Author Topic: Motomag wheel Restoration need advise (Read 1630 times)

zinges83 · « **on:** February 15, 2007, 09:36 PM »

Hi Guys need some help with my supergoose build, just picked up a set of Motomag wheels off ebay, not arrived yet but the pictures suggest they are in good condition,they are bare at the moment and i want to keep them that way but i want to get them to a high polished condition.

Can some one give me an idea of the process from start to finish and what products to use on these classics.

Steve P · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2007, 09:47 PM »

First, clean the wheels with alloy wheel cleaner ... the stuff you'd use on your car wheels

Then polish them with either Solvol or Peek

Steve

downhill3375 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2007, 09:48 PM »

hi mate i just polished the edges of mine its hard work but worth it

just work ur way down through the grades of wet and dry ,use it wet untill ur down to very fine then use wire wool and then polish ie autosol or somethin similar

the main ingrediant is elbow grease

crazycraig · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2007, 09:50 PM »

zinges83 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2007, 09:56 PM »

Cheers Guys, those mags look great, like the yellow with polished rims, gone for gold parts on my goose that finish would suit did you spray them yourself fully then rub down the rims after .

downhill3375 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2007, 09:59 PM »

no mate i got them sand blasted by a mate then polished the edges

then i masked them off and then sprayed the wheels i figured if ya tried to polish the edges later ya would deffo damage the paint

zinges83 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2007, 10:05 PM »

Nice job

think ill give the polishing a go if i can get the whole wheel looking like those rims i'll be chuffed, should take me about a year i reckon

cheers mate

downhill3375 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2007, 10:21 PM »

sore fingers and thumbs too

good luck mate post up some pics when they r done

Coastvl · « **Reply #8 on:** February 16, 2007, 09:32 AM »

By all means go hard on the edges but please don't polish the whole wheel. They never came out polished and they don't look that good done. But thats my opinion.