 Wash/Maintain Polished Alloy Rims, By Hand!!! No powertools! |
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 Oct 5, 2013 - 5:47 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Mar 8, '12 From Hanford/Fresno, Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%)  |
What products do you guys use on your polished Alloy rims? I just received my 5zigen rims and they're in good shape just that you can tell they've been sitting for a lil over a year or so. Would like to give it a lil cleaning to get it shiny again. Thanks.
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Oct 5, 2013 - 11:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '12 From Hanford/Fresno, Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
I was told to use degreaser and I did. It worked fine but I want a product that will "buff" it.
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Oct 5, 2013 - 11:34 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Mother's Aluminum Polish.
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Oct 5, 2013 - 11:50 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '12 From Hanford/Fresno, Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (Box @ Oct 5, 2013 - 9:34 PM)  Mother's Aluminum Polish. those work fine on alloy? -------------------- |
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Oct 6, 2013 - 1:05 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Unless by alloys you mean mags. Mother's has a mag wheel polish, or it and the aluminum may be the same thing by now. The polishes are meant for bare wheels. Depending on how bad the corrosion is you may have to wet-sand, buff, then polish them out.
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Oct 6, 2013 - 10:17 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '12 From Brisbane, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
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Oct 6, 2013 - 11:33 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '12 From Hanford/Fresno, Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
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Oct 7, 2013 - 1:12 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Shiny.
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Oct 7, 2013 - 1:24 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '12 From Hanford/Fresno, Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (Box @ Oct 6, 2013 - 11:12 PM) Shiny. Yea after I washed it down with some simple green, tar remover, and dish soap. Lol. Came out shiny enough so yea. -------------------- |
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Oct 7, 2013 - 1:35 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
-------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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Oct 7, 2013 - 2:13 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '12 From Hanford/Fresno, Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (Box @ Oct 6, 2013 - 11:35 PM) Damn. Thanks. That's what I've been asking for. Lol. -------------------- |
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Oct 7, 2013 - 2:17 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Was the first thing I posted, just no link.
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Oct 7, 2013 - 4:18 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '12 From Hanford/Fresno, Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (Box @ Oct 7, 2013 - 12:17 AM) Was the first thing I posted, just no link. Yea I read the description and it says "The Mothers® secret formula balances a brilliant shine with easy use for aluminum wheels and parts, brass, alloys and accessories" -------------------- |
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Oct 7, 2013 - 4:56 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
When I think alloys I think mags, then again I'm an old man. Anyway that stuff is great.
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Oct 10, 2013 - 6:52 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 16, '12 From 860, ct Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Sell me the RPF1s.
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Oct 10, 2013 - 6:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '12 From Hanford/Fresno, Ca Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (bnr32celica @ Oct 10, 2013 - 4:52 PM) Sell me the RPF1s. nah. I'm selling my 5zigen locally. For now at least. Once I get some extra money to mount my tires onto my 5zigens then it's not for sale no more. Lol. -------------------- |
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