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Feb 24, 2008 | 07:36 AM

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Shinning up wheels

My truck sat for 4 months not being touched and the front wheels got destroyed!!!! MT classic II's i mean destryed! so I was seaching on the internet and i found to use easy off, for ovens, but on wheels, and it worked!!! easy off a scrub pad and a little work and it came off!!! now, they are dual! any ideas on what you guys use to shine up poilished aluminum wheels thanks guys

Feb 24, 2008 | 07:40 AM

jjlogue3

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I use this stuff from wizzards it seems to work pretty well. They have a website where you can order it from. I have the DC-1's.

Feb 24, 2008 | 07:44 AM

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thanks!

Can I use the same wax as i do on the body on these wheels? other places say you can if they are clear coated I can, how do I know if they are or not?

Feb 24, 2008 | 07:47 AM

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Since they come from Mickey Thompson as did my Dick Cepeks I doubt they are (mine aren't). Define destroyed. Are they pitted from road salt? Does it take alot of scrubbing to bring back the shine? If so they are not clear coated.

Feb 24, 2008 | 07:52 AM

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I don't think yours are clear coated.

http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/w...item=ClassicII

Feb 24, 2008 | 07:58 AM

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the easy off oven cleaner got them clean, got the little rust spots, im not sure what all was on there but it got them all off, now they are real dull and im trying to find somthing to put on them to bring the shine back now that thay are clean. thanks agian

Feb 24, 2008 | 08:01 AM

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This is the stuff I was taalking about. The guy I bought it from did a demo with a peice of aluminum stock when he polished it with this it made it like a mirror!
http://wizardsproducts.com/Merchant2...Category_Code=

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Feb 24, 2008 | 10:38 AM

jjlogue3

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Where do you get this stuff at? I would be willing to give it a try!

Feb 24, 2008 | 10:45 AM

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89stinger

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Sometimes I see it at Checker Auto. I have ordered it online also. Check website... flitz-polish.com. What really suprized me about this product was when I used it on my buddy's boat exhaust tips. They were burnt looking. They are hard chrome I think and when I used it on the tips they came out looking like brand new ones. I really didn't think it would work at all on a hard metal but it did. I would have lost money on that bet.

Feb 24, 2008 | 10:55 AM

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I also tried Flitz a few years back and it works great. Im going to try it on my bumpers this spring. ~Gage~

Feb 24, 2008 | 01:58 PM

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There is a product called never dull that I have used on aluminum wheels in the past and it works great.

Feb 24, 2008 | 02:30 PM

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I have used Flitz before and it worked great. I got it from an infomercial that was on at 2am

Feb 24, 2008 | 09:58 PM

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I have found several good polishes.
englishcustompolishing.com
Good metal polishing products and info.
zephyrpro40.com
Recommended to me by a trucker freind.

Nothing beets a good profesional polishing. A good shop will first youse a coarse compound to cut the metal down, then a lighter compound to polish, and a final step called coloring.

Always use a good wax to seal and prevent oxydation, makes your shine last a little longer.