Will be fitting my new wheels to the bike.. Is there anything I can apply to the wheel so that it cleans easily? Also is there an easy way to clean the parts not easy to reach? Behind the discs?
When I buy a new bike, I usually take the wheels off as soon as I get it home, strip all the discs etc off (not tyres) clean them up with parafin, dry them off then T-Cut them and give them a really thick coat of wax. Then when I wash the bike they buff up like new with a lint free cloth once dry. This lasts about 3 months before I cant buff them up properly. Once they dont buff up fully I remove them and do the process all over again. It takes a few hours of hard elbow grease but well worth it in the long run
Hi a good quality wax and various brushes to help clean. Spending more time and effort at tyre change time easy when wheels are loose. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391199278931?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MANTIS-CA...DS-OF-BIKES-/321851684176?hash=item4aefdaf550 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Boora-Carnauba-Wax-Paste-/252048302486?hash=item3aaf3fe196 Let the OCD wheel cleaning commence
I use poorboys wheel sealant on mine it works a treat. As already said I did the same took the wheels off and worked the wax in a few good coats when I bought the bike new.
I find Muc-off Good, but a good coat of wax is about the best you can do. I have considered the Diamond glaze thing but never tried it. My real tip is getting tooled up, make sure you have a good selection of various sized brushes and mops, some with long handles, are really good to get into the difficult places. Mike.
I've always used halfords foaming wheel cleaner first,rinse then spray with muc off and does a good job of getting to the hard to reach places.
I use WD40 on a rag to wipe the wheels down first and get the most stubborn grime off. Then clean the whole bike with Rhinogoo Fast Action cleaner. Then bodywork and wheels get a wipe of with RhinoShine by Rhinogoo. The RhinoShine is a silicone based post-wash treatment. I've found that cleaning after having applied the RhinoShine is much easier. Guessing the silicone in the treatment helps to cause crap to not stick.
A squirt of detailing spray on a cloth is a less effective, but less time consuming way than a full wax to provide a bit of protection after washing.
I am guessing you do not use wd40 to clean once wheels are waxed? Also did not think car body wax would have been up to the job for wheels?
I use baby wipes fantastic things and you don't have to worry about touching your disks.. Personally don't like working with wd40 near my brake disks, not even sure I would want wax on them..
General clean I use WD40 to remove the crap. then a detailing spray or dodo juice spray to remove some of that For wax or sealant I have just tried Gtechniq C5 wheel armour after lots of great reviews. which lasts for a long time. and protects the wheel very well. As for using WD40 on the rims just spray it onto a cloth to remove the crap which is cheap and works well
That's right, only to remove the worst of the crap, generally only off the rear wheel. Chain wax flicking and that kind of thing. After using the post-wash I use, the crap normally lifts much easier without requiring the wd40 in future.
Soapy water with one of them scrunchy things you use in the shower Dry them off wax them with rim wax sorted
