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 Jul 15, 2009 - 5:03 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 5, '09 From Beavercreek Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hey. my celica has some rims made by "reaction". the pics i have posted on my profile are of the rims before i started cleaning them. right now theyre mostly clean but there is white residue and hard black stuff on the edges. i think its calcium deposits and stuff from the tires. it was all on there when i bought the car. if anyone can tell me exactly what that is and what i can do to get rid of it, it would be much appreciated. ive tried products from Black Magic, Maguires, as well as CLR and nothings affected it as much as scraping has but that scrapes the rims.
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Jul 15, 2009 - 11:50 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Mar 19, '09 From Malden, MA Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Buff everything out and paint them. That always works.
On the other hand, have you tried Simple Green, or Bug and Tar remover? You could even try rubbing compound. |
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Jul 15, 2009 - 2:05 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 5, '05 From pineapple under the sea Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Your best bet is to take something like a 500 grit sand paper or lower (300 grit maybe?) And get the crap off the lip, then GRADUALLY step up grit levels to 1000 grit wetsand, 2000 grit, and then hit it with some wheel polish.
Edit: clarification. This post has been edited by 95CelicaST: Jul 15, 2009 - 2:09 PM -------------------- 1991 MR2 - T-tops - Crimson Red - Gen3 3SGTE - Lots of money
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Jul 15, 2009 - 4:35 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 5, '09 From Beavercreek Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
ok. thanks for the help guys
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