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How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/12/2008 9:14:54 PM

bananazx

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Cleaning my bike today, I noticed chain lube on my rear wheel and it's hard to clean.

Is there any spray or cleaner that makes cleaning easy?

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/12/2008 9:25:00 PM

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Cleaning my bike today, I noticed chain lube on my rear wheel and it's hard to clean.

Is there any spray or cleaner that makes cleaning easy?

I use wd-40.

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/12/2008 10:26:58 PM

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I use rim cleaner that comes in a green bottle from wal-mart. Made for rims on cars

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/12/2008 10:50:37 PM

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Simple Green Automotive works great.

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/13/2008 5:16:28 AM

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WD-40 , spray on a rag and wipe off.

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/13/2008 6:19:34 AM

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WD works great, then I use Windex or something like that just to clean of any oily residue from the WD.

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/13/2008 9:34:09 AM

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no side effects from the WD40????????

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/13/2008 9:39:36 AM

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I would guess that you have to be carefull to keep it off of your tires. That is probably why MgA_ODEN said to spray it on a rag first.

I normally use the wheel cleener from Wal-Mart, but I am going to try WD40 next time.

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/13/2008 5:32:21 PM

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i just use the HONDA spray cleaner on the Marchesinis.....works AMAZING!

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/13/2008 5:36:25 PM

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I use the wd-40 for inbetween washes, wheel cleaner if giving it a thorough wash.

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/13/2008 8:19:06 PM

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I also use simple green. Doesn't leave any residue.

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/14/2008 1:44:52 AM

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If you keep your wheels decent, you'll only have to use windex. Thats what I did today, just wiped the grime off with windex, didn't even have to use the wheel cleaner. Of course maybe I"m just not throwing that much grease down anymore, who knows.

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/14/2008 1:49:43 AM

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I am surprised that WD-40 could be used to clean grease on the wheels.

Thanks.

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/14/2008 2:58:48 AM

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Same here. The WD-40 works wonders on the wheel and chain. Actually, I haven't use chain lube on my bikes in several years. I was tired of all the gunk from the chain lube. The kinda I had was chain wax. It goes on clear but ends up black. Also, I noticed grits of sand from the road stuck to the chain worse also. Which can't be good for it. All, I use to lube them now is WD-40. It keeps them from rusting too. I had 13000 on my 954's chain when I traded it. It still was in great shape.

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RE: How do you clean your rear wheel? - 5/14/2008 4:01:57 AM

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Go to WD-40 website. There are over 1,000 uses for the 40. Cleaning is one of them. The stuff works miracles on grease, bugs and tar. Lots of people in the Automotive detailing business use it!!!

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