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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:50 pm 
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Have read here that phosphoric acid works well on cleaning cyliders and surmise that muratic would do the same.
The can of Evapo Rust says it will clean rust off carbs and shows a picture of an automotive aluminum carburetor.

My H2 rear hub looks awful but don't want to tear the wheel apart. I'm assuming any of the acids will probably harm the chrome and not sure what acid or evapo would do to a tire.

If it were you:
A. Clean hub with Phosphorc acid and try to keep it off the rim and tire
B. Clean hub with either Muraitic or Phosphoric as it is just jive cast aluminum
C. Use evaporust, not worry about the rim but do keep it off the tire
D. Just pressure wash it without spraying water into the wheel bearings
E. Leave it alone as it won't get much better and you'll just screw something up in the process

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:56 pm 
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i am no help to you but love the multipul choice? :D
i am in the same possition and i was going to use an air tool and rag stuck on a wire brush with a bunch of polish.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:18 pm 
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To get em nice, they have to be disassembled. I would leave it untill you decide to respoke.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:34 pm 
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But it looks soo ratty and covered with old aluminum jizz, oxidation, & funk material.
Wahhhhh; Somebody has got to have an easy clean up for this; we put a man on the moon 41 years ago and triples riders have to settle for spoogey hubs?

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:16 pm 
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Evaporust shouldnt harm anything Jim.
Maybe a 1" buffing wheel with a hand dril and like mentioned above, a bunch of polish?

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:38 pm 

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F. Pay the kid down the street 20 bucks to clean it with a toothbrush :D


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:31 am 
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Don't be a weenie. Remove wheel from bike, clean wheel with paint stripper. Then when dry use a HF soda blaster. Re-install wheel. Done. :mrgreen:


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:52 am 
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Jim, I reckon that soda blasting is the best option

see this DIY equipment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI_Bnl6l-OY

I haven't used it myself but I hear that it does work and the soda isn't too aggresive on chosen parts

Good luck, as John already said the only way is to disassemble the hub, but this may be a temporary solutiuon :thumbup:

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:35 pm 
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I've had decent results with the following half-assed method which can be done without taking the wheel apart (must be removed though):

Spray the hub very liberally with Aluma Brite http://www.auroramarine.com/aurora/cata ... html?cat=1
Let it sit for 5-10 minutes and power wash. Then stuff a small hand towel through the spokes and push it down into the groves and chase it around the drum a few times with a long screw driver. Finally, spray the hub with Alumetron which dries to provide a coating which keeps away oxidation and chain grease. Voila. :thumbup:

This stuff is for aluminum boats..works great!


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:54 pm 
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I use petrol in an atomiser and a 1" brush.It works well.


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