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Old 03-09-2011, 03:06 PM
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What is your method for cleaning the spokes/wire wheels the best?
 
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I wet them, spray with shout laundry stain remover and then use a spoke brush to get the spokes. Blow dry with a gardener blower. In between full washes I hit the chrome with a magic eraser and some chrome polish and the spokes with chrome polish.

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How bout that ball that can be put on the end of a drill? Anyone try that/
 
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How bout that ball that can be put on the end of a drill? Anyone try that/

You'll be cleaning more than the wheels those things throw polish everywhere . I put the bike on the jack , grab the little mechanics seat & 12 pk of Guinness and use enough bad language to make a drill instructor back up . That was the drill with the 80 spoke wheels I had .
 
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Originally Posted by Guero
What is your method for cleaning the spokes/wire wheels the best?
One at a time...
 
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Old 03-09-2011, 05:54 PM
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for a lot of hard to clean area's of my bike, I use a boot shine brush & what ever cleaning stuff works best in that area. It's great for cleaning engine fins too!
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I have used a powerball as well. Apply the polish by hand but it gets thrown everywhere by the ball when you remove it.

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Spoke brush works for me.
 
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just use some common sence
 
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A toilet brush...no really it works.
 


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