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**El Jay** · 08-08-2009, 10:17 PM

First off, if this is in the wrong forum, could somebody please move it.

This is the worst of the fugly wheels on my truck; 1/5.

A friend of mine said they could be cleaned up with "Blue Magic"; but not if they're "coated" wheels.

Sooooooooooo.What do all y'all recommend for cleaning these wheels/
And, how do I tell if they're "coated" wheels?

Thanks in advance folks.

LJ

big mike71 · 08-08-2009, 10:35 PM

Try A to Z tire and wheel cleaner, You just spray it on and the dirt comes off.

**El Jay** · 08-08-2009, 11:05 PM

Thanks, Mike.

The mess you saw in the 1st pic is rust.
I had a drum brake go "metal to metal" (I'm nearly deaf, so I couldn't hear it) and the dust from the CI drum and wet weather gave me that "product" on the wheel.

Where can I find the "A to Z" stuff? Or is it just commonly available?

Thanks again, Larry

Jbham88 · 08-09-2009, 12:14 AM

Wal Mart and most auto parts stores carry a to z its a really good product

**fine69** · 08-09-2009, 12:46 AM

Larry, talk to member Mudder. He has some killer stuff for aluminum.

I just can't remember what it is at the moment. Just PM him.

**El Jay** · 08-09-2009, 12:50 AM

Thanks, Mike.

Now I have something to do in the morning.

When are ya coming back?

mclairmo · 08-10-2009, 07:27 PM

If they are clear coated, then treat like paint. Use compound, polish, wax, etc.

QKENUF4U · 08-10-2009, 07:32 PM

those are a cool lookin rim !!
if they are coated you could blast them and re-clear them....

tomtuna1978 · 08-10-2009, 07:32 PM

scuff em up and rattle can paint em flat black... then maybe theyll look better !

*Shane* · 08-10-2009, 07:57 PM

strip the clear coat off ... polish the snot out of 'em ... then re-clear coat

oldblue1968chevy · 08-10-2009, 08:08 PM

fugly...do ya not got any rally wheels or somethig layin around

BarryB · 08-10-2009, 08:18 PM

There's a new member on here screen name Sangermike. He is the one to talk to about polishing wheels. I've talked to him on the phone. VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE about metal polishing. His website is metalwax.com go check it out. and if you contact him tell him Barry sent you his way.

**special-K** · 08-10-2009, 08:38 PM

I heared yu cain`t feex fugly.

epashhans · 08-10-2009, 08:45 PM

Blast em up and have them powder coated and you won't have to worry about them for a long time.

**El Jay** · 08-10-2009, 11:55 PM

2 bags!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Larry.You asked a question and ended up solving a major problem for me.Just one more thing...paper or plastic?

**special-K** · 08-11-2009, 06:15 AM

Uhhh...I`m a total bugger.sorry,man.I really screwed up and must have hit the edit button when I thought I hit the quote one.I toyally screwed up and I`m sorry.I thought I was awake.

**El Jay** · 08-11-2009, 07:52 PM

Thanks for all the input folks.

08-08-2009, 10:17 PM	#1
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Really fugly wheels on my '69 First off, if this is in the wrong forum, could somebody please move it. This is the worst of the fugly wheels on my truck; 1/5. A friend of mine said they could be cleaned up with "Blue Magic"; but not if they're "coated" wheels. Sooooooooooo.What do all y'all recommend for cleaning these wheels/ And, how do I tell if they're "coated" wheels? Thanks in advance folks. LJ Attached Images __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

08-08-2009, 10:35 PM	#2
big mike71 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: independence mo Posts: 2,111	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 Try A to Z tire and wheel cleaner, You just spray it on and the dirt comes off. __________________ I'm not as good as I once was, But I'm as good once as I ever was.

08-08-2009, 11:05 PM	#3
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 Thanks, Mike. The mess you saw in the 1st pic is rust. I had a drum brake go "metal to metal" (I'm nearly deaf, so I couldn't hear it) and the dust from the CI drum and wet weather gave me that "product" on the wheel. Where can I find the "A to Z" stuff? Or is it just commonly available? Thanks again, Larry __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

08-09-2009, 12:14 AM	#4
Jbham88 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hattiesburg Mississippi Posts: 64	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 Wal Mart and most auto parts stores carry a to z its a really good product __________________ 1986 GMC 4x4

08-09-2009, 12:46 AM	#5
fine69 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Urbana,Ohio,USA Posts: 4,618	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 Larry, talk to member Mudder. He has some killer stuff for aluminum. I just can't remember what it is at the moment. Just PM him. __________________ 2008 Chevy HHR 1/2 panel. 1949 Chevy Panel truck(just sittin, waiting) Board member #6

08-09-2009, 12:50 AM	#6
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 Thanks, Mike. Now I have something to do in the morning. When are ya coming back? __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

08-10-2009, 07:27 PM	#7
mclairmo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Take Off Posts: 1,908	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 If they are clear coated, then treat like paint. Use compound, polish, wax, etc.

08-10-2009, 07:32 PM	#8
QKENUF4U Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SUNNY WARM BIKE RIDING COTTONWOOD ARIZONA Posts: 2,097	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 those are a cool lookin rim !! if they are coated you could blast them and re-clear them....

08-10-2009, 07:32 PM	#9
tomtuna1978 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bend,Oregon Posts: 225	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 scuff em up and rattle can paint em flat black... then maybe theyll look better !

08-10-2009, 07:57 PM	#10
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 strip the clear coat off ... polish the snot out of 'em ... then re-clear coat

08-10-2009, 08:08 PM	#11
oldblue1968chevy Grandpa in the rustmobile... Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Spokane WA/Viola TN Posts: 11,422	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 fugly...do ya not got any rally wheels or somethig layin around __________________ John Goose-1968 C10 355,9.32-1CR, Vortec Heads ,262 voodoo, 3.73:1 3OTT (HS ride/beater/farm truck) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=317684 Grams 53-1953 Chevrolet Belair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post4327784 1969 Chevy C10 Shortbed 4.5/6?" Frame off resto http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=548136 1999 Toyota Tacoma 4x4

08-10-2009, 08:18 PM	#12
BarryB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 3,904	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 There's a new member on here screen name Sangermike. He is the one to talk to about polishing wheels. I've talked to him on the phone. VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE about metal polishing. His website is metalwax.com go check it out. and if you contact him tell him Barry sent you his way. __________________ We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp; some are pretty;and some are dull. Some have weird names; and all are different colours;but they all have to live in the same box. You may be only one person in the world, But you may also be the world to one person. * Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. Two rules in life. 1. Never sweat the small stuff! 2. Everything is small stuff!

08-10-2009, 08:38 PM	#13
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 I heared yu cain`t feex fugly. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

08-10-2009, 08:45 PM	#14
epashhans Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MT Posts: 319	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 Blast em up and have them powder coated and you won't have to worry about them for a long time. __________________ '67 C-10 Shorty - 454, 5spd, and speed holes!

08-10-2009, 11:55 PM	#15
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 2 bags!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Larry.You asked a question and ended up solving a major problem for me.Just one more thing...paper or plastic? __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck Last edited by special-K; 08-11-2009 at 06:10 AM.



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08-11-2009, 06:15 AM	#16
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 Uhhh...I`m a total bugger.sorry,man.I really screwed up and must have hit the edit button when I thought I hit the quote one.I toyally screwed up and I`m sorry.I thought I was awake. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

08-11-2009, 07:52 PM	#17
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Really fugly wheels on my '69 Thanks for all the input folks. __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

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