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#1
05-06-2008, 07:00 PM
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wheels are ugly
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) 
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#2
05-07-2008, 12:02 AM
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Re: wheels are ugly
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.
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#3
05-07-2008, 09:47 AM
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Re: wheels are ugly
so strip, polish, re-cover?
what should i use to polish them? and how do i re-clear coat them
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05-08-2008, 10:06 AM
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Re: wheels are ugly
can i re clear-coat them?
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05-08-2008, 08:37 PM
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Re: wheels are ugly
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.
 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.
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- Jason 1995 Pontiac Firebird User Guidelines | VB Codes Explained | AF Merchandise "Each of us, is in the scheme of things, insignificant. But millions of insignificant people, doing a tiny bit, can add up to be a very significant force."
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05-09-2008, 01:27 AM
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Re: wheels are ugly
standard clear then?
sounds good
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#7
05-14-2008, 08:01 PM
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Re: wheels are ugly
anyone?
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05-14-2008, 08:21 PM
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Re: wheels are ugly
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.
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