my rims oxidized...
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my rims oxidized...
hi,
My chrome Touring rims had oxidized due to the salt in Lake Tahoe.
Is there any way to fix this? how much is it to re-chrome the rims?
attached is a pic of the oxidized rim
thanks
My chrome Touring rims had oxidized due to the salt in Lake Tahoe.
Is there any way to fix this? how much is it to re-chrome the rims?
attached is a pic of the oxidized rim
thanks
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Is that really chrome? I have the same wheels it looks like the same color. My front wheels are also very dirty, but I believe it's from the ridiculous brake dust. It wont get clean no matter how hard I scrub. My back ones are very clean.
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Are you sure its not just baked on brake dust? Try a chrome cleaner first. One of my old cars had chrome plated exhaust tips that looked like that and I just cleaned them.
Theoretically your back ones should look just as bad as your front ones. Is that true?
Theoretically your back ones should look just as bad as your front ones. Is that true?
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Originally Posted by maxpowers
Are you sure its not just baked on brake dust? Try a chrome cleaner first. One of my old cars had chrome plated exhaust tips that looked like that and I just cleaned them.
Theoretically your back ones should look just as bad as your front ones. Is that true?
Theoretically your back ones should look just as bad as your front ones. Is that true?
where can I find chrome cleaner? I will try it. Only my front ones have these. My back rims are OK.
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Originally Posted by zzz350zzz
Can you wash away brake dust with water? I tried spraying water, but it doesn't come off.
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Originally Posted by davidv
Lake Tahoe is freshwater.
Salt will pit chrome if left on. Basic chrome job may not be that much, but these wheels will have to be stripped and prepped, which will raise the price considerably.
Try the cleaning methods mentioned above first, but if the chrome is pitted and decayed, it may not be worth those rims to fix, IMO.
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i dunno if this would help, but here go did u try out the powerball for aobut $20 (i think) to get that clean 1st and hopefuly u dont have to rechome the wheels
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My wife had a '00 volkswagen beetle with nasty looking painted front rims. The brake dust and dirt and heat causes a stain to set in that car wash, hand wash, elbow grease, nothing would remove it. Finally I tried a little Ka-Boom (a bathroom hard water stain remover). Worked like charm!