Hey guys, I have an 09' orange and black 600. I love the black powder coated wheels. My buddy has a brand new M109R He also has the black powder coated wheels. I have noticed that his are always shiny with very little maintenance and mine always look like ass! I have cleaned them before and added some spray wax and they stayed clean for maybe a week. Any advice on what I should use to keep em clean and shiny? Maybe take them off and really polish them?
Are you sure that you are not just comparing Flat finshed wheels (Sportbike) to a Shiny cruiser wheel (They look glossy, Clearcoated over them? they look like normal paint with clearcoat)
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You'll have to paint and clearcoat your wheels to get that same look (If it's what I'm picturing in my head)
Mine are powder coated black and are shiny like that. I clean them with WD-40 to get the chain lube and other bullshit off of them. Then i will either hit them with polish or ammonia-free glass cleaner.
On that note, always clean your wheels before you take them to the tire guy (especially referring to track people). Don't be the assmunch that hands the tire guy a dirtyass wheel. :dissapointed
I just ordered some rim tape so maybe I will clear coat the wheels then put on the rim tape. I have all winter to get it done so I might as well do it right.
Hey guys, I have an 09' orange and black 600. I love the black powder coated wheels. My buddy has a brand new M109R He also has the black powder coated wheels. I have noticed that his are always shiny with very little maintenance and mine always look like ass! I have cleaned them before and added some spray wax and they stayed clean for maybe a week. Any advice on what I should use to keep em clean and shiny? Maybe take them off and really polish them?
BTW, your friends M109r rear wheel will stay cleaner longer than yours because his bike is shaft driven....no chain lube to deal with. His front wheel probably stays cleaner since "most" cruiser riders are SkEaReD of the front brake so no brake dust to worry about.:lol
I have shiny black ones. WD-40 general breaks down anything thats gunked on there so I do a WD-40 wipe then usually just some water and a rag. Shiny new.
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