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Chrome rim cleaning
"griffin" > wrote in message news:loDDi.128663$fJ5.2776@pd7urf1no... Nope, not 100% sure either way. They look chrome tho, that's for sure. The wool worked for the most part. Unfortunately the dog is about 100kms from where I am right now as I was on a roadtrip when it happened. Next summer I'll pay him a visit and pee on him. LMAO! Good one! Kate "Kate" > wrote in message . .. > The steel wool won't scratch if you use #0000 > Once you get it all nice and shiny, then apply a coat of good wax and it may > help prevent corrosion. > > Also, you should apply a load of double ott buckshot to the gawd damn dog. > Maybe even do that first. > > Are you SURE the rims are chrome, not aluminum? Seems funny that dog pee > would corrode like that. > > Kate |
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Chrome rim cleaning
If they ARE polished aluminum - good tip on the magnet test - then get some
Mother's polish and it will restore the finish with a bit of elbow grease. Kate "c" > wrote in message ... You may have aluminum rims that are polished, which would explain the corrosion. Easiest thing to do would be to try and stick a magnet to the wheel. The vast majority of chromed wheels are steel. Chrome will corrode from acid also, but not normally that fast, unless the dog was drinking some hydrochloric acid. Chris griffin wrote: > Nope, not 100% sure either way. They look chrome tho, that's for sure. The > wool worked for the most part. Unfortunately the dog is about 100kms from > where I am right now as I was on a roadtrip when it happened. Next summer > I'll pay him a visit and pee on him. > > "Kate" > wrote in message > . .. >> The steel wool won't scratch if you use #0000 >> Once you get it all nice and shiny, then apply a coat of good wax and it > may >> help prevent corrosion. >> >> Also, you should apply a load of double ott buckshot to the gawd damn >> dog. >> Maybe even do that first. >> >> Are you SURE the rims are chrome, not aluminum? Seems funny that dog pee >> would corrode like that. >> >> Kate > > |
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Chrome rim cleaning
c > wrote:
If you do in fact have aluminum wheels, you may want to try the following. This is what I was told to do when I asked the same question on the Mickey Thompson website. Use a very fine steel wool and WD-40 first to clean the rims up. Then go over the rim again with an aluminum polish. When you are all done and satisfied with the results, apply a good coat of wax. You also want to co want to periodically wax them to protect them from salts and some of the ice melters that are sprayed on the roads these days. Jeff > You may have aluminum rims that are polished, which would explain the > corrosion. Easiest thing to do would be to try and stick a magnet to the > wheel. The vast majority of chromed wheels are steel. Chrome will > corrode from acid also, but not normally that fast, unless the dog was > drinking some hydrochloric acid. > > Chris > > griffin wrote: >> Nope, not 100% sure either way. They look chrome tho, that's for sure. The >> wool worked for the most part. Unfortunately the dog is about 100kms from >> where I am right now as I was on a roadtrip when it happened. Next summer >> I'll pay him a visit and pee on him. >> >> "Kate" > wrote in message >> . .. >>> The steel wool won't scratch if you use #0000 >>> Once you get it all nice and shiny, then apply a coat of good wax and it >> may >>> help prevent corrosion. >>> >>> Also, you should apply a load of double ott buckshot to the gawd damn dog. >>> Maybe even do that first. >>> >>> Are you SURE the rims are chrome, not aluminum? Seems funny that dog pee >>> would corrode like that. >>> >>> Kate >> >> |
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Chrome rim cleaning
A very good coat of wax. Many are clear coated for protection.
Jeff Hendron proclaimed: > c > wrote: > If you do in fact have aluminum wheels, you may want to try the > following. This is what I was told to do when I asked the same question > on the Mickey Thompson website. > > Use a very fine steel wool and WD-40 first to clean the rims up. Then > go over the rim again with an aluminum polish. When you are all done > and satisfied with the results, apply a good coat of wax. You also want to co > want to periodically wax them to protect them from salts and some of the > ice melters that are sprayed on the roads these days. > > Jeff >> You may have aluminum rims that are polished, which would explain the >> corrosion. Easiest thing to do would be to try and stick a magnet to the >> wheel. The vast majority of chromed wheels are steel. Chrome will >> corrode from acid also, but not normally that fast, unless the dog was >> drinking some hydrochloric acid. >> >> Chris >> >> griffin wrote: >>> Nope, not 100% sure either way. They look chrome tho, that's for sure. The >>> wool worked for the most part. Unfortunately the dog is about 100kms from >>> where I am right now as I was on a roadtrip when it happened. Next summer >>> I'll pay him a visit and pee on him. >>> >>> "Kate" > wrote in message >>> . .. >>>> The steel wool won't scratch if you use #0000 >>>> Once you get it all nice and shiny, then apply a coat of good wax and it >>> may >>>> help prevent corrosion. >>>> >>>> Also, you should apply a load of double ott buckshot to the gawd damn dog. >>>> Maybe even do that first. >>>> >>>> Are you SURE the rims are chrome, not aluminum? Seems funny that dog pee >>>> would corrode like that. >>>> >>>> Kate >>> |
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