wainers121 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Hello everyone! I'm a new member and a little unsure of what's what. I have a Dragstar 1100. Can you please advise me on the best way and what to use to get rid of the rust around the spokes. What's best for the general day to day cleaning and protection of my bike. There is a slight bronzing on the front end of the exhaust can this be remove/ why is it caused.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted March 28, 2008 Moderator Share Posted March 28, 2008 Hello everyone! I'm a new member and a little unsure of what's what. I have a Dragstar 1100. Can you please advise me on the best way and what to use to get rid of the rust around the spokes. What's best for the general day to day cleaning and protection of my bike. There is a slight bronzing on the front end of the exhaust can this be remove/ why is it caused.? Hi mate, Personally I think that once your spokes are rusty theres nowt you can do, dont try rubbing them with anything abrasive they will just get worse in future. I would just wipe them down with WD40 regularly to stop the problem getting worse. If they are spoiling the look of the bike why not have them re-built with stainless spokes, funds permitting of course Wd40 is an excellent product to wipe down your chromed and plated parts of your bike, but keep it away from brake disk (Stating the obvious) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wainers121 Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 I thought as much... maybe I was hoping theat there was some miracle removal. Is there any where you recomend to recrome the wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted March 28, 2008 Moderator Share Posted March 28, 2008 I thought as much... maybe I was hoping theat there was some miracle removal. Is there any where you recomend to recrome the wheels? Its usually quite difficult to get them re chromed because I think they have to get all the old chrome off first, but check to confirm this. Other options are Rebuild with new rims and spokes (Expensive) Buy secondhand wheels, Try Ebay for a while, but If you find some be sure to get an accurate description of condition, cause they're going to cost a lot to send unless you can collect Get yourself a classic mechanics magazine, theres all kinds of services in them Very cheap option If your wheels are really that bad, I personally have used Jenolite rust remover in the past Its an acid based product, looks like snot (make sure its not a rust converter), and then revert to the WD40 to keep new rust at bay, It all depends on how good a finish you want and how deep your wallet Is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockster Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 try Marque Restore chrome plating Ltd near Coventry. Their website address is www.marquerestore.co.uk. they cost around £55.00 + vat per wheel rim and then you will need to find someone to rebuild your wheels. this time of the year they are mega busy so i would look at doing this in the winter so you dont loose any riding time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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