Grotty wheels!

[scot in exile]

If you lazy effers would clean your wheels every couple of weeks the grim would not have a chance to get dug into the wheel, listening to you all crying brings a smile to my face.

 

[BigNorm]

I'm too busy riding mine.

 

[Chip]

No one has brought up chrome rims. I had mine done and it sure looks good. The price was about $700. I did it at tire change time, so no additional costs. Easy to keep shiny and clean. Only do it if you like bling!

 

[Wrecka]

Being a Brit I'm more of a whisky and gin type of bloke myself. "The Botanist" for gin, (try it neat, awesome), or Lagavulin, Aberlour 12yr, and Old Pulteney are favourites. I don't know if you can get these wherever you're from, but the Botanist in particular is pretty spectacular. Around 40 revs per minute, it sure will put hairs on your chest!!

Sorry mate but if it's not in one of these bottles im not drinking it

 

[mr hunt]

Sorry mate but if it's not in one of these bottles im not drinking it

Bogan....

.....what's the little bottle? I haven't seen/tried that one

 

[cr0ft]

No one has brought up chrome rims. I had mine done and it sure looks good. The price was about $700. I did it at tire change time, so no additional costs. Easy to keep shiny and clean. Only do it if you like bling!

I'd love a photo or two of those.

I was thinking the chrome clear coat instead of electroplate mainly just because electroplate ("real chrome") can be a tad bit fragile.

 

[cr0ft]

It does appear that you colonials across the pond are better catered for in terms of "Buff Balls" if you'll pardon the expression. I've checked online and can only get that thing delivered from the States with postage of around 40 bucks, ouch.

I've seen them on Amazon.co.uk also at elevated prices, but perhaps not $40 in shipping. Although, if you buy a bigger batch at once and a tin of the Flitz polish the shipping cost isn't quite so painful in perspective.

The buff balls themselves are pricey but they do work, and you can wash them a bunch of times and reuse. Since they have no exposed metal at all you can just shove them in there with confidence and polish away, a polishing wheel put on a drill will probably have a bolt or something at the end which can scratch the hell out of stuff.

There are also wool balls, but same story, hard to know where to get them on the European side of the pond.

 

[cr0ft]

On a fully blacked-out Roadster, perhaps, but the Touring needs bling.

Ouch! Now all I can see is a balloon up front.....I've lost all confidence in it's handling abilities

Ok, so perhaps I was a bit too emphatic in my dislike of a blacked out front wheel. I just think the fat 16-inch wheel on these looks kind of fat and dumpy even with the polished wheel, and with the black it just doesn't work for me at all, visually. To each his own as the saying goes.

 

[BigNorm]

No one has brought up chrome rims. I had mine done and it sure looks good. The price was about $700. I did it at tire change time, so no additional costs. Easy to keep shiny and clean. Only do it if you like bling!

Where did you have your wheels chromed Chip?

 

[Bernard Vinet]

Hey Bruce
Autosol is what I have found to be the best thing, with a whole lota bunch of elbow grease. Pick up small buffing wheels to go on a battery drill which works fairly well at a medium speed. I restore old bikes from the 70's and once I'm finished its close to a mirror finish. The deep gouges your going to have to live with them, but most people see the blinding shine and miss the rough stuff.