Chrome Wheel Restoration

david11g35

david11g35

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So these wheels belong to my brother he stored them for a year but never cleaned them before storing. The brake dust was really baked on. I had my work cut out

Materials

  1. Eagle One Chrome wheel Cleaner
  2. Wheel brush and other smaller brushes
  3. P21S Polishing Soap

Still need to polish them with Chemical Guys all Metal Polish. Will post once that process is done. I think so far so good.


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Left wheel before, Right wheel after
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Thanks for looking. Feedback Appreciated
 
Nice work....the rims on my truck look worse than yours with more of that white crud on it. What really cleaned those wheels....Eagle One Chrome wheel Cleaner or the P21S Polishing Soap.
 
Joelotto said:
Nice work....the rims on my truck look worse than yours with more of that white crud on it. What really cleaned those wheels....Eagle One Chrome wheel Cleaner or the P21S Polishing Soap.
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It was a combination of both. Sprayed the wheel with the EA cleaner let sit for about 2 mins then agitate with brush. This got rid of all the baked on brake dust and crud then the p21s polishing soap brought back the shine





Bunky said:
They turned out very nice.
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Thank you

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I guess no love for wheels. :o

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david11g35 said:
Thanks Dave. How is your dog doing?

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You're welcome, and thanks for asking about Jack.

She is actually doing so well, I just can't believe that this December she'll be 16 years old. After the last scare she gave me, I have increased her "dosage" of Better than Ears Plus (hip and joint) to 3 ears per day. Her eyes are all but completely hazed over blue with cataracts but she still sees a cat from from 50 yards away and starts barking at it. The older she gets, the more precious she becomes.
 
tuscarora dave said:
You're welcome, and thanks for asking about Jack.

She is actually doing so well, I just can't believe that this December she'll be 16 years old. After the last scare she gave me, I have increased her "dosage" of Better than Ears Plus (hip and joint) to 3 ears per day. Her eyes are all but completely hazed over blue with cataracts but she still sees a cat from from 50 yards away and starts barking at it. The older she gets, the more precious she becomes.
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Thats good shes doing better. I just took my dog to the vet yesterday he started to get a rash on his legs. Its an allergic reaction now we have to figure what his allergic to
 
david11g35 said:
Thats good shes doing better. I just took my dog to the vet yesterday he started to get a rash on his legs. Its an allergic reaction now we have to figure what his allergic to
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That can be a time consuming thing to figure out. Anything new brought into the household or the yard such as cleaners, carpet fresh, dog shampoo, new treats or yard treatments such as weed&feed etc. ? I hope you get to the root of the problem before your dog has to endure much more of the reaction.
 
tuscarora dave said:
That can be a time consuming thing to figure out. Anything new brought into the household or the yard such as cleaners, carpet fresh, dog shampoo, new treats or yard treatments such as weed&feed etc. ? I hope you get to the root of the problem before your dog has to endure much more of the reaction.
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Yes thats exactly what the vet told me.
 
Excellent work as usual hand :dblthumb2:


david11g35 said:
It was a combination of both. Sprayed the wheel with the EA cleaner let sit for about 2 mins then agitate with brush. This got rid of all the baked on brake dust and crud then the p21s polishing soap brought back the shine.

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Bet your brother is, or will soon be, estatic.
 
Vegas Transplant said:
Excellent work as usual hand :dblthumb2:




Bet your brother is, or will soon be, estatic.
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Thanks you. He actually wanted to sell the wheels now that he has seen how good the came out he wants to keep them

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Chrome is easy to upkeep, easier to abuse also.
I wish that I would have taken better care of my Chrysler's wheel barrels over the years. But they are so cheaply manufactured that rust is inevitable in the barrels maching marks.

Have a great night...going 10-07.
 
Vegas Transplant said:
Chrome is easy to upkeep, easier to abuse also.
I wish that I would have taken better care of my Chrysler's wheel barrels over the years. But they are so cheaply manufactured that rust is inevitable in the barrels maching marks.

Have a great night...going 10-07.
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If he does decide to keep the wheels I will be opti coating them to keep them nice and clean

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That's definitely great work right there! It looks like they were toast especially in the 5-6 pics with the white spotting it looked like it went through the chrome plate?
 
Awesome job bringing back the MOZ Chrome Wheels to life again.

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Dirtyrango212 said:
That's definitely great work right there! It looks like they were toast especially in the 5-6 pics with the white spotting it looked like it went through the chrome plate?
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Thanks. At first glance I thought these wheels were toasted all they needed was some TLC and elbow grease

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Bobby B. said:
Awesome job bringing back the MOZ Chrome Wheels to life again.
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Thank you bobby. A lot of elbow grease and time was involve. About 40mins per wheel. I will finish the final step this weekend with Chemical guys all metal polish


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