Cleaning Chrome Rims
 

I have set of chromes rims with some rust. I thought about using a copper steel wool pad from walmart and wd40. I think the wheels are made US Wheel. There called Chrome Blade Steel Wheels. If anybody has any better ideas please post your advice or comments. They 16.5 8 lug wheels.


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Check out some of the info posted here, as well as the threads within this thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ighlight=wheel

Or these...

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ghlight=chrome

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ghlight=chrome

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Thanks, What should use to remove the surface rust fine emmoy cloth or what I said in post #1?

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good links but most of that stuff is for alum. I don't think it work so well on rusty chrome steel. I'd try the steel wool, we usually se a brillo pad and water to get the bad stuff off then wax the heck out of it with mother's chrome polish. Mother's actually takes some rust off when you rub on it awhile.

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Shhhh don't tell but dollar store oven cleaner....we use it on alot of chrome plated steel on the trucks to remove the winter salt/rust....

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i'd use brillo soap pads on those rims

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I have used brillo pads and turtle wax chrome polish on them. Thats best they got with it.

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turtle wax chrome sucks, sorry but that's MO, I've tried it side by side with mother's and mother's whips is butt hands down. It removes rust better and easier, and it shines it better.

As for brillo if that's the best you got steel wool aint gonna do much then. I'd continue to use brillo pads or steel wool, I would think more would or should come off then what it did.

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I had someone else say CLR and 0000 steel wool.

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I also had someone suggest coke.

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coke does lil' as I said on fsc but I know a good one, naval jelly, the stuff eats rust, and would be first on my list. I forgot about the stuff but I had some buddies use it on a chrome bumper that was rusted bad and turned out like a new one.

If not then here's a question I know you were looking for some 16.5 tires because of these wheels, thing is do you have all four wheels? If not I might look into getting new wheels period that'll cost more money I know but if you get a common size like a 16 instead of 16.5 then you can get tires cheaper and save money. if you only got 2 you're gonna have to buy at least 2 anyways, might as well buy 4. Summit has them cheap, us wheel makes them and yes they are called blade wheels, and cragar also makes them they are called super spoke by cragar. Summit and jegs are the cheapest on them. I was gonna buy the same setup basically but the star ones for my truck in a 16x8 and they were only $70-$75 a piece I think.

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Yes, I have all 4 wheels. The other 2 still have tires on them. But the tires are junk/no good.

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my bad I take back any help I have given....

all I can say is craiglist........you can pick up some 16's with tires cheaper than you can buy 4 16.5's

2 years ago I found 4.. 16's on nice aftermarket aluminum rims for $300 rant he tire for a year and a half..

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When I was a kid we used to use aluminum foil to remove rust from chrome handlebars and rims on bikes.Takes the rust right off,then polish to shine.

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Here before and after pictures after scrubbing for 5-10 minutes when using liquidwrench and a copper steel wool.

Before

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...heel1spot1.jpg

After

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...eel1spot1B.jpg

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Ok, Here's before and after pictures on cleaning the rust off on the outside.

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...heel1spot3.jpg

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...eel1spot3A.jpg

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Someone recommended Unbelievable Metal Polish. They said it would take rust off and scratches out. Where does one get the Unbelievable Metal Polish at? Will the mothers power metal polish work then?

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How about SOS pads?

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It doesnt remove the rust very well like the steel wool.

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s.o.s. and brillo pads are basically the same as steel wool and I've used em forever it works great, the soap helps lube them and stuff too, but then again if steel wool aint doing it, brillo pads aint gonna for sure. You can get steel wool alot rougher then a brillo or sos so, steel wool is the more aggresive way to go and what you need for sure.

just an fyi dav, but nevrdull is for removing stuff from chrome, I got a can of it and was reading it.

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I bought all kinds of cleaning stuff for these wheels, turtle wax polish/scratch remover, nevrdull, superclean wheel cleaner, and mother chrome polish. I'll try them in all in a different rusty spot to see which one does better than the other.

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wheel cleaner aint gonna do squat other then clean dirt off them, maybe grease or grime.

mothers chrome will take some off, nevrdull not sure on rust but it may shine them back up after the steel wool dulls em out. turtle wax scratcxh remover, doubt it does anything, I got it and tried it on my polished center caps and it did nothing.

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Here's the other wheels.

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...wheel3and4.jpg

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steel wool with 10w40 then polish

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Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try that also.

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You can use steel wool to make the look better, but once the rust has broken through the chrome surface it can never be repaired. They will look better, they will never look new.If it were me I would save the energy and have them powder coated.

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I know. Just trying to clean them up temporarly before the rust destroys them completely.

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I've heard good things about Noxon 7 and S100 Soap Polish.

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What does it look like and where do you buy it at?

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Noxon 7 is at Ace Hardware. I got mine on Amazon.com
http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...ductId=1418968

I got S100 Soap Polish at the local Harley Davidson dealership.
http://www.s100.com/s100_fr.htm

Here's a video that describes them both. I bought some rough looking but straight stainless steel dog dish hubcaps for my 69'er and bought this stuff to clean them up. Haven't tried them yet.

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I've read in these forums that steelwool will embed little fibers of steel and cause more issues. The suggestion is to use a brass brush.
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Thanks Man

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Who sells brass brushes?

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Google it. Sears is one place but I'm sure any hardware store sells them.

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Will one for drill work or do I need a hand brush?

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I found mine at a local auto parts store.

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i cleaned one of the chrome rims up for the most part with one of the brushes that you put in a drill and it did a good job of knocking the gnarly stuff off. the steel wool causing more issues is actually because of disimilar metals reacting with one another. in the navy we aren't really allowed to use brushes on aircraft due to the possibility of the metals reacting with one another and causing more corrosion then what was cleaned. but brass will work better than a steel brush. just make sure to wipe down the area after using a metal brush and use something to prevent the corrosion from reforming like clear paint.

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There's lots of brass brushes at home depot over with the welding equipment.
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Cool Thanks

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Have you tried the tin foil and coke yet? I used to have a set of those wheels on an el camino and that was the ticket. wad up a piece of the foil and use it like a brillo pad. Im told its harder then the rust but softer then the chrome so it scrubs off the rust but doesn't damage the chrome.