Line em' up! Need help on surface rust removal on laced wheels..

 Hello All!
Again, line everyone's favorites up, what's left on the card get's spent!
Sooooo, after having had to put the sporty into storage since about 2004
due to some health problems, I've decided it's time to try and breath some
life back into it! Besides the obvious engine maintenance, replacing some
bad plug wires, etc., I've got a lot of cosmetic stuff that needs to be dealt
with. The bike is a 91 Sporty, was in above average condition at the time
it was stored, although not completely indoors, but with good cover from
most of the elements except down at the ground level where I now find
a lot of surface rust on the rims, forward's, and anything else that's been
chromed.
        So far, I've tried a few spots with "TurtleWax Chrome Polish and
Rust Remover". It seems to be working ok, however I seem to remember a
lot of folks here swearing by (or at?) products such as Mother's Chrome
Polish. The only Mothers Chrome product I could find here (I'm up on
Vancouver Island in the land of the Canuuk), didn't mention anything about
rust removal. There's tons of "rust conversion" products around, but I'm
pretty much guessing that's NOT what I want.
        So, any wise, reasoned, and practical experience with any other
products that would possibly work better than the TurtleWax product?
I've tried so far by hand, but with the large amount of area that needs to
be done, as well as some limitation as to my dexterity (I've had two simple
strokes in both my left and right hand/arms), I'm going to need to rely on
some electron-enhanced motion controlled application devices, i.e. I have
a 8 inch orbital polisher, and then one of those "applicator balls", basically
an enclosed wand that fits to a drill and has a wad of strips that will whirl
around in tight places (I hope none of this talk is getting anyone "excited"
in a "wrong or inappropriate" way)..
        So, with the gazzilions of working man years of cycle knowledge
that resides here, I'm hoping for a brief opening into all this insight that
someone has really got this down and can maybe steer me in the right
direction before I manage to scuff all the shiny stuff off the last thing
(besides my kids) that I value most.. And God hoping, I may get to ride
her again, very very soon!! Oh, as I am wearing my welcome out, one
last one: As these polish's leave behind a protective coating, what's going
to be the outcome when it comes time to do my pipes? I've got a pair of
Cycle Shack slip on's and there is just a bit of rust on them, would like to
get them off, but don't want to possibly bake on something worse!!
        Sorry again for the long rant, another round on anything consumable!!
And if anything good comes of this, the same bit of luck with my finances
that is allowing to get the bike up and running again is also going towards
powering up the lasers, so there may yet be some goodies for the EKIII
fund yet this year!!

Thanks again, and again..
Regards.
D.

 
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its hot down here so thanx for the bottle of water.  some 0000 steel wool
should solve you surface rust problem then get ahold of it with the mothers.
michael

 

You're welcome! That kinda sounds like a good plan for the forwards and
exhaust, but the stuff on the rims is thick, thankfully it's only at one small
quadrant that was exposed to our salt air here. That's going to take bit of
something heavier to get that off, but ya never know, will try everything
at least once!!
Thanks again, have another!

D.

 (DougD) wrote:



Aluminum foil and (regular) Coca-cola. Use the shiney side of the
foil, not the dull side.

I shit you not and I know it works 'cuz I've used it.


Preacher - AH #89

 
Jeez, I remember that one from somewhere else... I got lots O' Coke (decaf
though), I'll have to set aside a test bit for that one!
Thanks! And another for you too!

D.