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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 06:18 PM
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Question stock rims

how do you clean the stock rims? the car was in a joint yard for a couple years and the rims have like a white grim on them, and i tried most rims cleaners
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 06:21 PM
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Is it similar to a spider web effect? if so, its pretty much impossible to "repair". the only fix i know of is polishing the wheels down to shiney metal. This makes them look chrome.

Hope this helps,,
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 06:25 PM
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ill give that a try
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 08:18 PM
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use some paint stipper or mild acid to get all the paint and clearcoat off then polish them a bit and repaint.
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:03 PM
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Some of the paint manufacturers (Dupont and Ditzler) make a wheel clearcoat refinishing kit. Basically is is a special stripper that will strip the old clearcoat off and some chemicals to pre-treat them, and then new clearcoat. These kits are not all that expensive. Check out your local automotive paint suppliers for this.
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