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C10 Club Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: White House, TN 37188
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How to get rust off chrome wheels
Hey guys,
How do I get a little bit of surface rust on my chrome pro weld wheels. I guess I'm asking is there anything I can buy to help with the elbow grease. thanks, Bryan
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The LuvShack Garage
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side)
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eagle one makes some sort of wheel polish for this, or maybe it's mothers
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C10 Junkie
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fort Hood, Texas
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Nevr Dull
Nevr Dull works great! I've used it on my rims and bumper. It really is a good product.
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Cantankerous Geezer
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Bel Aire, KS
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Us old guys use SOS pads. Problem is that you have to seal the wheel to keep it from rusting again, no matter what you use. The SOS pad will leave some corrosion inhibitor on the surface.
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C10 Club Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Will it take off the rust?
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20' Daredevil (Ret)
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#0000 steel wool works fairly well...
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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I agree with stocker.. SOS are ok, but the steel is coarser than the 0000 steel wool and the SOS are SO Soapy. Ultra fine steel wool & some windex works wonders. A god coat of wax after cleaning will help reduce the rust comming back.
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Join Date: Aug 2002
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Also try ketchup and foil it works for me. Riddla
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I didn`t know about the ketchup part.But`aluminum foil works.The ketcup has some acidity and it`s pastey.
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Yep, steel wool works great to remove rust on CHROME wheels. I use some car wash soap and water and start cleanin'
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0000 stainless steel wool and COKE~!
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Fort Worth
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I used steel wool. It took three hours, though, I had some pretty serious rust. Plus, I have 8 lugs, which meant I had to scrub 192 lug nut sides, and 32 lug nut ends. Ugh. A coat of Meguiar's later, and you can comb your hair in my wheels. . . .
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Clarksville, TN
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i use some steel wool and soft scrub or tile cleaner and it seems to work good.
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coke and foil, then wax
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I use steel wool for chrome.
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I've had real good luck with Dupont no.7 rubbing compound and then a good chrome polish.
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Lake Crystal, MN
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Wicked Products Chrome Polish. Availible at any Semi Shop. Otherwise Neverdull. Unless you want to use ketchup
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What was I thinking??
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Commerce City Co
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I would say a good chrome polish would work. Another thought would be to use WD-40 and a wool pad, you would have to clean the wheels real good after you where done though.
On Myth Busters they used Alum foil and coke to clean a bumper that worked pretty good.
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Still drivin' a Rat Rod
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Monett Missouri
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Steel wool,and wax is what I would use.Lots of elbow grease.I used an electric buffer and polish on my grille,and it worked OK too.
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