Best rim cleaner
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Best rim cleaner
I'm havin a hard time keepin my Mickey Thompson Classic II rims lookin good. They got water stains and I can't get them off. I wash the rims once a week, and usually throw a coat of some sort of cleaner/wax on em.
Anyone have any good recommendations on a really good wax for rims?
Anyone have any good recommendations on a really good wax for rims?
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Elbow grease is the best. You can usually find it near the headlight fluid, but if they are selling tanks your at the wrong store. I had a set of those wheels, and Mother's cleaner wax worked pretty good. I believe mine were clear coated, so you might try a clear coat polish or even a pre-wax cleaner before applying the wax. Just stay away from anything really abrasive.
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Simmons: Well, get going then.
[Donut runs left]
Grif: Other way.
Donut: I knew that. Just, got turned around that's all.
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Simmons: How long do you think until he figures out there's no store?
Grif: I'd say, at least a week.
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I use flitz tumber polish for my bullet brass, and I've used old flitz out of a tube many years ago. I prefer wenol now, it comes in two varieties, Blue and race car red, red cuts a little faster.
Mag and Alm is for non-clear coated, bare metal surfaces. It will cut pretty good if you rub it enough. Because I think the wheels were cleared, you might try running a finger nail across the spot to see if it's built up or etched in.
Mag and Alm is for non-clear coated, bare metal surfaces. It will cut pretty good if you rub it enough. Because I think the wheels were cleared, you might try running a finger nail across the spot to see if it's built up or etched in.
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If you dont mind doing a little polishing after go get yourself some sort of acid wheel cleaner. Napa has Macs brand "aluminum brightner" by the gallon. dilute it about 50/50 in a spray bottle, spray it on and watch the water spots, brake dust, oxidation and just about everything else including your shine and polish disappear. Then grab a variable speed buffer and go at em with somthing like mothers power metal and buff them back to that "showroom shine!"
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I'm dealing with tough water spots on my Explorer right now. The only thing that is getting the spots off (both glass and the paint) is Dawn with some Bon Ami cleaning compound. My Explorer sat in the backyard for the last 7 months while I was finishing the basement and everything was in the garage. The sprinkler left water spots on everything. Bon Ami is the only thing getting them off at the moment. I wash with Dawn and Bon Ami and then wax, etc, when done.
If you're not familiar with Bon Ami, it comes in a can like Comet, but does not have the harsh abrasive contents like Comet, so it's safer on paint, etc. It has worked great on the wheels, then I put a coat of Mothers polish on them.
If you're not familiar with Bon Ami, it comes in a can like Comet, but does not have the harsh abrasive contents like Comet, so it's safer on paint, etc. It has worked great on the wheels, then I put a coat of Mothers polish on them.
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Wenol is a wonderful product. I have been stripping the oxidation off of the trim on my 1979 ford truck, and polishing it out with the wenol. I then spray clearcoat over the trim. It makes a huge difference.
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Once you get them clean I have used this product with success. While it dries relatively hard and you need so elbow grease to get it off, it works.
Like others said, if your wheels are cleared, a wax is all you want to use. Any wheel polish will create a permanent haze.
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Like others said, if your wheels are cleared, a wax is all you want to use. Any wheel polish will create a permanent haze.
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I'm thinking about one of those mini Powerballs by Mothers, anyone used them? These Helo 20" wheels are a pain to clean too many little grooves and corners. I use NeverDull followed by Flitz for all the brass on my ship, and would recommend it for any metal surface. However if you have a clear coat you will need to treat it like you would a painted surface. In real bad cases I have used oven cleaner to remove brake dust from customer's vehicles.
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This reason is exactly why I dumped my polished 589 series Eagle Alloy wheels and put OEM wheels back on. That polishing stuff is for the birds. I will never buy bare aluminum wheels again.
I agree about the coated wheels. You don't want to do anything with any metal polishes on it.
Purple Polish by California Custom works really good and is easy to use. It made my old wheels look nice for years. I would polish them every couple months. I hate that Mothers crap. It takes way too much work for just making wheels look good.
I agree about the coated wheels. You don't want to do anything with any metal polishes on it.
Purple Polish by California Custom works really good and is easy to use. It made my old wheels look nice for years. I would polish them every couple months. I hate that Mothers crap. It takes way too much work for just making wheels look good.
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