billet wheel polishing

[jeromeserena]

i would like your opinion on what is the best produt for cleaning billet wheels bought a tube of solvol autosol the other day it says on the box for chrome aluminium and all metals but in the small print on the tube says not suitable for billet wheels and suggests you use sopmething else dont want to polish them and take the laquar off is solvol ok to use. cheers guys and gals

[Mr B]

Solvo is abrasive and greasy. It's hard work to use as well, there are better things around. Try looking at some of the 'Mothers' products. Solvo will scratch laquers etc.

Brian.

[Hobbit]

clean them with S100 wheel cleaner and lots and lots of cold water (does not active road salt) then polish with a non abrasive polish like luster lace/meguiars/mothers , DO NOT POLISH with solvol it will turn them cloudy

[jeromeserena]

cheers guys have you used a drill attachment eg like dremmal or is a cloth better

[Mr B]

If you're just shining up a laquered surface, I'd use a cloth. When I polished the lower fork legs up on my Road King, I used various grades of abrasive on one of those triangular detail sanders that you use in the house for decorating. Then buffing wheels on a drill, but mask the whole bike up unless you want to clean all of it afterwards. I looked like a coal miner when I'd finished...it goes everywhere. I used Mothers mag and aluminium polish. Worked well.

Brian.

[HOG maniac]

More info needed.

Are the bare billet, lacquered billet or chrome billet.

Never use auto sol on chrome.

[Silverflame]

Never use auto sol on chrome.

Forgive the ignorance but why?

sf

[Mr B]

Originally Posted by Silverflame

Never use auto sol on chrome.

Forgive the ignorance but why?

sf

It's abrasive.

Brian.

[jeromeserena]

bought some mothers mag alloy polish it is great the wheels shine like the dogs dangly bits

[HOG maniac]

Auto sol is a fantastic product. I use it as a harsh polish after mopping. Meguires NXT is very good as a fine polish. Just use a good quality wax on the chrome.