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    I dont know why but my stock rims started to look very cloudy again... they arent the chrome ones, they are painted (I guess). I have no idea whats up and its getting more noticable. What can I do??? Use some kind of polishing compound or what? It looks fine when wet but when it drys it looks cloudy.
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    Sounds like the clearcoat is starting to wear off. Re-clearcoat them, and they should be nice'n shiny again. My stock salad's did that, and another application of clearcoat made them shine like new and alot easier to clean.
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    • #3
      how much is clear coating? new rims might be better, lol

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      • #4
        Clear coat spraypaint is like 3 bucks.
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        • #5
          would that be good on chrome rims?

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          • #6
            It shouldnt hurt your rims, but to clear them yourself is tedious. If you have the money take them to a paint shop and have them re-cleared or if you know somoen who can paint well have them clear them with a can of 3 dolar clear coat as mentioned above. I had a similar problem with my Boyd Coddington Shyster rims. Only Boyds rims aren't chrome they are polished billet aluminum. I was cleaning my rims as normla with some all safe rim cleaner. When i hosed them off it hazed the rims and looked cloudy as yours does. My rims u cant use wheel cleaner on them. Just soap and water , also I use Mothers polish on them once a month that is when i have them on the car during spring-summer.
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            • #7
              Or, just get ceramic brake pads and never worry about cleaning stubborn brake dust again. My rims clean like new with a little soap and water. I clearcoated them myself, but I also had no tires on them at the time and plenty of days to do it. $3 was all it cost me.
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              • #8
                Oh ok i see what u mean... could be a nice summer project or something... I think I might want some better rims in the future though.
                <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/maleet\" target=\"_blank\">1998 Silver Firebird</a> <br />Basic mods... nothing real special but it sure looks good!<br /><a href=\"http://www.maleetpobanz.com\" target=\"_blank\">maleetpobanz.com</a>

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