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Old May 20, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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Is therea product that makes keeping the cast aluminum Fatboy rims clean, any easier? Mine are stained and would like to bringthem back and keep them that way! Everything I have tried so far, has been huge work.
 
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Old May 20, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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I need to know this, too. my rear wheel is pitted and has a stain in one spot, I think from the brake dust maybe.
 
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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mine too...I tried wax, but I didn't really see any difference.
 
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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Try Never Dull on the shiny parts. Will pull all that discoloration right out. Keep applying it until no more black comes out. First time you use it, it will take a while (lots of elbow grease) til it's all cleaned up. After that maintenance is easy. I've never tried it on the textured portion of the rim. Try it. Can't hurt it.
 
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Old May 20, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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Mothers powerball works pretty well along with some mothers polish.
 
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Old May 20, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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Bike Bright works amazing on my rims. very Surprised
 
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It's the brake dust. The real solution is pads that don't dust. Lyndall makes such pads. As mentioned above, you can get some improvement with various polish, but once stained, its really difficult. I looked at my owners manual...can you believe that Harley recommends washing and waxing alloy rims every week? That's what it says...
 
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I used brake cleaner. Took off the dust and the grease. Then washed with soap and water
 
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Thumbs up on the Mother Power Ball. I put Wenol on the power ball, and it shines everything right up.
https://www.wenol-polish.com/wenolred.html

I purchase wenol form my local scoot shop. Best stuff out there.
 
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USE SUPERCLEAN WHEEL CLEANER ITS IN A PURPLE BOTTLE
 
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