Polishing Adventure Rims - How ??

Andy Hird

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Hi Folks

What's the best way to polish my Adventure rims ? Not sure what the finish is, do I use Autosol Solvol or normal paint polish ???

Cheers

Andy
 
Hi Folks

What's the best way to polish my Adventure rims ? Not sure what the finish is, do I use Autosol Solvol or normal paint polish ???

Cheers

Andy


Deffo NOT Solvol

Soap and Water

Then normal paint polish or T Cut

Then use some Silicon Spray like Motorex 365
 
Beware of using harsh chemicals or solvents (including neat 'bike cleaner') as some people have experienced chemical etching into the surface of the anodised rim coating.

SDoc100 Gel cleaner from Hein Gericke is reportedly good at safely cleaning the ADV rims, but I have the painted cast alloys so just use H-G Gel bike cleaner with a cheap loo brush from poundland to get into the tricky areas.

Best to test on a tiny area before committing to the whole rim just in case you get a reaction.
 
When you say polish, do you mean put a gloss shine on the coloured anodised finish, or do you mean remove the anodised finish to expose shiny alloy 'a la sportsbike'?
 
Then obviously you don't want to use an abrasive product which scratches off the anodising, or the wrong type of chemical based product which etches into the anodising and makes it a patchy eyesore.

Like I said earlier, I believe SDoc100 works okay and I dare say Hein Gerickes own gel cleaner (which I use) does too for cleaning the rims before getting a gloss but may need diluting rather than using neat. Test an inconspicuous area before comitting to the whole rims. IIRC from an earlier posting on the subject, somebody used MucOff and it caused white blotchy areas on the rims. SPC motorcycles cleaned my bike after a service once, and the bike cleaning product they used etched into my vario topbox lacquer and left marks so it does happen.

For a shine, I would recommend using WD40 or GT85 but obviously avoid the tyres and brake disks/pads. Spray a thin film and leave overnight for the active solvent to evaporate, then buff up the next morning with a dry cloth.

I also hear that Mr Sheen etc can bring up a bit of a shine, not tried it myself though.
 
I assume you're talking about the black gloss rims with SS spokes. Mine were a mess, so I washed the worst of the crap off, then used a soft brush to apply neat Traffic Film Remover (TFR), rinsed them and allowed them to dry, then applied normal Autoglym polish using a toothbrush, which I find easier to use than a cloth to apply the polish. Allow the polish to dry, then buff using a soft cloth.
 
Job done.....washed off with car shampoo, then polished spoke with solvol, then polished rims with Maquires Mirror Glaze....they look fantastic now
 
It's supposed to be a rufty-tufty adventure bike for god's sake! Even BMW go out and get them a bit grubby before putting them on show!
 


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