Remove Rust & Restore Chrome Wheel Rims For Cheap: Part 57
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Let's restore these rusted chrome motorcycle wheel rims. Grab some steel wool and WD-40 for a cheap way to clean up those heavily rusted chrome motorcycle rims. The WD-40 is inexpensive and does a great job of pounding through the heavy stuff!
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This video series features the complete restoration of a 1972 CL350 Honda Scrambler motorcycle. The videos should help anyone whether working on a cafe racer build or a full-on original restoration. I'm definitely not an expert so please refer to your manuals for proper disassembly and assembly instructions. Please leave comments if you have any questions. I'll be happy to help answer questions if I can confidently provide solutions. Again, I'm not a professional. This is my 2nd Honda motorcycle restoration and I'm learning every single day. I'd love to hear your tips if you have better ways to do things. I hope you find the series useful and entertaining. I strive to show as much detail as possible so that the videos can be used as not only a how-to resource but also a reference for the placement and original set up of parts and systems.
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I love it that Jack Black is restoring an old Motorcycle!! Great Video Mate!!
Lol people keep saying that.
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Excellent advice and demonstration on restoring vintage chrome parts! Thanks for showing it in real time!
Thanks so much! I’m glad you appreciated it. I kinda like the longer form vids.
Dude! Tyvm from the bottom of this old ladies heart. I got hurt at work in 2007 and needed numerous spinal surgeries. Couldn't work thus ended up loosing everything and having to depend on Social Security Disability. The one thing I wouldn't give up was my car. Mind you; I couldn't walk. I'd look at her out the window and remember the wind in my hair and dream about taking my grandkids for a ride. I watched her fade and rust 😢 Fast forward to 2015. I wake up and I can't get up. I was stuck in my body in my bed... I have my neck fused at 4 levels. I woke and had full sensation! The fight was on! I was 50 and had a mission! Get up and walk. Drive a car for the 1st time in almost a decade. It has been a lot of work but so worth it. So... I'm doing a restoration on my '73 Caprice Classic convertible. Obviously my funds are extremely limited. This was so easy and satisfying and didn't even have to buy anything.
This is incredible. No words.
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Thank you for showing this. I've been riding dirt bikes since I was a kid and I love the vintage bikes so I've started buying them and want to restore these bikes. 1977 Kawasaki ke250, 1977 Harley Davidson SX250 and a 1968 Bultaco Pursang 250. They're a barn find, all 3 from the original owner, they belonged to him and his brother. Original titles and each bike is complete. Getting them running didn't take very long, about a months time. They're beautiful bikes after removing 35 years of grime collected just sitting there. The purple power and mean green work great with elbow grease which you're obviously familiar with. I was concerned I would have to search the internet for months to replace rims. Thank goodness that's not the case. Im going to purchase this product and break out a jar of elbow grease. Thanks for sharing!
It can be done!
great video man!
Thanks, Colby. It’s amazing what can be salvaged.
I have had great results with the WD-40 and aluminum foil too. 👍
It’s a great combo
Brakes won't work no more , no more ,,,
Cannot stop no more . R.I.P.
You have all you need within you.
Thanks for the video
No problem!
Wow nice!
Thanks!
Was gonna suggest the wd40 with fine steel wool just b4 you pulled it out lol. Thats my go too. It dosnt bind up the wool like a paste polish will.
It’s work’s ridiculously well.
Excellent - thanks! You mentioned getting the wire wheel on them.. I'm at the point where steel wool has stopped being effective and I'm weighing up getting more aggressive. Any tips for the spots that don't come out in the wire wool phase?
Be really careful with wheels. Get a brass wheel If you plan to go deep. I had some bad spots too and used my dremel with brass brush bits. Also...if it’s Rusty a bath for 24 hours in evaporust or vinegar would get in there too and make cleaning them up easier.
@@KeepOnWrenching Thanks Brian! Much appreciated.
I recently bought a 1990 soft tail, 13k miles. The wheels along with other areas have similar rust. I'm hoping this will help clean them up. 800 to replace.
It can’t hurt!!
workin' it
That’s what it’s about.
Hi Brian , do you think you can save a rim with rust holes? I did exactly what you do on my old rusty wheels and discovered a few rust holes that go through the metal unfortunately. They are only a couple of milimeters wide but I'm thinking that its not safe to restore them.
I’d look for a replacement personally. Sorry. Wheels are SUPER important...don’t take any chances. Who knows how much more is close to breaking through.
I have a 2008 Honda Rebel CMX, i have been looking to see if I can change the tires, from spoke to an alloy wheel, but there is no info on this. How can I go about possibly changing the wheels, not the size of the wheel.
I’m not sure how that would work. Sorry.
I’m in Germany and Colonel Brassy is not available here. Any other products that may be equivalent that are available internationally?
Just medium grit rubbing compound will do. I’m sure there are many options. Look for something that specially says chrome.
I need your advice on deep pitted chrome and aluminum on my wheels. What are the steps I should take. Any and all advice appreciated.
Citric acid bath for an hour or so then nuetralise and clean it up alot less elbow grease finish up by hand with the finer products you use
Will have to look into that!
What do you suggest to use for a rim that isn’t really showing much rust but has a ton of greasy grime and old fork oil soaking on them for 10 years?
Degreaser. Dawn dish soap n hot water can do wonders. Gotta cut through the grime to see what’s underneath.
@@KeepOnWrenching Good point. I love your videos man keep up the good work
Thanks! I appreciate that. Will do.
Got an old bike early 2000 and I’m really not sure if it’s worth getting new rims or trying to diy fix. Someone please help with this, I don’t want it to snap because of the rust and I’m no good mechanic
I bet they are fine. You just need to put in the time. These old rims looked done for but with a bit (a lot) of work they cleaned right up...and these are 50 years old. I wouldn’t give up on them. Try clean them up. I bet you’ll be surprised by what you can. Good luck!
Brian Matson thank you so much. I really appreciate your input and I will try my best to clean them up. Best of luck to you
What do you put on the cleaned rims to keep the rust from coming back?
I hand wax them heavily. Once back on the bike and after rides I wipe them down with a spray wax/wash. If you keep at them they don’t seem to rust up. Neglect is the biggest enemy. I’ve considered clear coating them too once I get them to a certain point but haven’t gone that far yet. There’s always another spot to work on a little bit more. Lol thanks for checking out the videos!
But i think wd 40 is bit expensive 😛
Vaisakh K steel wool would work too. WD is optional. Works great tho!
Would be at least the Same effective to give it a Spray around (without the straw) and Work your way round with the Steel wool. So the WD40 can find its way underneith the Rust. Hope you understand what i mean. Greetings from Germany Where WD40 was invented ;)
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How do you protect the chrome after? Mine get rusty very quick
Protect it with wax. Regular cleaning. Surface needs to be continually maintained.
No brake no more , no more ,,, R.I.P.
It’ll be ok.
Will rusty steel wool 0000 grade still work .
De-rust the wool. A dip in evaporust could hurt.
@@KeepOnWrenching the rust was so fine it just shook off . 👍
How do you protect the cleaned chrome. Also, can you use a dremel with fine wire brush? Thanks
You can tape stuff off. Lots of dremel options
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All these glove wearing guys
Can’t win. Wear em and 1/2 the people complain. If I don’t wear them the other half goes off. I wear them when I remember mostly. Lol
Superb.
Thank you!