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Offline lazychubs

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cleaning motomags
« on: June 16, 2009, 06:02 PM »
was the best way to clean these as spent 2 hrs on sun
and they look just as dirty as b4 lol
would wonder wheels work as they are alloy

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Re: cleaning motomags
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2009, 06:30 PM »
I've cleaned some of these up before, went from looking like they'd been in a fire to sparkling new with autosol, used a couple of old t shirts as rags, and I'm not normaly one for polishing stuff  :daumenhoch:

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Re: cleaning motomags
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2009, 06:37 PM »
i know somebody who do a set with silver wheel spray and they come out mint.
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Re: cleaning motomags
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2009, 06:43 PM »
i just use solvol and a rag,they are cast so the finish will not be that shiney anyway,this is how they should look, but i can guarantee you will get sore fingers :shocked:

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Re: cleaning motomags
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2009, 06:45 PM »
try brasso, i did with these....

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Re: cleaning motomags
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2009, 06:50 PM »
mine was almost nos like condition when i got em
but they looking a tad dirty give em a good polish sun but still look dirty
dont want em shiny just factory finish lol

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Re: cleaning motomags
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2009, 06:51 PM »
Never done any myself but if they are alloy i would get them Glass bead blasted , dont confuse this with normal grit blasting which would leave a coarse finish, the glass particles are alot finer so leave a smoother finish.

In my car resto days i had a RS1600i rocker cover done and various other alloy parts and they came back like new  :daumenhoch:

Maybe speak to a metal finishers just to make sure they are suitable  ;)
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Re: cleaning motomags
« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2009, 06:53 PM »
heres a pict i took sat they look really clean but are very dull looking


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Re: cleaning motomags
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2009, 06:56 PM »

dont want em shiny just factory finish lol
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More of a reason to go down the glass bead blast route, thats the finish you will get ie not polished etc. :daumenhoch:
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Re: cleaning motomags
« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2009, 06:59 PM »

dont want em shiny just factory finish lol

More of a reason to go down the glass bead blast route, thats the finish you will get ie not polished etc. :daumenhoch:
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cheers mate will aske me mate across the rd from work as they use one for cleaning gearboxes

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Re: cleaning motomags
« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2009, 07:21 PM »
Dunno if it would help but a really good scrub with washing up liquid might get them looking better. Any polish left in the rough bits will go black. I often clean up stuff thats been machined like this and it aleays look better afterwards.

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