What to clean rims with?

[OutKlast]

I got them and they looked dirty figured I go ahead and clean em up nice before I mounted them on my car but nothing is doing anything to it they look exactly the same as they do in this picture after washing with soap/water tried degreaser spray and windex (heard it from a crackhead figured what the hell). Nothing is chaning how they look. Still have those water spot looking things on it.

[shock_core]

couldn't you polish them?? idk

[Loochy88]

if they are chrome get some chrome polish an scrub them with that.

if they are polished aluminum cat some mothers aluminum polish and rub that on them.

be sure you know what kind of wheels they are before you try anything.

[97chevycamaro]

hmmm, you should try wheel cleaner

[Loochy88]

Originally posted by 97chevycamaro:
hmmm, you should try wheel cleaner

you need to be more specific with wheel cleaners, different cheaners are made for different types of wheels. many cleaners will stain aluminum wheels. besides, what he needs now is a polish, as i mentioned before.

[97chevycamaro]

Originally posted by Loochy88:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 97chevycamaro:
hmmm, you should try wheel cleaner

you need to be more specific with wheel cleaners, different cheaners are made for different types of wheels. many cleaners will stain aluminum wheels. besides, what he needs now is a polish, as i mentioned before. </font>[/QUOTE]sorry g force i saw he cleaned them with soap and water and degreaser but never heard him say wheel cleaner, thats where any smart person would start. they should also be smart enough to read the label for the wheel cleaner to find out if it will work for his wheels. so iadded sarcasm in my psot so deal with it

[Loochy88]

Originally posted by 97chevycamaro:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Loochy88:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 97chevycamaro:
hmmm, you should try wheel cleaner

you need to be more specific with wheel cleaners, different cheaners are made for different types of wheels. many cleaners will stain aluminum wheels. besides, what he needs now is a polish, as i mentioned before. </font>[/QUOTE]sorry g force i saw he cleaned them with soap and water and degreaser but never heard him say wheel cleaner, thats where any smart person would start. they should also be smart enough to read the label for the wheel cleaner to find out if it will work for his wheels. so iadded sarcasm in my psot so deal with it </font>[/QUOTE]yeah, i caught the sarcasm. [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] something tells me he allready thought of wheel cleaner though. just a hunch... &lt;-- sarcasm

if youre going to post something try to make sure its helpful ;)

[OutKlast]

Originally posted by 97chevycamaro:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Loochy88:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 97chevycamaro:
hmmm, you should try wheel cleaner

you need to be more specific with wheel cleaners, different cheaners are made for different types of wheels. many cleaners will stain aluminum wheels. besides, what he needs now is a polish, as i mentioned before. </font>[/QUOTE]sorry g force i saw he cleaned them with soap and water and degreaser but never heard him say wheel cleaner, thats where any smart person would start. they should also be smart enough to read the label for the wheel cleaner to find out if it will work for his wheels. so iadded sarcasm in my psot so deal with it </font>[/QUOTE]I just want to wash my car no wax, no polishes, no tire shine. So why would I look for polish if I wasn't going to polish. I also want to know if this is a problem with the wheels. Though I do appreciate your help...

I thought the wheels were just dirty I got them off Ebay and don't have never had "bling" so bare with me.

[Loochy88]

Originally posted by OutKlast:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 97chevycamaro:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Loochy88:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 97chevycamaro:
hmmm, you should try wheel cleaner

you need to be more specific with wheel cleaners, different cheaners are made for different types of wheels. many cleaners will stain aluminum wheels. besides, what he needs now is a polish, as i mentioned before. </font>[/QUOTE]sorry g force i saw he cleaned them with soap and water and degreaser but never heard him say wheel cleaner, thats where any smart person would start. they should also be smart enough to read the label for the wheel cleaner to find out if it will work for his wheels. so iadded sarcasm in my psot so deal with it </font>[/QUOTE]I just want to wash my car no wax, no polishes, no tire shine. So why would I look for polish if I wasn't going to polish. I also want to know if this is a problem with the wheels. Though I do appreciate your help...

