For those of you who have contrast cut wheels I'm needing some pics. Also how well is the polished portion of the wheels staying polished? Do the polished areas require extra maintenance to keep there shine? I'm considering the pm contrast cut platinums

 

To clean and take care of the Black Anodized Finish, wash with mild soap and water, do not use harsh chemical cleaners that can destroy the black anodized finish.

As far as the Polished area, the wheel will tend to go dull after being exposure to road dirt and other pollutants. You may use a high quality aluminum polish to get back that mirror like finish of the aluminum. Make sure to completely protect the black ano portion of the wheel to ensure that the black ano surface is not damaged.

 

So how long will the wheels typically keep there shine? When repolishing the wheels is hand polishing enough to bring the shine backe or is machine polishing required to restore the shine?

 

That sounds like a total pain in the butt. I love the look, but I may look into the clear anodized versions to see if I can avoid some of the hassle.

 

Shoot, I'm glad that I went with chrome instead...

 

It's not that tedious to maintain, although it does take extra care to maintain vs. an all chrome wheel, but nothing that should dissuade you from getting them if that's the look you're after. Imo, a contrast cut wheel can make or break the look of certain bikes.

After every wash, I use a vac and blow dry the bike, then wipe down with mcquires mist spray wax and microfiber towel. Prevents any spots. Before every riding season and at the end of season, I polish the wheels with mothers mag/aluminum polish. The finish remains fantastic all year. It takes about an hour to do both wheels by hand.

 

I like to look of the contrast wheels, but all I can picture is in the 90s when everyone was getting polished aluminum wheels on cars and trucks. Within a few years the wheels looked terrible, I do realize that my bike doesn't get the abuse of my truck so thet may make them more maintainable. Can anyone post pics of there bike with a contrast setup?

 

Can anyone else offer any info on how there machined wheels are aging and how much work it it to keep the polished areas shined up?

 

I'm pretty set on getting these wheels but if they are going to look like **** in 2 years I may go chrome. So how much of a pain is it?

 

I'd go chrome. One of the reasons I bought the Limited over the Ultra