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Old 03-01-2014, 08:33 PM
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Anyone have any luck cleaning/polishing their plastic chrome center caps? Mine have like a haze on them and don't look too good. Will a chrome polish work?
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It's sprayed on. The more you polish the worse it will look. Since you posted in C5, I'm assuming you're asking about a C5.
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You can buy OEM replacements on EBay pretty cheap...
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Just try some car wax - if that doesn't take the haze away, I'd just get new ones - they are pretty reasonable.
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Yep, c5 thinspokes (it's a 2002). I'll try the car wax. I read somewhere that's never dull works too. I'll try them and post back.
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Nevr-Dull worked pretty well. There was some spots that were almost like pitted, (was surprised to see that on plastic, but I guess it happens) Put some wax on top and they are much better.
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I use Meguiar's PlastX on mine. Got all of the scratches off of it.

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