using cornstarch to clean alum rim - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

hughnews1 · 01-07-2008, 02:00 AM

I called the ultra co today to ask about order new 8 lug caps .. $10 each and then asked how to clean them .. the guy sez use cornstach on my alum rims ... cant wait to try that anybody else ?

cdowns · 01-07-2008, 02:41 AM

we used to use cornstarch for final buffing out on the old laquer paint jobs prior to going to shows

chip46wis · 01-07-2008, 03:37 AM

Agreed---cornstarch was a great compound for lacquer-made for a mirror finish.

*Shane* · 01-07-2008, 05:49 AM

How do you use it? Sprinkle on and rub with soft cloth? Help us youngsters out.

cdowns · 01-07-2008, 06:28 AM

you mix with water and then drip it on as you're buffing the paint// i really cant see using it now with all the modern buffing and polishing compounds its really alot of work but was effective back in the day when ultra fine papers and polishes weren't available

pistolpapa · 01-07-2008, 03:30 PM

An old-timer once told me as I was sweating away trying to get the mag polish off the aluminum rims on my Freightliner to use cornstarch. I tried it at it makes the job much easier and buffs them out to look like chrome.

I also learned to use 4x4 gauze pads purchased from a medical supply with the cornstarch and just toss them when they got too dirty.

01-07-2008, 02:00 AM	#1
hughnews1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Hudson FL gulf coast Posts: 624	using cornstarch to clean alum rim I called the ultra co today to ask about order new 8 lug caps .. $10 each and then asked how to clean them .. the guy sez use cornstach on my alum rims ... cant wait to try that anybody else ?

01-07-2008, 02:41 AM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: using cornstarch to clean alum rim we used to use cornstarch for final buffing out on the old laquer paint jobs prior to going to shows __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

01-07-2008, 03:37 AM	#3
chip46wis Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 1,317	Re: using cornstarch to clean alum rim Agreed---cornstarch was a great compound for lacquer-made for a mirror finish.

01-07-2008, 05:49 AM	#4
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: using cornstarch to clean alum rim How do you use it? Sprinkle on and rub with soft cloth? Help us youngsters out.

01-07-2008, 06:28 AM	#5
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: using cornstarch to clean alum rim you mix with water and then drip it on as you're buffing the paint// i really cant see using it now with all the modern buffing and polishing compounds its really alot of work but was effective back in the day when ultra fine papers and polishes weren't available __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

01-07-2008, 03:30 PM	#6
pistolpapa Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nogales, AZ Posts: 27	Re: using cornstarch to clean alum rim An old-timer once told me as I was sweating away trying to get the mag polish off the aluminum rims on my Freightliner to use cornstarch. I tried it at it makes the job much easier and buffs them out to look like chrome. I also learned to use 4x4 gauze pads purchased from a medical supply with the cornstarch and just toss them when they got too dirty. __________________ His: '71 K5 Blazer Hers: '66 Volvo 122S Theirs: '98 Wilderness Travel Trailer



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