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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: ozzie_owl on May 04, 2006, 02:36 PM

Title: CLEANING MOTOMAGS.
Post by: ozzie_owl on May 04, 2006, 02:36 PM

Whats the best way to clean a pair of Motomags?

Cheers Lee.

Title: Re: CLEANING MOTOMAGS.
Post by: motomagII on May 04, 2006, 06:12 PM

they are cast alloy i believe .this means to me wet and dry from rough to mega mega couse then loads a polishing the more you polish the more they shine .takes long time though i spent 4 hours on  mongoose pro class rim .

Title: Re: CLEANING MOTOMAGS.
Post by: ozzie_owl on May 04, 2006, 06:30 PM

Wet/dry sandpaper, the kind you get from B&Q? If so won't that damage the finish at all?

Lee.

Title: Re: CLEANING MOTOMAGS.
Post by: Steve P on May 04, 2006, 06:48 PM

I restored a set a few years back using car alloy wheel cleaner . . . brush it on, leave it about 10 mins then wash it off

It worked really well and they polished up a treat without the need to use abrasives

Cheers

Steve  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: CLEANING MOTOMAGS.
Post by: ozzie_owl on May 04, 2006, 06:58 PM

Thanks for that Steve, any particular make of alloy cleaner and polish?

Lee.

Title: Re: CLEANING MOTOMAGS.
Post by: Steve P on May 04, 2006, 07:07 PM

Quote from: Minihaha on May 04, 2006, 06:48 PM

I restored a set a few years back using car alloy wheel cleaner . . . brush it on, leave it about 10 mins then wash it off

It worked really well and they polished up a treat without the need to use abrasives

Cheers

Steve  :daumenhoch:

Any branded alloy wheel cleaner will do the job Lee . . . Simoniz, Autoglym or Wizard Wheels but not the cheap aerosol foam . . . that stuff is cr@p

Try your local car shop or Halfords

Hope this helps

Steve  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: CLEANING MOTOMAGS.
Post by: Bren Gunn on May 04, 2006, 07:18 PM

What he said ^^^^^^^

Don't sand them and don't over polish them, nice and clean is what you want :daumenhoch: