I ride an 07 FLHX. I put a chrome aftermarket front wheel on it. I left the stock rear wheel because you can hardly see it. If I am standing in a parking lot and my bike is parked 30 feet away I can only see the bottom of the wheel. I can see the tire and about 3 inches of the wheel. The bike has the cast aluminum mag with black powder on it. Being able to see that black powder is bothering me. Not enough to spend $800 on a new chrome wheel, but enough to strip the powder off and try to polish it. I talked to a friend that has a powder shop and he told me that aircraft stripper from Autozone will take the powder off. After I get the wheel stripped and polished I am going to have him shoot clear powder on it so it's easy to clean. I know I am not going to get a chrome like finish. Hell I know I won't get a polished billet finish. Has anyone tried to polish one of these wheels? If I end up with a clear powder coated silver wheel I will be satisfied. I am just curious if anyone has had success polishing one of these and how they achieved that success.

thanks,
hog

 

you know I thought about it myself, and I've read posts from people who have done it,alot of work required, you have to get the paint off,then they have to be sanded to a smooth finish so they can be polished. the ideal situation would be to put another rear wheel on while you work on the one you take off. I say if you got alot of time on your hands go for it, polished aluminum looks great.