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    Re: Wheel Cleaning

    Quote Originally Posted by Hammerspur View Post
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    I usually just slosh some on a rag and go to it.




    Where the hell do you pick this stuff up? I was in the Depot last night and I was walking down isles for 45 minutes trying to find it. I asked a bunch of employees and they couldn't find it either.
    http://www.lowes.com/pd_213197-39963...d=10151&rpp=24

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    Re: Wheel Cleaning

    [quote=Dip Dungles;1123446]
    Quote Originally Posted by Hammerspur View Post
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    I usually just slosh some on a rag and go to it.




    Where the hell do you pick this stuff up? I was in the Depot last night and I was walking down isles for 45 minutes trying to find it. I asked a bunch of employees and they couldn't find it either.
    LOWE'S
    http://www.lowes.com/pd_213197-39963...ant&facetInfo=

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    Re: Wheel Cleaning

    [quote=Dip Dungles;1123446]
    Quote Originally Posted by Hammerspur View Post
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    Where the hell do you pick this stuff up? I was in the Depot last night and I was walking down isles for 45 minutes trying to find it. I asked a bunch of employees and they couldn't find it either.
    Amazon - I bought my Dupont Chain Lube from here....

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    Re: Wheel Cleaning

    [quote=Dip Dungles;1123446]
    Quote Originally Posted by Hammerspur View Post
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    Where the hell do you pick this stuff up? I was in the Depot last night and I was walking down isles for 45 minutes trying to find it. I asked a bunch of employees and they couldn't find it either.
    I ordered some from Amazon, but have been too nervous to try it out yet

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    Re: Wheel Cleaning

    just an FYI the honda polish is now called "original" and its in a black and pink can

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    Awesome thank you. I will head to Lowes tonight. Best part about Original is that it is alot cheaper then the Original Honda polish. I picked up a case of 12 for $50. Except you loose that great smell.

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    Re: Wheel Cleaning

    Instead of using the Teflonf multi-use, I use the Teflon chain-saver (yellow can), which is designed specifically for motorcycle chains and IMHO works better than anything else I have ever used. It costs about $6/can at Walmart. You can also get it order at Lowes.



    Here is a comparison between Teflonf multi-use and Teflon chain-saver.

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    So you guys put that on your chain or wheels? Teflon is slippery as hell not sure id want it anywhere near my tires.

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    Re: Wheel Cleaning

    Quote Originally Posted by jcrawford View Post
    So you guys put that on your chain or wheels? Teflon is slippery as hell not sure id want it anywhere near my tires.

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    That's the point of chain LUBE. To LUBRICATE. And you're right, that stuff is nice and slick, which is why people love it so much for their chain. But guess what? ALL chain lube and wax is designed to be slippery. Any of it will be bad to leave all over your tires. Clean it up if you miss. A lot of people provide the tip of holding a sheet of cardboard behind the chain to make the process easier.

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    Re: Wheel Cleaning

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dip Dungles View Post

    I ordered some from Amazon, but have been too nervous to try it out yet
    I love that stuff- but cant find it anywhere over here!

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    Re: Wheel Cleaning

    Quote Originally Posted by aldend123 View Post
    That's the point of chain LUBE. To LUBRICATE. And you're right, that stuff is nice and slick, which is why people love it so much for their chain. But guess what? ALL chain lube and wax is designed to be slippery. Any of it will be bad to leave all over your tires. Clean it up if you miss. A lot of people provide the tip of holding a sheet of cardboard behind the chain to make the process easier.
    I understand it's for chain use, but this thread is about cleaning wheels I thought someone was saying to use that to keep your wheels clean, thought that would be dangerous to have anywhere near your tire.

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    Re: Wheel Cleaning

    They mentioned that because the purpose of this thread was asking how to get CHAIN LUBE off of your wheels. They are recommending chain lubes that may fly off onto the wheels less, making them easier to clean in the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric Baker View Post
    They mentioned that because the purpose of this thread was asking how to get CHAIN LUBE off of your wheels. They are recommending chain lubes that may fly off onto the wheels less, making them easier to clean in the future.
    Thanks I understood that after re-reading through some of the posts lol.

    I will have to give that stuff a shot.

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    Re: Wheel Cleaning

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCRLT01 View Post

    I love that stuff- but cant find it anywhere over here!

    Here: Amazon.com: dupont teflon multi-use lubricant

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