How to remove cat piss stain from chome rims

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Hi all,

Need urgent help with customer's rims. There's 1 rim which was stored in the garage with the other rims which was piss on by a cat and left some nasty stains. I've tried just about everything I have and know to remove it; clay, polish/compound, vinegar and warm water, glass stain remover, tar remover, autosol, even tooth paste...I actually thought of coke. None of them worked. Anyone care to share their ideas and experiences. Appreciate the help. Feed back please

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Uh, what kind of cat do is that? A friggen mountain lion? Try washing with Wolfgang Tire and Wheel Cleaner, ( worked on the wife's nasty stained wheels) and finish with Megs Hot Rim Chrome Polish and shoot the cat
 
jpegs13 said:
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That's the 1st thing I told the customer to do. Unfortunately, I don't have Wolfgang Tire and Wheel Cleaner but tried Meg's Wheel Cleaner (Detailer) and Chrome and Mag polishes from Megs and Mothers.

I was hoping to get some unconventional cleaning methods like garlic, lime, etc. :joking:but something might work. Thanks for the suggestion John.
 
Did you try Hot Rims Chrome from Meg's? That's fairly powerful.

If not, have you tried Meg's Wheel Brightener? First at 4:1 and then pure concentrate? The Hot Rim's Chrome is pretty damn strong but have some nasty stuff that gets brought to me and from research, the Wheel Brightener contains acid and looking at the label is some pretty nasty stuff.

From what I gather if it doesn't bring it out, it's not coming out.
 
The problem is there might be some kind of clear on the rims, or even the chrome itself has been pitted by the acidic nature of animal urine. If that's the case they may even need re-chroming
 
I wonder if the Decontamination Products from Finish Care would clean it up? The are safe for paint if you follow directions. While the Acid step in the Decon system isn't as harsh as normal wheel acids, it is still pretty dang strong and may just work.
 
Those are VOLK Racing wheels GT-C and they are 2pc Forged Outer & Cast Center. Try using the P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner and than the Wenol Red and the Wenol Blue. If that doesn't work than try using The Wenol Red with 0000 Steel Wool. Last option is to take the wheels to a Machine Shop and have them professionally polished out. Volk makes awesome racing wheels and are expensive hope this helps.

These are not chrome wheels.
 
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The problem is there might be some kind of clear on the rims, or even the chrome itself has been pitted by the acidic nature of animal urine. If that's the case they may even need re-chroming
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:iagree: cats urine is very bad if not taking care of fast it will damage anything. I have a cat his liter box has to be replace every three years.
 
How about Mr. Clean's "Magic Eraser" ?

I mean the Rims are screwed, right? So give this a try. You've got nothing to lose.
 
If Meg's Wheel Brightner doesn't take it off.. nothing will.
 
jpegs13 said:
Uh, what kind of cat do is that? A friggen mountain lion? Try washing with Wolfgang Tire and Wheel Cleaner, ( worked on the wife's nasty stained wheels) and finish with Megs Hot Rim Chrome Polish and shoot the cat
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This is what happens to cats in Idaho when they piss on our shoes!! (and oh ya, it is a friggen mountain lion):xyxthumbs:


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Okay, he didn't really pee on my shoes; however he was terrorizing some of the local pets...
 
+1 on the PB spray and rinse, Then I would suggest Poorboy's World Pro Polish on a Flitz polishing ball. This combo can't be beat.
 
The wheels appear to be etched and I'm not so sure they are actually chrome. You'd want to be positive about the material and coating first before getting aggressive.

Looking at the back side of the barrel, it seems they might be cleared aluminum based on some of the haziness and what appear to be defects in the protective coat, rather than actual chrome. If the wheels are aluminum and clear coated by some material, they need to be refinished (most likely by a professional). The coating needs to be stripped, the wheel polished to a high degree, then a protective coating is applied. Probably much more effort than is worth pursuing as a project, but with the exception of re-coating the wheels with a durable product, stripping them and polishing the wheel can be a DIY effort.

Now if the wheels are actually bare aluminum (should see black residue when polishing), these can be brought back with some tenacity. I'm thinking you might have to do some fine sanding to remove the pitting and etching, then use various levels of metal polish to remove the sanding marks and haze. But go through the polishes first before touching the sand paper, since completely removing sanding marks from aluminum takes considerably more effort than someone accustomed to working with painted finishes expects.

I have refinished wheels for my own cars and it's a bunch of work. You learn to appreciate why shops charge what they do for perfect results!
 
Lots of good advice here. If nothing else works I would use a liberal ammount of cat blood, applied vigorously with fresh feline fur. It may not work so well on the stains but fairly confident you would feel better about the whole situation.

No actual animals were harmed in the production of this theory.
 
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