ALLOY REAR AND FRONT HUB/SPOKE CLEANING - any easy solutions ??

[400 Cafe Racer]

Hi Guys,

The hubs and spokes, paticularly the rear could do with a good clean in the centre. Not looking to polish things like the cooling fins on the hub but just to give everything a nice clean look around the centre of the wheel, like when you have just rebuilt one.

Having been out of motorcycling for many years I wondered if you have found any liquid spray non abrasive  methods or similar that will reach areas your fingers won't get to. ?

How do you do yours. ?

Thanks

Dennis

[ST1100]

I found pantyhose and a dab of Autosol quite useful on such hard to get areas...

[smoothoperator]

And what cloth do you use? 

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Back in the day one of my push bikes had a leather type band inside the hubs that kept them clean probably not advisable on a motor cycle.

[ST1100]

And what cloth do you use? 

As I wrote: nylons/pantyhose 
Long, stretchy, really rigid hence abrasive fabric... easy to wrap around things and polish in back and forth motion... brilliant for spokes, fork tubes...

[400 Cafe Racer]

And what cloth do you use? 

As I wrote: nylons/pantyhose 
Long, stretchy, really rigid hence abrasive fabric... easy to wrap around things and polish in back and forth motion... brilliant for spokes, fork tubes...

Thanks ST1100,

Thats a good idea, I like the lateral thinking.  Going to put it on the list and see if my wife has a good stock of used ones to recycle my way. !!

Cheers

Dennis

Does anyone know of a spray solution that would chemically clean and wash off without being too invasive ?

[ST1100]

Thats a good idea, I like the lateral thinking.

Nicked it from an MG-forum... spoked wheels and that... 

Does anyone know of a spray solution that would chemically clean and wash off without being too invasive ?

Dunno if "descaling" agents like Cilit Bang are not too aggressive for aluminum...

[SteveD CB500K0]

I would imagine that any degreaser ( eg Muc-Off) would be a good place to start.


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[Spitfire]

Pretty sure a toothbrush and Solvol were involved when I did mine, plus bruised and scratched fingers.

Cheers

Dennis

[400 Cafe Racer]

Thanks  Guys,

All good stuff.

Cheers

Dennis