I thought the wheels were just dirty I got them off Ebay and don't have never had "bling" so bare with me. </font>[/QUOTE]those wheel polishes are a lot different than going at the wheels with sandpaper. if you want to get rid of the marks, i highly suggest them. the wheels are fine, they just need to be cleaned up. they look like theyre aluminum. thats what happens to aluminum wheels when theyve been sitting around a while. its just something your going to have to get used to doing now that you have them (polishing them).

i highly suggest you pick up either some mothers aluminum wheel polish or some never-dull.

(do make sure theyre aluminuim first)

also, are you saying you dont wax your car? you might want to look into doing that if you plan on keeping your car for any amount of time.

[OutKlast]

Originally posted by Loochy88:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by OutKlast:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 97chevycamaro:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Loochy88:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 97chevycamaro:
hmmm, you should try wheel cleaner

you need to be more specific with wheel cleaners, different cheaners are made for different types of wheels. many cleaners will stain aluminum wheels. besides, what he needs now is a polish, as i mentioned before. </font>[/QUOTE]sorry g force i saw he cleaned them with soap and water and degreaser but never heard him say wheel cleaner, thats where any smart person would start. they should also be smart enough to read the label for the wheel cleaner to find out if it will work for his wheels. so iadded sarcasm in my psot so deal with it </font>[/QUOTE]I just want to wash my car no wax, no polishes, no tire shine. So why would I look for polish if I wasn't going to polish. I also want to know if this is a problem with the wheels. Though I do appreciate your help...

I thought the wheels were just dirty I got them off Ebay and don't have never had "bling" so bare with me. </font>[/QUOTE]those wheel polishes are a lot different than going at the wheels with sandpaper. if you want to get rid of the marks, i highly suggest them. the wheels are fine, they just need to be cleaned up. they look like theyre aluminum. thats what happens to aluminum wheels when theyve been sitting around a while. its just something your going to have to get used to doing now that you have them (polishing them).

i highly suggest you pick up either some mothers aluminum wheel polish or some never-dull.

(do make sure theyre aluminuim first) </font>[/QUOTE]How do I find out? Boyd Coddington discontinued these wheels a while ago. They feel about the same weight or lighter then 16" prostars both with tires mounted.

[Loochy88]

hard to say how you would find out... you could call boyd and ask them if they even made them in both chrome and aluminum. chrome tends to shine a bit more, but you dont have much to compare to.

what about the guy you bought them from?

[OutKlast]

I just looked over the auction they're forged billet aluminum.

So what should I get to clean and polish them, might as well I don't have the money but Wednesday or something hopefully I can go to the bank and get this stuff.

[Loochy88]

MAG & ALUMINUM POLISH

This is our legendary metal polish. Mothers®' secret formula balances a brilliant shine with easy use for aluminum wheels and parts, brass, alloys and accessories. Application is just a matter of a clean cloth and a little elbow grease. Mothers® Mag & Aluminum polish is strong enough to put a shine to the most neglected metals and gentle enough to use on a regular basis.

#05100, 5 oz.
#05101, 10 oz. economy size.


they sell it online at www.waxstation.com

you can find it at other various stores too

Directions: dip towel and rub polish into wheel. turn towel over to clean side and wipe off. its that easy.

[OutKlast]

Originally posted by Loochy88:


MAG & ALUMINUM POLISH

This is our legendary metal polish. Mothers®' secret formula balances a brilliant shine with easy use for aluminum wheels and parts, brass, alloys and accessories. Application is just a matter of a clean cloth and a little elbow grease. Mothers® Mag & Aluminum polish is strong enough to put a shine to the most neglected metals and gentle enough to use on a regular basis.

#05100, 5 oz.
#05101, 10 oz. economy size.


they sell it online at www.waxstation.com

you can find it at other various stores too

Directions: dip towel and rub polish into wheel. turn towel over to clean side and wipe off. its that easy.

I hope so after washing the wheel, the car and mounting all 4 wheels by hand I'm down for any sort of easy task. These wheels look bad a$$ on my Camaro, stick out more then the stockers but I like it the stocker were under the top half of the fender and about even at the bottom now it sticks out near the bottom. I took some pics which I'll post in a minute.

[MustangEater8251]

take a pic of the car [img]smile.gif[/img]

as for the wheels after you polish them up I suggest putting a coat of wax or even better a sealant on them helps keep them and protect them a little better. Its a pain in the *** when you do it but in the long run makes it easier in my opinion.