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wheels are uglyGreyGoose006 05-06-2008, 06:00 PM so my IROC's wheels are old and tarnished. what, if anything should i use to clean them up? they are the standard IROC wheels. no color accents though. (the car in my sig is photoshopped to have different wheels) blindeyed 05-06-2008, 11:02 PM If they came from the factory with a clear coat on them, then you could always use some paint stripper to remove it. Leaves you with the bare metal which you could then polish up nicely. GreyGoose006 05-07-2008, 08:47 AM so strip, polish, re-cover? what should i use to polish them? and how do i re-clear coat them GreyGoose006 05-08-2008, 09:06 AM can i re clear-coat them? blindeyed 05-08-2008, 07:37 PM After you strip the clear coat, just buy some metal/aluminum polish shine them up. I've always had great luck with Mother Mag & Aluminum Polish. http://www.antonline.com/images/v18/078175051004.jpg You can respray them with clear. Most people don't because it dulls polished finish. But If you leave them polished with no clear coat they will become a pain to keep clean. That's why I sold my C5 rims. I could never keep them looking good for more than a week. If you do get them resprayed with clear, I would suggest you take it to a paint shop to have done. Couldn't cost that much and the results would be alot better than that of a spray can job. GreyGoose006 05-09-2008, 12:27 AM standard clear then? sounds good GreyGoose006 05-14-2008, 07:01 PM anyone? mikeemon 05-14-2008, 07:21 PM Standard gloss clear should be fine. I don't think wheels get hot enough to go after high temp. You could also check Eastwood. They seem to have a coating for everything. Automotive Network, Inc., Copyright ©2013
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