Oily rear rim.

[Steve O]

How do you remove those oily stuffs which is stuck at your rear rim? Without causing any harm to your rim paintwork. And i'm sure water & soap wont help, it will just ruin it more.

[xiaowen]

how come your rear rim turn oily? u use what chain spray? anyway i use WD40 to clean the rims.

[Steve O]

Just buy new bike bah, then got grease on the chain, ride in rain, water + grease splash to the rear rim then dry up become like that, if im not wrong. Notify me, if im wrong.

[JbAtRaCeR]

WD40,engine degreaser also can...For me what i do is use brake contact cleaner,wipe the rims clean,the use maxima SC1.

[pergilahsayang]

I usually use 40wd. The paint work still looked fine to me. Easier to clean hehe. I dun use degreaser cuz i "heard" degreaser can caused damage to rubber surface ( like tyre ).

 

 

---> Btw, why dun u try White lithium Grease or Silkolene Titanium Gel on your chain. They produce less ( or not at all ) fling off.

[nebulaz]

GT85 would do the job fine...

[PaLmEr]

WD40 is a no no.

[DaBonz]

buy a can of diesel and a spray bottle. Spray sparingly, wait a few minutes n wash off with soapy water. Make sure u clean ur rear brake n disc properly.

[vtec power]

cheapest way is to use 2T. Wil mk yr rim shin.

[Murinus]

spray WD40 onto a cloth, then wipe the rim

 

make sure the WD40 does not come in contact with the tire otherwise its going to be slippery

[tingchiyen]

i use degreaser. also wheel cleaners for cars will do fine. spray it on, spread and scrub it around the rim with an old rag, leave for a minute, then hose it off. throw away the rag.

[Raptor]

Buy those spray on cooker top or oven cleaners.

 

Spray on let it soak for a few minutes but don't let it dry up. Use soapy water and a soft bristled brush and wash off all that gunk.

[Anthen]

just buy a bottle of thinner will do.. costs only $2 and i used for 1yr+ already.. very effective..

[xjrredbull]

use mama lemon....

[Ettaque]

mama lemon with the green scotchbrite..

[pergilahsayang]

I think , it is better to think how to reduce "fling off" of the chainlube to the rim tht makes it look so dirty and oily. But , for the rest of my life, neva encounter any trusted chain lube tht WILL NOT FLING AT ALL even it says on the bottle tht it is NON FLING chain lube. Including Silkolene titanium chain gel huh!...... haiz.. i wont believe any chainlube tht wont fling at all =_=''

 

 

---> heard sum1 mention about cleaning it with thinner? arent tht too harsh for the rim's paint work?

 

---> anyway, if u using 40wd to wash the rim, juzz make sure u wash the tyre afterwards. Afraid u might spill some of the 40wd on the surface of da tyre tht would make ur tyre slippery and dangerous.

 

 

Neva heard any update from the thread starter. Does he sucessfully remove those dirt and grease from his bike's rim?

[Encik Pat]

use thinner or ta-pin than wash with soap

[Steve O]

Ok, i've done it by spraying WD40 on a cloth and cleaning it. And it works just fine! Thanks for all the kind souls out there, who take their time and giving their opinion at this thread. Thank you very nice. But still wondering why Palmer said ' WD40 is a no no. ' Anyone?

[YEN96]

WD40 ... wipe with a cloth lor..small amount of WD40.... then clean throughly with soap and lots of water ... can liaoz

[boxsurat]

i spray with gt85 and wipe with cloth

[pergilahsayang]

Ok, i've done it by spraying WD40 on a cloth and cleaning it. And it works just fine! Thanks for all the kind souls out there, who take their time and giving their opinion at this thread. Thank you very nice. But still wondering why Palmer said ' WD40 is a no no. ' Anyone?

 

 

WEll, logically, i think he say "no No' probably becoz wd40 contain petroleum .

ANd every1 knows petrol could damage Paintwork. But, i think still ok lah. I guess, if u spray wd40 directly to the coverset, it will dmg the "clear spray" on the paintwork, resulting the paintwork to look less shiny. But unlike sportrim's paint work, dun think it contain any "clear spray" . SO "TO ME" it is competely safe to use wd40 on the rims. Beside, I already use wd40 for almost 2++ already, and my sportrim still look like new after cleaning it.

 

p/s: I dunno wht the the specific name for "clear spray". But the purpose of tht spray is to make the paintwork look Shiny and new. SOme ppl called it 2k spray?

[gabriel06]

use mama lemon mixed with water.. and put it in a spray bottle.. those u see at hair salons. they use it to spray water.. there u go !.. it degrease pretty well.. but remember to re-lube ur chain after that..

[salvatron]

Wd40 is Stoddard solvent (mineral spirits),based if i'm not wrong .. alternatively can use Selley's RP7 .. cheaper and works just as well as Wd40..

[Darkness19]

use waxco tar remover