cement!!!

[super90]

Well I have a mint oem front 200x wheel on my 200x, and a while ago I rode through a small pile of cement powder. Well you can guess what happened next... What are some ways to get it off and not damage my wheel! I tried chipping it and its too close to the aluminum to not damage it. :rolleyes:

[Dirtcrasher]

I wish I had the answer. Nothing takes off cement besides chipping it, a jackhammer or an abrasive wheel. That being said, it sounds like you'll have to use one of those methods ex - Dremel and re polish the rim after your done.

Are stock rims clear coated or just polished?

[super90]

AH! thats what I was afraid of!!! Their just polished but its going to be nearly impossible to do that without putting big chips in the rim. isnt their some kind of chemical that would soften it up or something?

[Dirtcrasher]

CEMENT!!!??? IDK or think so.... I'll bet they ate up some aluminum under there too. No biggie really unless your keeping it pretty....

[RedRider_AK]

So you rode thru cement powder, and now you've got cement chunks on your rim?

I say, if you've got a mint OEM rim, why ride thru cement piles :wondering

[super90]

No im not keeping it real pretty. Its not bad looking at all now that I redid it all but the big chunks of cement on the front rim are kind of bad looking. Ill report back when I find a solution? But ill be chipping at it for now :(

redrider, because were retarded.

[pickleweasel_00]

this might sound dumb, but is there anything like a hard plastic dowel or something made out of wood that you could work at it with? Might be better than a chisel with less chance of harming the rim, but then again I've never run into this problem. Either way, good luck :beer

[Howdy]

We used to use metal concrete forms when I worked construction. To remove the concrete that stuck to them we hit the other side of the form. The vibration knocked the concrete off. But to do this you would need to remove the tire, and then it might not work on aluminum rims. But it's another option.
Howdy

[BigReds Forever]

Ive never tried this, but it sounds like it might work for ya.

http://www.topoftheline.com/cement-concrete-remover-auto.html

[super90]

Thanks for the replys, Ive been trying to just manually chip it off but the more I looked at it its completely caked in the stuff! The part where its folded over around the edge of the rim the cement is just packed in there. I chipped alot of the bigger pieces off but theres always that surface part that wont chip off. When I tried wiping it off it just scratches the aluminum up pretty bad. So im going to look into that chemical to see if it will do the trick. Its not too expensive so why not?

And dirtcrasher, you were right. The cement does fade the polished look away. Where I did manage to scrape off its completely dulled.

[bigreddaddy]

I would try a dremel.

[KASEY]

try muratic acid, with water mixed 30%, i use to use it on the wheels on the kids car and they were aluminum,,, then repolish,,,

[cr480r]

try muratic acid, with water mixed 30%, i use to use it on the wheels on the kids car and they were aluminum,,, then repolish,,,

I used to use muratic acid to clean the hose ends and clamps for a concrete pump I used to run... It will eat the concrete away in layers... just keep applying it and lightly scrub it...

[jason 32]

try concrete release- call a concrete dealer-

[cr480r]

try concrete release- call a concrete dealer-

What would he use that for?

[Old 179]

try muratic acid, with water mixed 30%, i use to use it on the wheels on the kids car and they were aluminum,,, then repolish,,,

Might try the cleaner that is for fins on a/c units. It may be a little different then the normal muratic acid. i used some at work on a alum. hatch that was in a concrete pour. Sorry for not recalling the name of it.

[storm_impulse]

beat the shiot outta it with a rubber mallot. thats what i do when we lay blocks and the cement gets all over the wheel.

[Rustytinhorn]

Hey..now you have a reinforced rim, and also a little weight to hold the front down. j/k
Maybe acatone. Might eat through your rim though.