fat and long shoelaces, weight an end and put cleaner in the middle of the lace....boom.....enough length to maybe work.

Aug 25, 2014 | 07:04 PM

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NKISOK

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Removing rust from chrome

A piece of wet aluminum foil works great.

Sep 8, 2014 | 12:04 PM

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Wooddy04EGUC

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Great tips. I have to try one. My spokes look like crap.

Dec 1, 2014 | 08:43 PM

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Twincruiser

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WD40 and 4A steel wool works great for rust in general.

Dec 3, 2014 | 07:29 PM

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dfwhockey17

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^Bingo!!! #0000 steel wool to get the rust and debris off, then luster lace or similar to polish them...then a good coat (or coats) of wax to make the next cleaning a breeze.

Dec 7, 2014 | 08:01 AM

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Chi_Rider

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https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...me-wheels.html

See my post- hope it helps

Dec 11, 2014 | 05:22 AM

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oct1949

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I just use the HD spoke brush.. with some degreaser, then hose them off and dry.

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Dec 11, 2014 | 05:31 AM

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#0000 steel wool every once in a while, someone on this board mentioned using a swiffer duster w/ water, works great!!! Even use it for the motor/oil tank area:

Jan 31, 2015 | 08:25 AM

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sporty63

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Skidmark63

Is there a good way to clean the spokes and hubs without taking the wheels off the bike? Those areas are a booger to get to.

I had one of those wheel Dolly's ...it lets you rotate the wheel without moving the bike for easy wheel cleaning. It was cheap too...20 bucks or so. I use a mc lift now.