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[Adge456]

Hi. I have super lite wheels that have got a white-ish corrosion on the ‘chrome’. I have chrome in commas as I think it is polished aluminium.
I’m wondering if there is any chemicals/products or possibly wire wool or something that could remove it and then polish them up and put a clear coat on.

Thanks in advance.
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[Adge456]

This is a picture of it (hopefully)

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[bikewiz]

After rereading your post I understand what you asked, if you want to remove the clear you can try Scotchbrite pads or other similar flexible abrasives being careful to not hit the black, then polish with your metal polish of choice. Any way you do it will be a lot of hand work. It always appears to me clear over polished aluminum doesn't last, I've given up trying to keep that look on my truck and painted them silver instead of dealing with the clear.

Edited by bikewiz, 19 May 2019 - 01:08 AM.

[mini_in_progress]

You need a tyre fitter friend or someone with a lathe, take the tyre and valve out then spin the wheel in a lathe or balancer and re polish the lip with scotch brite and compound

[Adge456]

Thank you.
I have a spare set of wheels which I may put on and spend a good few days cleaning these up.
I may get fed up of doing this continuously but for now I’ll have a shot.

Thanks again.

[Steve220]

Get them refurbished properly. Trying to polish them and keep them clean will be an every weekend job. There are some great clear powder coats out there that'll bring them up like new and protect them ?

[leyland73]

Best to get them done properly, these wheels were second hand and in various states of disrepair. Needed dipped, soda blasted, etch primed, powder coated, diamond cut and finally lacquered. Great finish on them and a joy to clean.

Not cheap but only do the job once.

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[Simples]

In my experience, you’re better off removing the lacquer and leaving the polished alloy. As long as they’re protected properly it’ll clean up easy enough. If you re-lacquer you’ll end up with the same issue again

[jonjosar]

In my experience, you’re better off removing the lacquer and leaving the polished alloy. As long as they’re protected properly it’ll clean up easy enough. If you re-lacquer you’ll end up with the same issue again

I'd second that. Once you have them at an acceptable level, then plenty of polish to protect them and clean regularly not letting the dust build up.

[Adge456]

I’ll try and remove the laquer and give them a good polish. I don’t mind doing it as a weekend chore (for now)
I don’t have the budget as of now to have them restored professionally but it’s something I can do in the future.
I don’t mind if they’re still not 100% but I’d like them to be passable.

Thank you all.

[Simples]

You can get really good results with wet and dry, cutting compound and metal polish