Chrome wheel care advice?
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Melting Slicks
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Chrome wheel care advice?
Hey,
Just picked up a set of chrome wheels and wanted to know what everyone recommended using as a protectant before I get them mounted and balanced? Want to make sure get a good start on them from the get go.
Just let me know...
Just picked up a set of chrome wheels and wanted to know what everyone recommended using as a protectant before I get them mounted and balanced? Want to make sure get a good start on them from the get go.
Just let me know...
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Get the wheels really clean and then apply a coat of a really good car wax to the wheels. Then be sure you keep the wheels clean, especially of brake dust.
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. Not sure of what it would do to the bare metal.
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Actually,protecting the barrels from brake dust is as much of a concern as keeping the "visible" part of the wheel lookin' good
On my Vette,cleaning the barrels was apparently not a big concern for it's previous owner,and they're pitted pretty badly from brake dust.
Maybe someone will chime in with the solution to the brake dust problem,because I'm not really sure what would work best -Clear coat maybe?
BTW ,I use Rejex on them every month or so ,works sweet,if some crap does get on them,it doesn't stick.
On my Vette,cleaning the barrels was apparently not a big concern for it's previous owner,and they're pitted pretty badly from brake dust.
Maybe someone will chime in with the solution to the brake dust problem,because I'm not really sure what would work best -Clear coat maybe?
BTW ,I use Rejex on them every month or so ,works sweet,if some crap does get on them,it doesn't stick.
