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Old Nov 2, 2007 | 03:04 PM
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best way to polish rims

i have the stock aluminum spoked trans am wheels on my t/a, i have been cleaning htem and cleaning htem for about a year or so, i cant seem to get all the brake dust off and have them nice and polished, there seems to be like residue stuck in them or something, like, i have tried powerwashing them, degreaser, even tried the orange soap pumice hand cloths lol and nothing will ever brighten them up all the way....anyone have any suggestions?
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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Re: best way to polish rims

Did you have ceramic or semi metalic pads? Just curious. You can always break out the aircraft remover and take off the clear coat. Aircraft remover takes any thing off, just make sure you don't get it on areas you don't want. Post pics so we can see better.
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Old Nov 3, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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Re: best way to polish rims

yes i did use semi metallic pads i believe but not ceramic, i didnt feel like spending the money for them lol adni dont really wan tto take of fthe clear coat on these rims (i actuallythough they were just polished aluminum, like with no clear coat) but i will try to get some pics for you guys
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