Maintaining Fatboy Wheels
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Road Captain
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Maintaining Fatboy Wheels
I appoligize if this has been beaten to death, but does anyone have a "tried and True" method of keeping fatboy solid wheels from the dreaded oxidation? Thanks!!
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Lyndall brake pads will do away with brake dust...half the battle. Other than that, take a few minutes to clean with a car wash product to remove road grime. Apply wax two or three times a year. Only takes a few minutes to hit the wheels and forward facing surfaces that get the grime. Check the detailing section...lots of products recommended...I just keep it simple.
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The trick to keeping FB rims looking good is to keep ahead of the game by regular cleaning and waxing. The longer you leave grime, brake dust, etc. sit, the faster they will corrode. And once it starts, the harder it is to get them looking good.
Kind of a pain to wash and wax, but I do mine with each wash. I have a lift that lets me easily turn the rims as I'm cleaning. Makes things go faster. Wash, rinse, dry, hit any corrosion with Mother's mag cleaner, and wax. 15 min max each rim.
Kind of a pain to wash and wax, but I do mine with each wash. I have a lift that lets me easily turn the rims as I'm cleaning. Makes things go faster. Wash, rinse, dry, hit any corrosion with Mother's mag cleaner, and wax. 15 min max each rim.
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I found the best way to address the grime and oxidation on the solid rear wheel on my night train was to....
Sell it and buy a set of black powdercoated spokes!!
Mine was a major pain in the ****.....As I'm **** and had to have it perfectly polished at all time. I had good luck using brasso on on the shiny outter edge.
Sell it and buy a set of black powdercoated spokes!!
Mine was a major pain in the ****.....As I'm **** and had to have it perfectly polished at all time. I had good luck using brasso on on the shiny outter edge.
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You got to wash the wheels every week or two my friend, when I bought the bike used, the previous owner doesn't give a damn about wheel care, they looked horrible. If you have a set of bad wheels already, clean them up and polish them, use mcguiar's hot wheel cleaner to clean them, they look good for a long time. I polish the wheels before I put my bike in winter storage, then apply a thin coating of wax.
Here is a link to show you how to polish them.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...lid-wheel.html
Here is a link to show you how to polish them.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...lid-wheel.html
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I posted this in another thread...
I keep it simple...wash the bike and wheels with dish soap in warm water...use Windex on the wheels and paint (Denim Black) after each ride and use a chrome polish/cream when I want to be meticulous
I keep it simple...wash the bike and wheels with dish soap in warm water...use Windex on the wheels and paint (Denim Black) after each ride and use a chrome polish/cream when I want to be meticulous
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I have a workaround for cleaning brake dust, beside Mcquiar's hot wheel cleaner, I use Castrol superclean, you are not gonna believe the outcome, mix it 10 part of water to 1 part of superclean, rinse it right away. If you do it right, you will see the yellowish goes away instantly. P.S. Do not overdo, you will leave water mark on the outer ring.