Year old Wheels Pitting?
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Year old Wheels Pitting?
Howdy all, I bought new wheels in August, but over the salty Wisconsin winter the wheels got these marks on them that i cannot get out. I have soap and watered them, and used Eagle 1 wheel cleaner. So this leads me to beleive that it is corrosion. If I am wrong, please make my day and tell me how to fix them!
If it is corrosion, could someone give me instructions on the best way to polish them out? I will be doing a significant amount of painting this summer, so after polishing, I would give them a nice coat of clear. Thanks everybody.
If it is corrosion, could someone give me instructions on the best way to polish them out? I will be doing a significant amount of painting this summer, so after polishing, I would give them a nice coat of clear. Thanks everybody.
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To bad that the manufactures make them so the clear coating tarnishes or comes off when you put knock on wheel weights and then they have the nerve to want to charge almost as much for re-clear coating them as the rims are worth, you should have taken them off for the winter. Or cover them with spray on grease or cooking spray would protect them better if you dont own a set of winter tires/whls. Good luck on fixing them up again.
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It looks like that will be a big job to repair yourself. Since the clearcoat is pitting, you would have to completely remove the clearcoat, and then polish the bare aluminum, and then have them recoated.
As for polishing the aluminum itself, you could start with some 600 grit, and then some 1000 grit. Then use some grey Scotchbrite, followed by white. I'm a machinist and have had to polish quite a few aluminum parts in my time
Good luck
As for polishing the aluminum itself, you could start with some 600 grit, and then some 1000 grit. Then use some grey Scotchbrite, followed by white. I'm a machinist and have had to polish quite a few aluminum parts in my time
Good luck
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I don't think that they were ever clear coated. They would never have pitted in 6 months, and there is a distict difference between the black backgroud that is painted and the machined surface. Thanks for the help.
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If it's a machined surface, and not clearcoated then you can for sure polish them. Just try the sandpaper/scotchbrite method. It may be hard to get the original finish (most likely you will make them shinier.)
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natewoz, I would NEVER put sandpaper or scotchbright pads on my wheels! If you do that you will never get the scratches out. If you want to get them back to new then you have alot of work ahead, but it can be done. you need to go get some good quality aluminum polish like mothers or eagle one. I would get some clean cotton rags and start polishing. It might take a while but it's well worth the work. After you get them back to new then apply a good wax to keep them that way. just my .02
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This is the best stuff I have used to polish aluminum http://www.californiacustom.com/prod..._metal_polish/ Use the aluminum deoxidizer and then the Purple metal polish as directed.
If all else fails... I would use fine steel wool soaked with 3 in 1 oil to remove the oxidation.
If all else fails... I would use fine steel wool soaked with 3 in 1 oil to remove the oxidation.
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natewoz, I would NEVER put sandpaper or scotchbright pads on my wheels!
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