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« on: November 22, 2010, 03:34:19 PM » |
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I am attempting to clean the wheels on my 2000 YM Standard. I have tried aluminum polish and have gotten some improvement but I still have some road grim that I can't get off. A friend of mine suggested
WD 40 for the wheels and Brake Cleaner for the bottom of the motor.
Anyone had success with either of these products for wheels and motor?
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2010, 03:55:55 PM » |
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That sounds bad to me............for the wheels if they are the NON CLEAR COATED nothing beats Bombs Away.......J&P Cycle carries it For the Engine........Dollar Store..............Mean Green makes her shine  |
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Chrome
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« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2010, 04:26:02 PM » |
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Hi C #1 on what Chris said about the Bom.Use it with a PowerBall to clean the rim and the AutoSol to polish it up.Takes about a morning to do it right. Adrian  |
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« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2010, 04:54:07 PM » |
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search is your friend, but I'll post this again for a mirror/chrome finish http://topoftheline.com/dulalchrom.html |
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« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2010, 06:14:02 PM » |
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I'm real partial to Flitz for cleaning the metal. I especially like it on the wheels, first with a coarse paper towel, swapping it out when it gets good and black, and finishing with a powerball shine.
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« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2010, 06:17:19 PM » |
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Hi C #1 on what Chris said about the Bom.Use it with a PowerBall to clean the rim and the AutoSol to polish it up.Takes about a morning to do it right. Adrian Hey back at ya A........you gots that black and chrome (yours is the only black one that can truly qualify as a black and chrome) as clean as my red and white............hehehe |
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bigdog99
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« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2010, 06:19:56 PM » |
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"colonel brassy" gets a lot of the yuk off, made my pipes look new again.
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« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2010, 06:48:11 PM » |
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If the wheels are pitted badly... Start with emery cloth (not too coarse). Then switch to polish once the pitting and corrosion is sanded off.
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Alaskamike
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« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2010, 03:18:25 PM » |
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If you do use Brake Cleaner.... be very careful, as it will take paint off anything it touches. I am very careful with it myself
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« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2010, 04:08:41 PM » |
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I used some stuff called bartenders friend or maybe it was barkeepers freind but it was the best stuff I've found for my wheels. Got it at Kroger.
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« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2010, 04:31:46 PM » |
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I got tired of spending all that time cleaning wheels.Just went ahead and had mine chromed.
but before I did BOM was the quickest way I found to get my wheels clean and shiny.
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« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2010, 04:58:05 PM » |
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If the wheels are pitted badly... Start with emery cloth (not too coarse). Then switch to polish once the pitting and corrosion is sanded off.
Ouch... emery cloth  I think Soft Scrub with a kitchen scrubby pad, then Brillo and finally.... White Diamond. Worked well on wheels I had neglected for a few years. I used the Mother's mini power ball with the white diamond as well and it sped things up. |
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« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2010, 09:38:28 PM » |
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+1 on the White Diamond. I had to order it online.
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