Cleaning Wheels
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Sounds like pretty good advice, only thing I would change is the polish, always had great results with Happich simichrome on aluminum, and it leaves a protective film that helps reduce further oxidation. finish with a coat of paste wax. If you can save those wheels from the green meanies, I would recommend a full on polish at least once a year, easier off the bike with rotors and pulley removed.
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I will say this, don't use that White Diamond sh** on chrome it will scratch the hell out of it!!! I know the bottle says u can trust me don't. Glad it was a rental the time I experimented with it!
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Thanks! I will say it blows the Never Dull away if your wheels are a little rough. I like the never dull but it seems to work best if your wheels are not to bad and need a little polishing.
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I thought the idea with the steel wool was to go from a 0 ot to a 0000 ot to remove the scratching as you go?
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I have polished lots of aluminum , and I always went with 600,800,1000 grit wet, then mothers with a cotton buffing wheel in a buffer, the type you would use in a bench grinder, surprisingly they have a pretty good selection of wheels , and compounds at Harbor Freight tools, and you could pick up a cheap buffer there too.
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I used to polish sportbike frames on the side and after the sanding i used these items..
You dont need the sandpaper or steel wool.
go to sears and buy the polishing compound sticks.. think theres black,red,white in the kit. Get you a grinder with a sewn polishing wheel. Use the black compound first! This will eliminate all scratches and stains.then go behind it with the red jewelers rouge and for a last buff.. go with mothers billet by hand and your done... its a good bit if work but results will be amazing!! Mirror finish if done right!!
You dont need the sandpaper or steel wool.
go to sears and buy the polishing compound sticks.. think theres black,red,white in the kit. Get you a grinder with a sewn polishing wheel. Use the black compound first! This will eliminate all scratches and stains.then go behind it with the red jewelers rouge and for a last buff.. go with mothers billet by hand and your done... its a good bit if work but results will be amazing!! Mirror finish if done right!!
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I used to polish sportbike frames on the side and after the sanding i used these items..
You dont need the sandpaper or steel wool.
go to sears and buy the polishing compound sticks.. think theres black,red,white in the kit. Get you a grinder with a sewn polishing wheel. Use the black compound first! This will eliminate all scratches and stains.then go behind it with the red jewelers rouge and for a last buff.. go with mothers billet by hand and your done... its a good bit if work but results will be amazing!! Mirror finish if done right!!
You dont need the sandpaper or steel wool.
go to sears and buy the polishing compound sticks.. think theres black,red,white in the kit. Get you a grinder with a sewn polishing wheel. Use the black compound first! This will eliminate all scratches and stains.then go behind it with the red jewelers rouge and for a last buff.. go with mothers billet by hand and your done... its a good bit if work but results will be amazing!! Mirror finish if done right!!
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I used to polish sportbike frames on the side and after the sanding i used these items..
You dont need the sandpaper or steel wool.
go to sears and buy the polishing compound sticks.. think theres black,red,white in the kit. Get you a grinder with a sewn polishing wheel. Use the black compound first! This will eliminate all scratches and stains.then go behind it with the red jewelers rouge and for a last buff.. go with mothers billet by hand and your done... its a good bit if work but results will be amazing!! Mirror finish if done right!!
You dont need the sandpaper or steel wool.
go to sears and buy the polishing compound sticks.. think theres black,red,white in the kit. Get you a grinder with a sewn polishing wheel. Use the black compound first! This will eliminate all scratches and stains.then go behind it with the red jewelers rouge and for a last buff.. go with mothers billet by hand and your done... its a good bit if work but results will be amazing!! Mirror finish if done right!!