Topic: Honda spokes

[greenjeans]

What were the spokes made of ?  '76 CB550F    stainless ?   the only frickin' magnet around here I have is a silly fridge magnet....
Can't really tell if its magnetic or not.    I just took apart my wheel / hub and after soaking the spokes & nipples overnight in some
carb cleaner, they cleaned up much better than anticipated.  Thinking about giving the spokes a quick hit on my new buffer that
should be here any day now.   Anybody know what they are made of?

[Jonesy]

I read somewhere they were mild steel with either a zinc or cad plating.

[rhinoracer]

They are plated steel, go easy on the buffer or you could hit bare metal and rust would soon follow.

[toycollector10]

The spokes are more than likely zinc plated and if you buff them the zinc will rub off quite easily. Rust will follow.

The guys I knew when I was younger used to polish their spokes with chrome/metal cleaner and the result after a few years was not good. I suggest Spectro XL-1 followed by warm soap and water and a rinse off.