JRock Turbocharged Joined Apr 28, 2008 Messages 786 Location Central NJ, USA Ride 2008 Rocket III Standard Sep 20, 2018 #11 Naval jelly, then 0000 steel wool with aluminum polish. Many fun hours of work.
John Ward .060 Over Joined Oct 13, 2017 Messages 109 Location York UK Ride Rocket 3 Classic 2008 Sep 20, 2018 #12 To be fair you shouldn't have let em get that bad in the first place! Not sure it was the sea air that messed em up more lack of cleaning.... time to scrub em up may take a while
To be fair you shouldn't have let em get that bad in the first place! Not sure it was the sea air that messed em up more lack of cleaning.... time to scrub em up may take a while
Steel Resident Coonass Joined Nov 17, 2012 Messages 7,849 Location Cut Off, Louisiana USA Ride 2012 Roadster & 2006 Classic Sep 20, 2018 #13 Looks like you might need to find a spot to mount an anode.
barbagris Mad Scientist Joined Aug 1, 2010 Messages 12,988 Location On the verge of insanity Ride 1979 Guzzi V1000G5 - 2018 KTM 790 Duke Sep 20, 2018 #14 Nat67 said: To be fair , they look a bit too far gone for elbow grease alone Click to expand... I was thinking that compared to 1980's wheels left near the sea - they were not THAT bad!. But I agree. Have them professionally stripped back. I did a set of R3 wheels by hand - Not something I intend to repeat. And whilst not very pretty - Stone-chip paint.
Nat67 said: To be fair , they look a bit too far gone for elbow grease alone Click to expand... I was thinking that compared to 1980's wheels left near the sea - they were not THAT bad!. But I agree. Have them professionally stripped back. I did a set of R3 wheels by hand - Not something I intend to repeat. And whilst not very pretty - Stone-chip paint.
Nat67 Rockgoblin Joined Jun 9, 2016 Messages 4,587 Location Dartmoor England Ride Rocket 3 2010 roadster Sep 20, 2018 #15 JRock said: Naval jelly, then 0000 steel wool with aluminum polish. Many fun hours of work. Click to expand... What is this Naval jelly ? All I find in my naval is fluff and old sugar puffs !
JRock said: Naval jelly, then 0000 steel wool with aluminum polish. Many fun hours of work. Click to expand... What is this Naval jelly ? All I find in my naval is fluff and old sugar puffs !
Steel Resident Coonass Joined Nov 17, 2012 Messages 7,849 Location Cut Off, Louisiana USA Ride 2012 Roadster & 2006 Classic Sep 20, 2018 #16 Nat67 said: What is this Naval jelly ? All I find in my naval is fluff and old sugar puffs ! Click to expand...
Nat67 said: What is this Naval jelly ? All I find in my naval is fluff and old sugar puffs ! Click to expand...
Nat67 Rockgoblin Joined Jun 9, 2016 Messages 4,587 Location Dartmoor England Ride Rocket 3 2010 roadster Sep 20, 2018 #17 Steel said: Click to expand... But alloy don't rust ?
Grumpy Ole Codger Miserable as FECK Joined Aug 12, 2017 Messages 3,833 Location Up me BATTY Boy Ride MOTO GUZZI BREVA 1100 Sep 20, 2018 #18 Nat67 said: But alloy don't rust ? Click to expand... I have to admit to having to read the name twice before I made a complete 'arse' of myself
Nat67 said: But alloy don't rust ? Click to expand... I have to admit to having to read the name twice before I made a complete 'arse' of myself
Steel Resident Coonass Joined Nov 17, 2012 Messages 7,849 Location Cut Off, Louisiana USA Ride 2012 Roadster & 2006 Classic Sep 20, 2018 #19 Nat67 said: But alloy don't rust ? Click to expand... It still gets oxidized. Not technically rust, but still damaging.
Nat67 said: But alloy don't rust ? Click to expand... It still gets oxidized. Not technically rust, but still damaging.
sonny Living Legend Joined Sep 24, 2015 Messages 8,662 Location Henryetta Oklahoma Ride rocket three x Sep 20, 2018 #20 Steel said: It still gets oxidized. Not technically rust, but still damaging. Click to expand... That's debating on how you look at it.
Steel said: It still gets oxidized. Not technically rust, but still damaging. Click to expand... That's debating on how you look at it.