cloudy polished rims
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St. Jude Donor '11
Originally Posted by 6 Shooter
Have the clear coat removed and then polished.
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Originally Posted by spiral04
Chrome them. Alot less work.
I had issues like this on my CCW's with the polished lip...I had some like this before, but I guess they had some sort of clear coat on them, because they never got cloudy....now with my new wheels on the Audi, they are still looking good.
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Paint stripper from Home Depot. I also wiped them down with MEK. (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) Buffed them with Mothers aluminum polish with a drill and a spiral sewn buffing wheel. It is a lot of work.
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St. Jude Donor '11
Originally Posted by C5naples
Stripped mine and polished them, here are the pics;
Did you or are you going to clear coat them again or just use wax type protectant?
Last edited by Yello95; Nov 12, 2006 at 09:54 PM.
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Originally Posted by Yello95
Dayem!...you did a great job
Did you or are you going to clear coat them again or just use wax type protectant?
Did you or are you going to clear coat them again or just use wax type protectant?
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Strip the clear and recoat or leave bare and polish every now and then. Or, see about getting them chromed. About your only options.
