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From: Isanti, MN
Originally Posted by baitmaster
Well I dont know about the alum wheels they make these days, but back in the day they had a coating of lacquer. I had alum wheels on my 'cuda for 7 winters when I was a bit younger, and all I did was keep a good coat of wax on them. Still looked good when I sold them. .
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From: Maple Grove, PA
Originally Posted by Crazy001
My owners manual says that my aluminum factory wheels have a clearcoat on them to keep them from corroding. Just buy a can of clearcoat, mask off the tires and spray them yourself. Shouldn't take too much to get a good level of protection, and it's really cheap!
or you can get this stuff...
http://www.zoops.com/zoopseal.asp
i can promise you it works...i use it on my v-rod wheels and they look amazing all the time....don't pit ever and they are 100% sealed from the elements....it really works well
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From: nevada
not as bad
whatever they called this new "salt" the EPA said they had to use this instead of salt. Salt was polluting the waterways as runoff from the roads. Yrs ago we noticed much less rusting probs on vehicles with this stuff, and ice and snow didnt melt as good with this as with the salt. If I was running alum or mag wheels that I bought new, I would still wax them as often as possible. (More than I waxed my car as they are in the slush) When i was in the fire dept, I would take my car to the fire station every Sat in the wintertime and use the hot water hose to completely wash down the underside of my cars. Always had to move a pump truck, but it was good to run them once in awhile.
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Wenol in the (Red) Tube would have worked, small sections at a time...with a lot of elbo grease!
Anything with too much abrasives will just add more scratches you then need to remove = double the work.
Also maybe the finest Scotch-Brite with the Red Wenol Polish 1'st then the the Polish.
This is how I did my Corvette Wheels...they look like a mirror.
Anything with too much abrasives will just add more scratches you then need to remove = double the work.
Also maybe the finest Scotch-Brite with the Red Wenol Polish 1'st then the the Polish.
This is how I did my Corvette Wheels...they look like a mirror.
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From: ME
My 06 F150 came with Roush chrome wheels.The first accessory I bought for my truck was a set of winter wheels.I got a great deal on some new takeoffs,FX4 18" wheels and tires.There was no way I was going to put my Roush wheels through winter up here in the northeast.
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From: imperial beach ca
I spent a whole weekend once taking a rough finished primary on my Harley shovelhead
and polishing it to a mirror finish. I started with real fine sandpaper, ending up with
real fine wetsand paper, then using mothers polish. I bet since they've already
started to pit you could sand them with wetsandpaper, then use the mothers like
I did. I used to periodically polish, then wax my primary after my initial cleanup and
you could see the cylinders reflect in it. I think those wheels could be brought back.
and polishing it to a mirror finish. I started with real fine sandpaper, ending up with
real fine wetsand paper, then using mothers polish. I bet since they've already
started to pit you could sand them with wetsandpaper, then use the mothers like
I did. I used to periodically polish, then wax my primary after my initial cleanup and
you could see the cylinders reflect in it. I think those wheels could be brought back.
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From: West Chester Pa.
Originally Posted by rodneysch
I spent a whole weekend once taking a rough finished primary on my Harley shovelhead
and polishing it to a mirror finish. I started with real fine sandpaper, ending up with
real fine wetsand paper, then using mothers polish. I bet since they've already
started to pit you could sand them with wetsandpaper, then use the mothers like
I did. I used to periodically polish, then wax my primary after my initial cleanup and
you could see the cylinders reflect in it. I think those wheels could be brought back.
and polishing it to a mirror finish. I started with real fine sandpaper, ending up with
real fine wetsand paper, then using mothers polish. I bet since they've already
started to pit you could sand them with wetsandpaper, then use the mothers like
I did. I used to periodically polish, then wax my primary after my initial cleanup and
you could see the cylinders reflect in it. I think those wheels could be brought back.
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