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.sigpic
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Clear coat spraypaint is like 3 bucks.-Kevin<br /><a href=\"http://heinz.no-ip.com/Car%20Pics/IM000117.JPG\" target=\"_blank\"><b>\'96 White Camaro RS M5</b></a> <br />GTP Shortblock - T3/T4 -6psi Intercooled<br />Open Downpipe
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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.01\'Y87 Firebird:Gt1 cam,Vig.3000 stall
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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.sigpic
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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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