polishing wheels

[art]

I polished my rear wheel an pumpkin this last week.Wow what a job.Removing the clear coat is a pain.I used a wire wheel in an air grinder for this an spun the wheel in a vise with a steel shaft in the vise an wheel mounted on that .I used a bench grinder with a rubber disc to spin up the wheel while I used finer an finer emery cloth for sanding an finished off the cast spokes by hand .lots an lots of work.Ii sure like the look of it .After 120000miles my clear coat was a mess.Has anybody done this at home themselves?

[bigdog99]

someone on the board actually had a video of polishing the wheel.
may look in search

[PAVALKER]

That video is on youtube.... here it is.       I just use White Diamond and Mothers Mini Power Ball, after I scrubbed em with a Brillo pad that is..... then light upkeep with White Diamond.

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[Jess from VA]

I put mine on the jack, started her up and let the rear wheel spin in gear.

I cannot recommend this as a safe operation for hand polishing, but it only took a half hour to do what would have taken hours of work on the ground.  EDIT:  Or even up on the jack spinning the wheel by hand.

[bogator]

 white daimond is the best polish to come along in a while, great stuff.

[VALKIFIED]

  pretty slick

[98valk]

http://topoftheline.com/dulalchrom.html

for a mirror finish on aluminum. I use the rolite kit. the liquid english metal polishes may work better than paste according to the site.

[donaldcc]

  hey Art that sounds like a lot of work where is the pic of the before and after??   

  are you coming south for the Laughlin River Run?

[Jess from VA]

Bomsaway (chrome and aluminum polish)........... none better.

Best price

http://www.amazon.com/Moto-Xpress-BOMBS-AWAY/dp/B000U8NKAO ($17.70 w shipping)

[Stanley Steamer]

I put mine on the jack, started her up and let the rear wheel spin in gear.

I cannot recommend this as a safe operation for hand polishing, but it only took a half hour to do what would have taken hours of work on the ground.

Darn Jess......you could have been done in 5 mins if you'd have given her a little gas!!......

[hubcapsc]

I put mine on the jack, started her up and let the rear wheel spin in gear.

I cannot recommend this as a safe operation for hand polishing, but it only took a half hour to do what would have taken hours of work on the ground.

George Bramlett is missing some fingers because his rag got caught in his chain
while he was doing that...

-Mike "some kid in my High School..."

[X Ring]

I put mine on the jack, started her up and let the rear wheel spin in gear.

I cannot recommend this as a safe operation for hand polishing, but it only took a half hour to do what would have taken hours of work on the ground.

Never mind the Carbon Monoxide poisoning!   

[HotRod]

Wheres the picture?

[HotRod]

  hey Art that sounds like a lot of work where is the pic of the before and after??   

  are you coming south for the Laughlin River Run?

I'll be in Laughlin on that Sunday with some boys from work.

[Jess from VA]

Darn Jess......you could have been done in 5 mins if you'd have given her a little gas!!.

I did set the throttle lock at around 2K+, the wheel was moving plenty quickly.

George Bramlett is missing some fingers because his rag got caught in his chain
while he was doing that...

Fortunately no chain, and really not much to catch you but the wheel cutouts, which did stove my fingers a couple times until I got the hang of working from front to rear on an angle.  No sleeves, rings, or gloves, using a cloth pad with no tail, nothing to catch.  Doing the flat rim and a bit up toward the wheel cutouts (the parts that show on a bagger) was very easy with no drama... reaching farther up over the cutouts toward the hub, and inside the brake caliper was the tricky and nervous part (and I didn't do a very good job there), and I won't do that again.... think I'll devise a polish pad on a stick to keep my hands out of the danger zone.

Never mind the Carbon Monoxide poisoning!

I jacked the bike up high, and worked from the side, 90* to the wheel, well ahead of the exhaust. 

 

[98valk]

Darn Jess......you could have been done in 5 mins if you'd have given her a little gas!!.

I did set the throttle lock at around 2K+, the wheel was moving plenty quickly.

George Bramlett is missing some fingers because his rag got caught in his chain
while he was doing that...

Fortunately no chain, and really not much to catch you but the wheel cutouts, which did stove my fingers a couple times until I got the hang of working from front to rear on an angle.  No sleeves, rings, or gloves, using a cloth pad with no tail, nothing to catch.  Doing the flat rim and a bit up toward the wheel cutouts (the parts that show on a bagger) was very easy with no drama... reaching farther up over the cutouts toward the hub, and inside the brake caliper was the tricky and nervous part (and I didn't do a very good job there), and I won't do that again.... think I'll devise a polish pad on a stick to keep my hands out of the danger zone.

Never mind the Carbon Monoxide poisoning!

I jacked the bike up high, and worked from the side, 90* to the wheel, well ahead of the exhaust. 

Just a bad idea Jess to do it that way IMHO. suggest u google for some pics of machine shop lathe accidents and other people doing it the way u did/do . I think u might think twice from now on.
Thank God u are alright.

[art]

Sorry no pictures but I did it pretty much the same but had the wheel verticle in the vise with a shaft to spin it an my bench grinder an a rubber wheel to provide power.I also ground the casting around the spokes to a smooth finish.Doc, I may go to Laughlin but not sure as I have a lot of Dr. bills to take care of an am short of cash.It rus about $700 to go there from here with gas food an lodging.I will let you know.Art

[donaldcc]

I'll be in Laughlin on that Sunday with some boys from work.

I may go to Laughlin but not sure as I have a lot of Dr. bills to take care of an am short of cash.It rus about $700 to go there from here with gas food an lodging.I will let you know.Art

   I was thinking about going after I saw one of your recent posts, but working too much (story of my life).  Hope you are back on bike after the winter and the Dr. is not keeping you off it.

[Redline +]

Darn Jess......you could have been done in 5 mins if you'd have given her a little gas!!.

I did set the throttle lock at around 2K+, the wheel was moving plenty quickly.

George Bramlett is missing some fingers because his rag got caught in his chain
while he was doing that...

Fortunately no chain, and really not much to catch you but the wheel cutouts, which did stove my fingers a couple times until I got the hang of working from front to rear on an angle.  No sleeves, rings, or gloves, using a cloth pad with no tail, nothing to catch.  Doing the flat rim and a bit up toward the wheel cutouts (the parts that show on a bagger) was very easy with no drama... reaching farther up over the cutouts toward the hub, and inside the brake caliper was the tricky and nervous part (and I didn't do a very good job there), and I won't do that again.... think I'll devise a polish pad on a stick to keep my hands out of the danger zone.

Never mind the Carbon Monoxide poisoning!

I jacked the bike up high, and worked from the side, 90* to the wheel, well ahead of the exhaust. 

Just a bad idea Jess to do it that way IMHO. suggest u google for some pics of machine shop lathe accidents and other people doing it the way u did/do . I think u might think twice from now on.
Thank God u are alright.

It's also hard on the u-joint.

Redline 

[art]

Doc I went riding Friday .Had to travel 100 miles just to get a new plug for the rear drive unit after removing to check the oil level an stripped the threads.Any excuse to ride.Feeling good no health problems just Dr. bills.The weather here is just starting to get better an it will improve each week.Summer here is great

[czuch]

I clean it when I have the bags off.
Other than that, the dirt road takes its toll.
Read the tag line fellers.