Stock Chrome Wheels
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Stock Chrome Wheels
Washing my 05 today and the the brake dust won't wash off the chrome rims. It dosen't feel like the wheels are pitted but you can just barely feel the worst spots. Any ideas as to whats best to remove the discoloration?
Thanks
Kenny
PS: I did search and found a couple of posts but not exactly what I needed.
Thanks
Kenny
PS: I did search and found a couple of posts but not exactly what I needed.
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S.O.S. pads are your friend. The only thing I have found that works. I thought the braked dust had damaged my chrome clad wheels, but it was just that the metallics in the brake dust had baked onto my wheel. Take a wet S.O.S. pad and lightly rub the chrome clad and it comes right off, no scratches, and the wheels look brand new. I did this from approx 3000 miles to 26000 miles and the wheels still look great. I just replaced them with some FX4 wheels just beacuse I like those wheels better, but my chrome clad ones always looked great because of the S.O.S. pads.
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Originally Posted by Ftruck05
Magic Eraser and windex
Works like a charm - thanks a lot for the tip.
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner but had to play electrician yesterday at my sons. It seems the Direct TV gut clipped a wire on installation. Took us a while to find out why some outlets quit working.
Thanks again
Kenny
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Originally Posted by f-150sport03
Treat it just like paint. It is chrome, but Factory chrome wheels are also clearcoated...so you can clay them, clean them, polish, and wax them just like your hood/talgate/etc...
But Simple Green is a personal favorite of mine.
But Simple Green is a personal favorite of mine.
While you may have removed the problems with the windex and magic eraser, I certainly wouldn't recommend making this a habit.
You see, the magic eraser is very abrasive and, as such, will eventually yield hellish results on anything that is clearcoated -- you probably wouldn't want to try this method on any painted surface, right? I wouldn't do it on my wheels either.
Desperate times call for desperate measures and it sounds like it worked out this time... for the future, I'd attack them like you would your paint. Let me know if you need anything, Ken! Good seeing you again a few weeks ago at Mike's!
--RP--
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Originally Posted by RockPick
Hey there Kenny... f-150sport03 is exactly correct. Your factory wheels are clearcoated just like your factory paint and, as such, you should treat them like paint.
Desperate times call for desperate measures and it sounds like it worked out this time... for the future, I'd attack them like you would your paint. Let me know if you need anything, Ken! Good seeing you again a few weeks ago at Mike's!
--RP--
Desperate times call for desperate measures and it sounds like it worked out this time... for the future, I'd attack them like you would your paint. Let me know if you need anything, Ken! Good seeing you again a few weeks ago at Mike's!
--RP--
Thanks for the reply
Kenny
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Dont forget, that the 04-on chrome 17's are actually plastic or thin tin.. They are a perfect fit "hub cap' that covers the steel wheels. There is nothing to really polish. Once you scratch it, they are scratched. A true chrome steel wheel you could actually polish scratches and dirt out of. Not on the wheels pictured above.. If you want to make sure, just pop off the center cap. You'll see what I mean.
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