No tan lines........

For rear wheel buy the BIGGEST BAGS!!! ya can find Front go mag this will give ya more time to ride if needed

Get a foam polishing cone that goes in a drill, makes quick work of them and comes out great. I use a cordless drill and do them with every bike wash.

I was going to put in my original post..."ideas except get rid of the spokes" as I knew someone would post that! I just didn't think it would be the first post!

Actually I like the look of spokes with Wide Whites. I think it looks awesome with two tone paint. With single color paint jobs, I like the other wheel options.

I am going to go get the bike lift. That should help tremendously. I spent like 4 beers worth of time out in the garage on my knees sticking my fingers in between all the spokes trying to shine them up. My back and fingers are killing me.

But man, does it look good.

I was hoping maybe someone had used some kind of polishing ball or something that you could put in a drill to get in those small spots between the spokes.

And yes, I use the SOS steel wool pads with the soap already in them on the wide whites. Always have. Works the best of everything I have ever tried.

Spent like 5 hours total really polishing the bike down yesterday... So those of you up here in the North East can blame me for the rain today. Never fails.

GREAT idea ya got there Zoom !!!!!!!

Yes Zoom, That is what I am looking for. Who makes it and how well does it fit between the spokes?

Lucky1 wrote:
I have spokes and now that I have a bike lift it really makes cleaning them a lot easyer. I don't use any speacial cleaner but the fact that I can spin my wheels makes this chore a little better.

I saw some chrome spray-paint at the hardware store. I thought maybe I could just try it on my spokes and see how it looks.

What Lucky said about the bike lift. I bought the nice yellow one up at Sears. Its low enough to easily slide under the bike, the handle pops right out to get it out of the way, and if your not polishing your wheels, it can't be beat for working on all sorts of things on the bike. After squishing my ear against the ground to find the oil drain plug, Sears was my next stop.
Getting an extra 15 inches of elevation is just great. You can sit right on the ground, spin the wheels, and their at just the right height for the detail work.

I just bought my bike a short time ago, and the PO wasn't all that thrilled about cleaning/polishing his chrome nor his spoke wheels(he did get the easy stuff). I used the Never Dull and a fingernail on the small stubborn rust specs, and a nylon tooth brush before wiping the Never Dull off, to get around the base of the spokes(easier then a finger). I used wax on the rims after the Never Dull.

I used a 3-M grey scratch pad, and simple green on the white walls. Brightened em right up.

Gordon

PS
I think the spokes themselves are going to be happy with a stiff scrub brush and soapy water....the hubs?...That's going to take something creative, and some patience.

Aussie John wrote:
smokescreens I need one of them spoke cleaning kits wonder if they be any good for anything elese,like a divorce or washing the car or

I could see them working just great for a "divorce".

smokescreens wrote:
well this methoid works for me

I bet she could clean out my savings account...


Rich

An old trick to preserve the finish is to smear creamy peanut butter on the rims after cleaning them. It puts a protective finish on so they don't get dirty or gummy with road salts or oils.

There's a couple of drawbacks though...

1) It looks like crap.
2) Squirrels and dogs can't stop licking your wheels.