cloudy rims????

[casketcrewchick]

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.

[hockeyman]

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.

[00firebird]

how much is clear coating? new rims might be better, lol

[asdf1234]

Clear coat spraypaint is like 3 bucks.

[00firebird]

would that be good on chrome rims?

[Firehawk N Wv]

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.

[hockeyman]

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.

[casketcrewchick]

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.