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Cleaning Alloy Rims


Achiyan

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as you all know, i have a 2000 Impala LS and with the factory 5 spoke alloy rims. i believe the alloy is a mix of alluminum(?). in the pics you can see that i have "worming" (as i call it) goin on. it seems to be under the glossy finish on the rims but that clear coting is starting to peel also. anyone know of a way to clean/remove this or how to recoat?

 

just for kicks...my car is in great shape. the rims, breaks (rusting), and headlights (yellowing) are the only faults...i wanna be clean B)

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You could try using carburettor cleaner (aka Carb Cleaner) on it (thats what I used to shine mine up) - it's meant for de-choking carburettors so it's really good stuff, should cost around $7 a tin (aerosol) at a rough conversion of what it costs here :)

 

But like I said, I can't guarantee its effectiveness for you, as I was only cleaning mine up, but if money isn't an issue give it a try - it's powerful (and quite harmless) stuff :)

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If it is under the clearcoat, which it sounds like. There is no way to get rid of that other than having them stripped and re cleared. A local body shop should be able to do it no problem.

 

 

DUH !!I just looked at the pics...read above....that is not coming off

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If it is under the clearcoat, which it sounds like. There is no way to get rid of that other than having them stripped and re cleared. A local body shop should be able to do it no problem.

yeah, i figured i would need to strip the cote and whatnot...but do you think this would work?

http://www.thirdgen.org/sergiowheels

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yeah. this isnt wipe-able (is that spelt like wipable?) i am pretty sure i would have to strip the clear coat. any ideas on the easiest way to do so?

 

http://www.thirdgen.org/sergiowheels i was also wondering on input about this idea. same concept but i wanna do a dark green since that is the color of my impala

 

this isnt my car but this is exactly what it looks like. i mean to the T >> http://joelscarz.com/2000_chevrolet_impala_ls_320000

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