Cleaning up aluminum wheels

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Feb 23, 2003 | 09:41 AM

arjan

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Cleaning up aluminium wheels

Hi,

I just bougt some used aluminium wheels and they are quite beaten up by the weather. I was wondering what the best plan of attack is. Pressure washer?
I don't think a wire brush will have the desired effect.

I would I polish the wheels, never done such a thing. So I have no idea what to used for that either.

I hope somebody can help me here.

Arjan

Last edited by arjan; Feb 23, 2003 at 09:43 AM.

Feb 23, 2003 | 09:53 AM

Corey

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Hi Arjan, if they are pretty well beaten up by the weather, you might want to strip them down.
It's a lot of work, but worth it.

Ken (Paddlenbike) on the forum here has an excellent write-up on his home page.
http://home.off-road.com/~kemanuel/

If they are not super bad, I find Eagle One Polish called "Billet" works great for alloy wheels.
It is what Centerline told me to use on my Centerline wheels.
http://www.eagleone.com/products/pro...06&itemid=1062