help with wheels
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From: Redding Ca
help with wheels
was wondering what kind of wheels these are? i mean like alum w/ clearcoat or chrome? i'm not sure how to clean these or polish them ...don't wanna mess em up....tia
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Those look like the stock OEM thin spokes - circa 2000-2004. They came from the factory polished and clear coated, GM didn't offer any chrome wheels from the factory on the C5.
That being said - assuming they are clear coated, they should be treated like any other painted surface. Use nothing abrasive or caustic. Wash them with whatever car wash solution you use, dry them and polish them as if they were the paint on the body of the car. You should also apply some kind of protectant, again just like you'd use on the body of the car.
Clear coat is nothing more than pigment-less paint.
Finally, there are some wheels that have been chromed in the aftermarket, that bear all of the GM logos inside, etc. There are also a number of replica wheels that are chrome that were made typically in one of the Asian countries.
That being said - assuming they are clear coated, they should be treated like any other painted surface. Use nothing abrasive or caustic. Wash them with whatever car wash solution you use, dry them and polish them as if they were the paint on the body of the car. You should also apply some kind of protectant, again just like you'd use on the body of the car.
Clear coat is nothing more than pigment-less paint.
Finally, there are some wheels that have been chromed in the aftermarket, that bear all of the GM logos inside, etc. There are also a number of replica wheels that are chrome that were made typically in one of the Asian countries.
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Those look like the stock OEM thin spokes - circa 2000-2004. They came from the factory polished and clear coated, GM didn't offer any chrome wheels from the factory on the C5.
That being said - assuming they are clear coated, they should be treated like any other painted surface. Use nothing abrasive or caustic. Wash them with whatever car wash solution you use, dry them and polish them as if they were the paint on the body of the car. You should also apply some kind of protectant, again just like you'd use on the body of the car.
Clear coat is nothing more than pigment-less paint.
That being said - assuming they are clear coated, they should be treated like any other painted surface. Use nothing abrasive or caustic. Wash them with whatever car wash solution you use, dry them and polish them as if they were the paint on the body of the car. You should also apply some kind of protectant, again just like you'd use on the body of the car.
Clear coat is nothing more than pigment-less paint.
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