Wheel polish

[Darron1117]

Hello all,
My Roadster issues are few, but was always baffled why our Atlantic allies didn't clear-coat
the Rocket 3 wheels. Every time I washed my bike, the wheels looked like crap. Tried a few
different products. Mothers, Eagle One, and the tear off wad stuff. Saw this White diamond
metal polish at O'Reilly's that claimed to remove the oxidation (mine was quite bad). Gave
it a shot and it worked better than anything I've tried over the past 3 years. Took an hour or
so with ELO, Hall and Oates and Pat Benatar helping out.

 

[Kojack1970]

Hello all,
My Roadster issues are few, but was always baffled why our Atlantic allies didn't clear-coat
the Rocket 3 wheels. Every time I washed my bike, the wheels looked like crap. Tried a few
different products. Mothers, Eagle One, and the tear off wad stuff. Saw this White diamond
metal polish at O'Reilly's that claimed to remove the oxidation (mine was quite bad). Gave
it a shot and it worked better than anything I've tried over the past 3 years. Took an hour or
so with ELO, Hall and Oates and Pat Benatar helping out.

Thanks, I'll need to give that a try. The wheels are my only real gripe about my Roadster as well. I keep thinking about powder coating them.

 

[Old N' Grumpy]

Like to try it on some surface rust I have on both bikes.

 

[Starmanut]

You don't know what you're missing. Try cleaning those touring wheels with those many pesky cut-outs.

 

[Dr.D]

Hello all,
My Roadster issues are few, but was always baffled why our Atlantic allies didn't clear-coat
the Rocket 3 wheels. Every time I washed my bike, the wheels looked like crap. Tried a few
different products. Mothers, Eagle One, and the tear off wad stuff. Saw this White diamond
metal polish at O'Reilly's that claimed to remove the oxidation (mine was quite bad). Gave
it a shot and it worked better than anything I've tried over the past 3 years. Took an hour or
so with ELO, Hall and Oates and Pat Benatar helping out.

That is what I use. When I bought my used 2014 Roadster the wheel had some deeper defects that required very aggressive measures. I went all the way back to 220 grit paper then progressed 330,400,600,1200 polishing compound and then finish with White Diamond. Tires were off and wheels off bike otherwise would have been impossible.

Looks nice bro.

 

[Kojack1970]

Thanks, I'll need to give that a try. The wheels are my only real gripe about my Roadster as well. I keep thinking about powder coating them.

Okay, I bought the White diamond polish and wow, I'm impressed. In less than 5 minutes I had half the right side of the front rim shinning. And it was shinning more than it ever did with Mothers or the Blue metal polish. I think I'm a convert! We'll see how long it lasts. But the speed of the shine is what gets me. I can spend a half hour with mothers and not get that shine and still have residue on the metal.

 

[Forrest]

Buying this today. Good grief I'm happy you found this.

 

[TURBO200R4]

would this work on the chrome plastic radiator shrouds?

 

[Wdugan9080]

I did my 08 really bad when I started, but I also used 1000 and 3000 grit wet/dry, wet, still took all day about 8 hrs total front and back, off of the bike, with gords Polish, and cone and disk buffing Wheels on a drill, I was happy, but I see they need a touch-up after the winter, I'll post what I used, and before and after shots. Gords Aluminum Wheel Polish Chrome, Cleaner, Polish & Sealer

Car Buffers and Polishers Kit for Drill, 14Pcs Drill Polishing Wheel Foam Ball Buffing Pads Sponge Ball for Automotive Car Wheels Hub Care, Metal, Plastic, Ceramic and Glass https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RFN1SVN/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_0Y9E72K7MC1ETKC1JHWE?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
And I used gumout carb cleaner and 0000 steel wool to get the old glue off. I'll have to get the white diamond, but mother's did nothing, even with the buffing pads. I think this time I'll try sealing them with ceramic seal. GL, oh I'll try the Pat Benatar, hopefully that's all it takes

 

[Kojack1970]

Buying this today. Good grief I'm happy you found this.

Me too! Granted my rims are not bad. They aren't pitted, but have some light oxidation on them. I'm not sure how this would work on something that is heavily oxidized and/or pitted.