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Oct 12, 2015 | 03:50 PM

vanthony

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OEM wheel question

Are the OEM wheels on the X Chrome or polished aluminum. I want to buy some wheel cleaner but want to buy the right product.

Oct 12, 2015 | 03:55 PM

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Are the OEM wheels on the X Chrome or polished aluminum. I want to buy some wheel cleaner but want to buy the right product.

Vic you have the "Five Oval" right? Polished aluminum.

Oct 12, 2015 | 04:04 PM

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Vic you have the "Five Oval" right? Polished aluminum.

Thanks Mark, I guess that is what they are called.

Oct 12, 2015 | 06:27 PM

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Aren't they polished with a clear coat like the '04 18" are?
I thought that I remembered Dave (have24 wheel) stripping clear off the "Five oval" rims before painting then black.

Oct 12, 2015 | 07:17 PM

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Aren't they polished with a clear coat like the '04 18" are?
I thought that I remembered Dave (have24 wheel) stripping clear off the "Five oval" rims before painting then black.

I believe they have a clear coat.

Oct 12, 2015 | 07:29 PM

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I believe they have a clear coat.

If so then the OP needs to treat them just the same as he would a painted body part, clay, rubbing/polishing compound, polish and wax. Worked out very well restoring my '04 18"s that started out very scratched up and dull.

Oct 12, 2015 | 07:45 PM

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I missed Vic's second sentence in the OP.

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Oct 12, 2015 | 08:44 PM

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I've had great results stripping the clear coating off of factory wheels then polishing them with aluminum polish. Of course, they will require more maintenance that way though.....

That's the only way to really make them brighter than factory, and yes, much more maintenance once they are naked. I'm way too lazy for that, We polished every bit of aluminum on my son's one dirt track QuarterMidget and it looked great but the calcium added to the clay track surface made life miserable keeping that high polish clean and bright.