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Wheel Wells, Rims and Tires Rims, wheel wells and tires make a bold statement for the appearance of the vehicle, do you know how to properly detail these key components? Would you like to learn?

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Old 01-14-2008, 02:36 PM
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I had a guy approcach me while doing a detail asking if there was anything I could do for his wheels.















While he was there, I QD'd a small part and tried chrome polish... not much help. then I tried to clay the rim, not alot there either.



so is there any other methods that would work??
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Old 01-14-2008, 02:40 PM
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I guess you need to wetsand the ring, then polish it up. A powerball would help you alot here I bet. Its a guess, not a answar. hehe
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How about some P21S Polishing Soap?
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Old 01-14-2008, 02:57 PM
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How about some P21S Polishing Soap?
That stuff is ok but nothing spectacular by any means. I wonder what some CGs wheel acid would be able to do for it. If that brake dust has actually etched it's way into the wheel I'm not sure what you can do.
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That stuff is ok but nothing spectacular by any means. I wonder what some CGs wheel acid would be able to do for it. If that brake dust has actually etched it's way into the wheel I'm not sure what you can do.
And you tell me that AFTER I just bought some from Phil!!!

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Old 01-14-2008, 03:09 PM
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And you tell me that AFTER I just bought some from Phil!!!

Sorry bro I could have sent you some. It does a good job on metal that hasn't been neglected too much but it's not a miracle worker by any stretch of the imagination. Not sure that it's all that much better than most metal polishes I've used. I am still in search of the Holy Grail of metal polishes.
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Dang it, I cant see images from work!!!!

I love Klasse and the CG metal polish twins. (Or you can help out a DB sponsor and get the Adams metal Polish twins from Phil )

I also really like the P21S polishing soap, until I tried Klasse on metal, then I havent touched the stuff since.
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Old 01-14-2008, 04:15 PM
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I guess you need to wetsand the ring, then polish it up. A powerball would help you alot here I bet. Its a guess, not a answar. hehe
i don't wanna go into all that mess, I doubt this guy would either

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How about some P21S Polishing Soap?
have S100 which is same thing, but need something more aggressive

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That stuff is ok but nothing spectacular by any means. I wonder what some CGs wheel acid would be able to do for it. If that brake dust has actually etched it's way into the wheel I'm not sure what you can do.
im afraid acid would leak down and break the chrome off the wheel

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Dang it, I cant see images from work!!!!

I love Klasse and the CG metal polish twins. (Or you can help out a DB sponsor and get the Adams metal Polish twins from Phil )

I also really like the P21S polishing soap, until I tried Klasse on metal, then I havent touched the stuff since.

haven't tried klasse on metal yet
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Old 01-14-2008, 04:23 PM
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I ran into something similar but not as bad as those rims, i use a powerball and also RL Chrome & Glass polish and it work well for me. But the pic's of those rims look pretty bad, hope you find a solution.
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Old 01-14-2008, 04:48 PM
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the chrome is prob really thin and they will never be perfect he could just get them chromed again cause you wont get the deep stuff out.
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