Re:I need your tips and tricks...
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slamllc (User)
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I need your tips and tricks... 1 Year, 2 Months ago
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Looking to hear what you guys use for cleaning wire spoke wheels. What are your best tips, tricks and tools for getting them sparkling. Nothing looks better than spokes shining in the sun.
Was thinking there must be some sort of tool/brush to polish in between all of the spokes. Let me know what you use to get them looking nice.
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Re:I need your tips and tricks... 1 Year, 2 Months ago
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best tip.
get rid of the spokes.
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Re:I need your tips and tricks... 1 Year, 2 Months ago
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1. Keep them clean. Road salts reduce the shine of the spokes considerably.
The Road Star spokes aren't chrome. But, there's no reason you can't keep them looking good. An alternative is to replace them with chrome or stainless spokes. But, it really depends on how sparkling you really want.
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Re:I need your tips and tricks... 1 Year, 2 Months ago
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+1 on the spokes! Never cared for the look of cast aluminum rims! Always loved the look of spokes and Old School white walls!
There is unfortunaly no replacemenet for hard work work and elbow grease when cleaning them.
Wesleys Bleach White and a few SOS pads work best on the white walls.
And an old toothbrush,soap and water followed by some polish works best for me.  |
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Re:I need your tips and tricks... 1 Year, 2 Months ago
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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.
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Re:I need your tips and tricks... 1 Year, 2 Months ago
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Dang smokes! Where did you find her? My bike needs washing!
Back to the spokes though, try the SOS pads with the soap built it. Just wet em and scrub. They work good at getting surface rust off chrome too.
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I can handle going fast. Its the crashing and burning that sucks!
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Re:I need your tips and tricks... 1 Year, 2 Months ago
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smokescreens wrote:
well this methoid works for me 
As Tug would say, "I think you're showing off."
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Re:I need your tips and tricks... 1 Year, 2 Months ago
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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  |
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Re:I need your tips and tricks... 1 Year, 2 Months ago
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A baby bottle brush has worked well for almost 60 years for me. Lots quicker than a toothbrush.
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