Anyone got any good hints on cleaning Alloy

[runutz698]

I am in the middle of cleaning a front rim at the Moment, Using wet and dry and polish!!

Anyone got any hint or tricks they found handy?

Cheers
Tom

[Rosco400]

Purple Polish, at all good auto shops.

[mx250]

Are you just cleaning them to be presentable or are you doing a resto.

If you are doing a resto get NOS or such.

If you are cleaning to be presentable continue doing what you are doing. Maybe use a buff wheel on the large areas and a Dremel for the fiddly bits. You can us a commercial polisher but they will use brute force and a 5hp buff wheel that will change the profile of the detail bits.

[runutz698]

MX250,

I am doing it to make them presentable as part of the resto, The rims are in good condition over all no large chunks or cracks. They Just need a good scrub. Purple Polish hey mmmm I might have to go for a wonder at lunch time.

NOS rims would be nice but I don't think the funds will allow for it, as the rest of the bike is going to be better than new. At a later date I might go NOS, mud chatcher rims.

Cheers
Tom