Polish stock wheels?
Jan 19, 2008 | 07:21 AM
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Polish stock wheels?
Anyone ever try to put a high/mirror polish on the stock matte aluminum wheels? My dealer mentioned it when I bought mine. Never saw it done.
Jan 19, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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If you want to spend the time and put forth the effort, you can make polished aluminum look almost like chrome.
From a distance, I've mistaken many a C5 polished wheel for chrome.
'Course I'm 60 years old and wear highly corrective lenses!
Jan 19, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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WetteVette
If you want to spend the time and put forth the effort, you can make polished aluminum look almost like chrome.
From a distance, I've mistaken many a C5 polished wheel for chrome.
'Course I'm 60 years old and wear highly corrective lenses!
My polished wheels look great after a thorough polishing/cleaning, but I think he meant the non-polished wheels.
Jan 19, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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I had a set of highly polished wheels on another car, What a mistake that was, They look great, But the upkeep use unreal.
Jan 19, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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steve8
My polished wheels look great after a thorough polishing/cleaning, but I think he meant the non-polished wheels.
Went back and re-read the original post. You're right. :o
It's just that I've never seen the flat matte finish aluminum wheels. I thought they were all polished. Just some more than others.
Jan 19, 2008 | 10:50 PM
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Mine are stripped of the clear and polished
Jan 19, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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Someone has probably done it. But to go to all that effort, might just be easier to buy a set of the high polished wheels.