Apart from autosol, the best thing to get your wheels shining again? Ive had my wheels done from black to ali and blue to match my bike, as some already know…but im finding it a real pain keeping them shiny as they were when i first had them on the bike? They look “grainy” in places, if you get what i mean, and unless i take them off the bike and have them polished professionally i cant see how i can keep them looking good myself? The autosol is not doing the job im afraid, no matter how long i spend polishing them up?
When i see these custom bikes all nice and gleaming with the chrome sparkling, thats how i want my wheels to look again, maybe i should go and ask them how they do it…M9 did my wheels and he suggested using the autosol from now on, and believe me, i go through tubes of it, but ive still got that “pitted” look…(dont go saying they werent done properly cos others have had same done to their bikes with no problems so its not that)…and its not that im not putting enough “elbow grease” into it either…:w00t:
Is there anything else out there on the market that you know of?
The restorer is good for bringing a corroded part back to a dull shine, the general purpose then on top of that to get a pretty good finish. They also do a showmans polish which I’ve never used but you might like to try if you want that sparkling finish.
To be honest, I’ve used various polishes and the only thing that worked really well every time was elbow grease ! :w00t: Can you try a polishing wheel in a fast drill ? That will be easier than using the elbow
I always use Autoglym super resin polish on top of anything polished as it corrodes so easily, it’s not a speciffic ali polish but does slow down the corrosion.
This is the stuff they swear by in the states, but too pricey to ship the odd can over here to the UK. If there was enough interest we could buy a box between a few of us and save on shipping
Cor, you sure ARE an oldguy aint ya !!! i didnt buy a blade to stick it in a sideshow… but i DO like making sure my bikes clean and shiny when i go out…i HATE it when ive not washed and polished it…now call me a pratt if you must…but when my bike looks buff? i FEEL the nuts !! (scuse the pun)… Id rather spend hours cleaning my bike than cleaning my house !!
Now dont tell me your bike looks like a back garden on a rainy day… (cos that just makes me think you dont change your underpants) :w00t: (its a JOKE!) :hehe:
This is the stuff they swear by in the states, but too pricey to ship the odd can over here to the UK. If there was enough interest we could buy a box between a few of us and save on shipping Watch the video clip on the advert.
cos it dont bring out the tainted bits properly?..
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(cos that just makes me think you dont change your underpants) :w00t: (its a JOKE!) :hehe: