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-----Bike Wheels getting rusted
2005
Recently moved from Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam (Sea Coast) of late I realised my bike rims and the accessories(nickel coated) are getting rusted.
I wanted to know any cure and preventive spray will help.
Thank you,
Sales - Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
The quality of the plating is apparently not up to the task, so perhaps all you can do is routinely apply chrome polish and wash.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
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2005
2005
As a retired motorcyclist, I have two suggestions.
1) Use chrome polish as little as possible, preferably not at all. I've used vinegar
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Amazon [affil link] and a non-metallic brush, but it takes some work.
2) Keep a coat of good quality paste car wax
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on everything.
- Long Beach, California, USA
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