Originally Posted by
Hydrated
Does the oxalic acid discolor or damage the galvanized spokes?
Yes. It leaves them really chalky and what not.
That said, I turned a Raleigh chromed, steel rim from this:
to this:
just by soaking it and scrubbing it periodically with a nylon detail brush. I used a hotel pan to keep the solution shallow and kept turning the wheel every few hours.