Fatboy Aluminum Wheels

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Feb 27, 2009 | 08:48 AM

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anubisss

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You could also use Master Formula metal polish and sealer. The sealer will seal it so it won't pit anymore. I used this on the stock fatboy wheels when I still had them. It worked great and I live just a few miles from the ocean.

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Feb 27, 2009 | 10:47 AM

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bloomington g

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Originally Posted by Red9

Temperature got up to almost 50 degrees here today so I thought I might take a ride.
The bike has been stored all winter. I wash it every time I ride it so it was put away clean.

Went into the garage and pulled it outside and noticed little marks all around the polished outside edge of the wheels. It looks like little pit marks right into the aluminum. I tried washing them off but not going to happen.

Has anyone else here had this problem and is there a product out there which will remove them?

Did they occur just because of condensation due to weather changes? The garage isn't heated but it is dry inside and I have never noticed any dampness on the bike when I checked it. Damn! I had a metric bike with aluminum wheels for 8 years which I parked during the winter in a shed and never had this problem.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Wet 0000 steel wool will remove the discoloration markings from the pitted areas. Then use WD40, mineral oil, or some type of specialty product (if you want to burn the money) over the are you just worked on. If your wheels are truly pitted (rather than simply discolored -you can feel a pit), you can never remove the actual pitting, you can only clean it up as the coating/plating is gone in those areas. If a pit exists, you need to put some type of coating to protect the area that has been exposed after you have cleaned it.