My 91 VT600C is my first bike and I really want to clean her up. Unfortunately the previous owner didn't take care of her as well and there's rust mostly in the spokes of the front tire. Is there a good way to get rid of that, like some rust-removal chemical or re-chroming the metal somehow? I'd really appreciate any suggestions, thanks!

The best thing to do is replace the spokes.

You can probably still get them from the dealer...Your part numbers are:

Parts found with Part Number: 44612-MR1-405
Description SPOKE SET A, FR.
Price $2.84

Parts found with Part Number: 44613-MR1-405
Description SPOKE SET B, FR.
Price $2.84

It appears there are two different lengths of spokes on the wheel. I do not know how many you will need.

If you don't want to do business with your dealer, then give either www.ronayers.com or www.servicehonda.com a try. They are both online dealerships that have gotten very good ratings in customer service and prices.

Hope this helps.

Joe

 

here

i found this on a chevy truck forum... there are testimonials on the site... the chevy forum seemed very excited about it..

http://www.safestrustremover.com/


good luck

 

Just bought a 1998 Shadow ACE Tourer which also had some rust on the Chrome. Used Never Dull which worked like a charm and then polished with Mothers Chrome polish. A little elbow grease later...things were looking pretty shinny. The only time that I was not able to get all the rust off an area was if it was pitted. Otherwise...all the rust spots cleaned up great! Might save you a little money on new spokes.

 

rust

do what knight1103 said, never dull works great. i have two older bikes which had lots of rust on the chrome....took it right off . well worth the 4 bucks and then use it on the rest of the bike . shines chrome to a mirror finish. the more you buff it the better it gets.

 

I bought a 96 VLX 600 a few months back. It is my first bike. I had the same problem with rust in both wheels. I remove the rust with the scrubing kitchen pad that have soap on them (brand S.O.S., or brillo) not sure on the brand but they worked fine and the chrome was not damaged at all. After removing the rust I used Never Dull and now they look like new.

 

sounds great

Thanks so much for the advice, I'll definitely give the brillo pad then Never Dull a shot. Where's a good place to find Never Dull, would Walmart or Target have it?

 

walmart has never dull...dont know about target

 

Rust removal..
http://www.davidbradley.net/ERR.html

This is how to make things rusty.
http://engines.rustyiron.com/electrolysis/index.html

I think this method works good. I have never tried a stick welder as the main source of current, I use a battery charger. The hydrogen gas that it gives off isnt something I want blowing up.[/url]

 

"Never Dull" or "Nevr Dull"?

I couldn't find anything with the actual name "Never Dull" but I did find something from Eagle One called "Nevr-Dull", is that rt?

 

Are you sure it's rust on the spokes or just oxidation?

My rims were rusty and all the rust came off, but the spokes were just oxidized. I just did the rear wheel yesterday. Rust is all gone and so is oxidation. I used a stiff brush with a mild cleaner the shined up with chrome and glass cleaner.

This is what my rear wheel looked like, you really can't see the rust, but it's there (shines like new now). The prior owner wouldn't recognize this bike.

 

how can you tell?

How can you tell whether it's oxidation or just rust?

 

Rust or Corrosion? Technically..

Technically, rust and corrosion are the same thing. Rust is a layman's term for the red residue resulting from the oxidation of ferrous metals(having iron content). Corrosion is the process of oxidation of any metal.

Aluminum corrodes, but because it is not a ferrous metal, the resultant oxidation is not red, it is white.

Corrosion can also occur as a byproduct of the small electrical current that takes place between dissimilar metals both ferrous and non-ferrous. When metals of dissimilar content come in contact, the metal with more covalent (outer electron ring of the atom) electrons will transfer an electron to the atom with lesser covalent electrons. This is actually an electrical current flow that generates a small amount of heat and causes the oxidation (corrosion). This is called a galvanic reaction an example of this on our bikes is where any steel bolt passes through an aluminum part. If there is no insulator (non-electrically conductive material) between the steel and the aluminum, the parts will corrode.

One good way of preventing this interaction is to apply a generous amount of grease to all surfaces and threads making contact between dissimilar metal

 

Re-chrome?

I used a brillo pad and it scrubbed out the rust on the surface, but underneath the spokes are still dull or rust colored. Is there a product that can help that, or is it possible to get it re-chromed?

 

Go to http://www.eastwood.com this is a major Restoration supply site and they have what you need, just hit the web site and search.