Polished Wheels
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Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Annandale, Virginia
I use Vasoline (per a tip on Greg Nichol's site) on my stock dish wheels. After cleaning it works VERY well to make the wheels shine and streak-free. I don't notice any unusual accumulation of dust or grime.
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From: Abbotsford, BC & Wenatchee WA
Here is a pic of my car,
http://gallery.rennlist.com/gallery/...4/87_928S4_009
I like the chrome look and I do not find they are hard to keep clean.
http://gallery.rennlist.com/gallery/...4/87_928S4_009
I like the chrome look and I do not find they are hard to keep clean.
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Had a set of wheels on my 80 that I polished out and clear laquered. The looked super, and were hose them off, you are done easy to keep clean. They didn't have that deep metal polished look though. Before I laquered them, I used Mother's Mag wheel polish. When I got them they were pretty corroded. I wound up sanding out the pits,working to 400 grit, then steel wool, then steel wool and Mothers then just Mothers. I hear an Eastwood buffing kit is the hot ticket. When I laquered them I degreased them with the ever popular laquer thinner. Those wheels still look great 7 years later, the caveat being you can't get brake fluid on laquer. Strips it off in microseconds.
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Joined: Aug 2004
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From: San Jose, CA
nice car ... I like red I like the wheels
Most recommend polishing the wheel lightly as a maintenance which if the wheel is clean it is easy... I guess you could try some light oil (like vaseline) or such and that will kind of seal the surface with a light coat of oil.
How do you keep a gun or nice knife from rusting... Keep it lightly oiled...
So that makes sense... the anodized rims are pretty impervious to polish... the surface is really hard and requires some real cutting power. thats why sanding and really hard compounds on a wheel are commonly used to get rid of the surface...
Chrom is chrom ... polished aluminum is polished aluminum... They are different... and I like the look of blank metal... some like the chrom...
if you go with a clear coat then make sure it will not yellow over time or from the sun etc...
If you are into chrom and if you are in california or some other state that is really **** about chemicles you should have it chromed out of state like to nevada.. because they can used chemicles that we cannot in California... I have heard it make a big difference.
Good Luck...
LO
How do you keep a gun or nice knife from rusting... Keep it lightly oiled...
So that makes sense... the anodized rims are pretty impervious to polish... the surface is really hard and requires some real cutting power. thats why sanding and really hard compounds on a wheel are commonly used to get rid of the surface...
Chrom is chrom ... polished aluminum is polished aluminum... They are different... and I like the look of blank metal... some like the chrom...
if you go with a clear coat then make sure it will not yellow over time or from the sun etc...
If you are into chrom and if you are in california or some other state that is really **** about chemicles you should have it chromed out of state like to nevada.. because they can used chemicles that we cannot in California... I have heard it make a big difference.
Good Luck...
LO
