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When I bought me new tires and wheels ( polished aluminum) they told me I should probably take them off for the winter (salt). That meant I would have to get a new set of tires for the stock rims. I tried to stay on them as good as I could, but darned if they aren't pitted up. I spent 2 or more hrs on 1 wheel today trying everything in the cabinet. What finally semi. worked was polishing compound. The fronts are the worst with combo break dust and salt. I just used Comet on the other 3 for now. I took the coating of the one I did. Any suggestions on something better to try. I have 3 wheel 
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yeah, i had american racing mojave wheels and i'm a stickler about keeping them clean and they pitted on me......PISSED ME OFF.....i spend an entire weekend cleaning them up and i never did get all the pitting out of it....made me so mad i could have sold them.....
thats why i suggest chrome....easier to keep clean....polished look great when they are clean and stuff....i'd suggest a powerball mini to keep them clean....worked pretty good for me...
thats why i suggest chrome....easier to keep clean....polished look great when they are clean and stuff....i'd suggest a powerball mini to keep them clean....worked pretty good for me...
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Hey Big Red, Are those ultra wheels.. They look like what I have I had the same problem, I took a scotch brite pad that was ultra fine and soaked it with brasso metal polish till I got them back where they should of been then invested in 2 of the mothers power ***** and used the mothers liquid metal polish and now they are better then the original finish it takes alot of time but I will polish and wax them more. Hope this helped.
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I think the wheels are called PRO-COMP ALLOYS. I just got them last summer. I tried a scotch pad but the one I had was to course. I'll get some finer ones. I was hoping that's all I had to do. I did just pick up one of those power ***** tonight. I don't like chrome wheels. I have 67 HD that has lots of alum. that I've always had luck keeping clean, but of course, it never got exposed to salt. The thing I've always like about alum. if you neglect it, you can always bring it back with enough elbow grease. These wheels are a big investment so I didn't want to do something I'd regret. I think next winter I'll get some cheap snow tires for the stock wheels and take these off. The place I used to get my scotch pads got bought out by a True Value hardware. I'll have to track them down. Thanks for the suggestions. It's great to have people to bounce idea's off of.
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I was thinking 92-96 premium alloy rims when I saw that picture. Sorry about that man. the pitting looks to deep to "buff" out.
keep us posted if you find something that works
keep us posted if you find something that works
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Big Red, Here is a link for the ones I use, I don't get them from here I have a local supplier since we use alot of them at work.. http://www.industrial-supply-store.c...NbDu1z8hmU.php
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i had those same rims on a wrangler i had when i lived up with the salt and whatnot too. they did the same thing. the easiest thing i found was to take the rims off, invest in a polishing wheel (something cheap like this http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92623 would be all you would need, nothing fancy) or if you have one use it with some metal polish and they look better than new when done. it takes no time at all using the polishing wheel. then just buff them out. real easy. did it after each winter and it worked well. i used to have some pics of teh wheels so you could see a difference. i will try and find them and post the difference.
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The industrial supply, I used to go still had the scotch pads. Because it's also True Value now they where open on Sun. It's raining here today so I tried out the Mothers mini polishing ball on my HD. THAT THING IS GREAT. I was having so much fun I spent about 4-5 hrs. on the bike. It looks brand new now. When the weather clears up I'll try the ball first, then the pads on the truck. I have a sears slower speed buffer now. It's one of the big round one's. It wouldn't fit to well. I'll keep an eye out for other type over the summer. Carlisle has venders that sell that same stuff.
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Big Red , Now your a power ball junky. LOL. I thought I would let you know how I clean it. As you can see that thing turns nasty.. I soak mine in a bucket with dish detergent for a few hours then rinse and hang . Did you get the mini ball? I got both just for the hard to reach spots.. Have a good one..
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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. We have a shop in town that will restore all kinds of wheels, including a protective spray coat. But those look like deep pits you have on those. The only way you will get good wheels on your ride is to reach around your back with your right hand, and pull that wallet out. BTW, most places dont use salt any more, because of EPA reg's, where I'm from its a mixture of sodium chloride and sand I believe.
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Originally Posted by tylus
sodium chloride + sand = salty sand
sorry, I couldn't resist
those power ***** look cool, but I'm a big fan of elbow grease...I guess a better way to put it is, I'm cheap
sorry, I couldn't resist
those power ***** look cool, but I'm a big fan of elbow grease...I guess a better way to put it is, I'm cheap
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