Okay I got a set of chrome wheels that I came across that were tarnished and just had a very dull look to them.....so I started cleaning on them, steel wool was the only thing that would take it off.....Well as I started in on them I noticed that I was apparently taking off a Clearcoat of somekind or wax...I'm not sure....but it had to come off because it was looking really bad....After I got them cleaned up they shined like brand new wheels, but my question is...Is there a clearcoat for chrome wheels a fella can buy and do it himself to protect them....Thanks a lot....

 

This is definately not a clear coat, but I use Meguiar's NXT on my rims to keep them clean looking (and making them easier to clean). Zaino also works well (but I'm too frugal to buy that stuff). Also I use to use Nu Finish until NXT came out(it was good also). These are polymer waxes and are less affected by the heat, as opposed to regular carnuba waxes that would melt off

 

Some one could have sprayed clear on them if u have it clean now the last thing u want is clear again it will only last a short while!chrome is good look at ur bumper if u have a chrome bumper it needs little to keep in good conditoin.chrome is very slick surface the opposite of what u want to make clear paint stick.clean and wax this should keep em lookin good and make reclean much much more easy!

 

Hey thanks a lot, the more I keep thinking about it the more it makes sense...They look real good right now so I imagine I'll just leave them, Thanks guys

 

i had a set of stock ford alum wheels on my '88 ranger that the original clearcoating was "spider-webbing" from being run in salt for many years. i had them stripped and polished at a place that does chroming and polishing work, and afterwards they looked like new chrome wheels. just kept them clean afterwards and waxed them once in a while and they kept thier apperance. i never ran them in the winter after that because i had a set of stock steel wheels with snow tires i ran in the winter. another neat trick to do with them is to paint the thru-holes around the hub to match the vehicle body color. seems to me the polishing place charged me 75 bucks a wheel, kinda high, but certainly cheeper than new wheels.