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HOW TO PROPERLY CLEAN YOUR MOTORCYCLE RIMS

Do you also get mad when you see the state of your wheels? Beautiful shiny rims change everything, so here are our tips to have the best-looking rims in the neighborhood.

BEST PRACTICES

Wash on cold rims

Wash in the shade

Always wash from top to bottom

No high pressure up close

Difficulty: ⭐
Duration : 10 min ⏳

What you’ll need to clean your motorcycle

Here's what you’ll need:

Liste des produits IPONE :

  • Wheel Cleaner
    Heavy-duty degreasing cleaning spray for the best looking rims in the neighborhood
  • A microfibe wipe
    To catch all the dirt and avoid micro-scratches. It cleans and polishes all surfaces, without water!

    Other accessories you’ll need:
  • A sponge or brush
  • A high-pressure cleaner

How to clean rims?

To clean your rims it's best to go to a car wash or a place with filtered water. We're bikers, but we're also careful about the planet 😉

Rinse & wash the whole

Cleaning the rims

  Dry

Protect and shine

Good to know

Make sure you stand outside the car wash grate, it would be a shame to drop the bike and damage it while you're trying to make it look good.

1. Spray

Use Wheel Cleaner

Start by wetting your rims with warm water, no more than 30ºC / 86ºF.

Then, in the shade, spray Wheel Cleaner. This will dissolve grease, oil and mud residues without damaging the paint and varnish. It will be your best ally to clean effortlessly your painted, chromed or varnished aluminum rims.

2. Let it work for 1 to 2 minutes maximum

3. If necessary, scrub with a sponge or brush

For the dirtiest rims you can scrub with a clean sponge or a soft bristle brush. And if one cleaning is not enough, don't hesitate to do a second one.

4. Rinse thoroughly with clean water

And wipe the rim to dry and shine.

Wheel Cleaner will lay down a protective film on your rims that delays the build-up of new dirt.

Tips

For a perfect result and without marks, we advise you to go little by little. Spray Wheel Cleaner on half a wheel, let it work and rinse. And then move on to the other half!

And before leaving, be careful with wet tires!

 

Video highlights

For further details, watch our video tutorial on the same subject.

Now you know everything and you have all the cards in your hand to make your rims look good. Remember to carry out these 4 steps on a regular basis. Take care of it, it will give you back.

Have a good ride!

The #iponefamily