so i have no problem keeping the bodywork and everything nice and shiny, but i always seem to have yukky looking wheels. with all the road junk, brake dust, ect, they are always a pain to clean. what do you use to clean your wheels?
so i have no problem keeping the bodywork and everything nice and shiny, but i always seem to have yukky looking wheels. with all the road junk, brake dust, ect, they are always a pain to clean. what do you use to clean your wheels?
-Eugene-
2007 black hayabusa touring beast
2003 KTM 525sx/exc hybrid
2002 black and blue hayabusa- (SOLD)
2000 ZX7R STREETFIGHTER-(SOLD)
I've used simple green, purple power, or orange clean. Basically a bio-degradable degreaser.
Simple Green. Wax your wheels and it will make it easier to keep them clean.
"That which does not kill you only postpones the inevitable."
I like to use 409 on the wheels and Armor-All on the tires. It makes them really shiny and pretty!
Serious about the 409. I'll use it or Simple Green, depending on what I have on hand. I spray it onto a rag and wipe them down.
Last edited by CaneZach; Sat Feb 26th, 2011 at 11:47 PM.
Kerosene gets all of the grease and grime off your bike. You can get it at any hardware store. It smells, but it cleans the tough grease really well.
Last edited by Repsol a095; Sun Feb 27th, 2011 at 07:16 PM.
Simple Green here.
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Maybe it's your lube?
Try chain cleaner and lubricant that flicks less chit on your rim.
Simple Green best Green.
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i use mothers all wheel cleaner if theyre really bad but otherwise just wipe them down often with simple green
Simple green here and on occasions ive used brake cleaner for some bad grime the simple green misses. Not often anymore as i use Motorworx chain cleaner and that does wonders
Dress for the slide, NOT the ride
WD-40. Don't have to grab anything else while I'm cleaning the chain.
Chadwick
MRA #825
"You live more for five minutes going fast on a bike like that, than other people do in all of their life." - Marco Simoncelli
Sometimes I use my own "cleaner". Makes the tires nice and sticky even when they are cold too.
KX65
Dizzer
929 - Yard Sale'd
S100 or WD 40 if they are real bad, then wax them
Simple green is awesome, but it's expensive. I've found that any orange cleaner (especially dollar store stuff) is awesome. I started buying it in the big refill jugs.
2008 Honda CBR600RR - Graffiti
2002 Yamaha WR250F