Re: [CR]polishing fiamme rims?

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Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:25:45 -0500
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]polishing fiamme rims?
In-Reply-To: <1e4701b80702101334r319fe2b6xde1680e8f00f3b8b@mail.gmail.com>


At 04:34 PM 10/02/2007 -0500, sasha eysymontt wrote:
>I've got a decent set of Fiamme Red Label rims laced to high-flange Record
>Pista hubs, and I was hoping to get them polished up nicely before mounting
>new tires. Can anyone recommend some safe cleaning products to use on the
>rims (and the hubs, for that matter) that will bring back that shine?

I've always liked Simichrome. However, if there's a layer of anodizing or clearcoat there, it's a different story and a lot of work before you get to the metal itself. And once an anodized or clearcoated part has been polished, it will need waxing to keep it shiny and periodic polishing again.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada