Originally Posted by
toavii
What's the best way to get at the hubs (without the need to re-lace a wheel that's not in need of it) and make them as respectable as anything else that you're polishing? I've got larger hands so it's always a bit of a struggle.
What's worked for me is to use one of the polishing cotton products (like Nev-R-Dull) and my fingers to build up that nice polishing layer on the hub, then I take a long strip of soft polishing cloth (like 3' worth), thread the cloth around the hub and back out, and then pulling tightly pull the cloth back and forth to get the polishing done. Usually only need to reposition the cloth 2x to get a really nice shiny hub, and if the cloth is soft enough you can usually get the dirt/polish out from around the spoke heads too.