I bought these wheels brand new from another company.

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I had them installed this week..I had a similer set that I sent back to a guy on ebay and got a full refund, because they were pitting and pealing badly. So I bought these
and the chrome is much better and thicker. I bought the collinite #850 to take care of these wheels I also have the mother's chrome polish. I live in Mass, where we till have a little winter left so I put them on while I got my OEM painted wheels back which I am going to use starting next winter with snow tires. If I wash and wax the wheels and keep the salt off of them and wax them with the Collinite 850 will these stay protected I plan on waxing the wheel barrels also!!!
until spring comes??? Here is a pic of them on my car.
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Thank you for any suggestions/opinions.
Glenn:xyxthumbs:
 
Those are nice looking wheels! Mind me asking where you purchased them from?
 
Those do look good and here's the secret to keeping chrome looking great forever....

Keep the surface clean and dry.


If you look at any older chrome wheels where the chrome is coming off, pitting or flaking, it's almost always in a crack, groove of tight area that's hard to "easily clean thoroughly".

Because these areas are hard to clean completely and thoroughly, dirt in the form of road grime, (oily), and brake dust will build up and hold and trap moisture against the chrome. Over time the moisture, (water), will get past the chrome layer through tiny pits and pores where it will cause rust and that's when peeling and flaking starts. And once it starts there's no easy fix.

So right now, while these wheels are in mint condition, come up with a cleaning routine including brushes that enable you to get into any tight areas to remove any road grime and braked dust to keep the wheels spotlessly clean.

Applying some type of wax is also a good idea because it forms a barrier over the surface to block out moisture.


The above is just what I've seen over the years with cool chrome wheels. It's also why I stay with, un-coated, polished aluminum wheels - no coating to come off and I can always re-polish them if they oxidize.


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Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Those do look good and here's the secret to keeping chrome looking great forever....

Keep the surface clean and dry.


If you look at any older chrome wheels where the chrome is coming off, pitting or flaking, it's almost always in a crack, groove of tight area that's hard to "easily clean thoroughly".

Because these areas are hard to clean completely and thoroughly, dirt in the form of road grime, (oily), and brake dust will build up and hold and trap moisture against the chrome. Over time the moisture, (water), will get past the chrome layer through tiny pits and pores where it will cause rust and that's when peeling and flaking starts. And once it starts there's no easy fix.

So right now, while these wheels are in mint condition, come up with a cleaning routine including brushes that enable you to get into any tight areas to remove any road grime and braked dust to keep the wheels spotlessly clean.

Applying some type of wax is also a good idea because it forms a barrier over the surface to block out moisture.


The above is just what I've seen over the years with cool chrome wheels. It's also why I stay with, un-coated, polished aluminum wheels - no coating to come off and I can always re-polish them if they oxidize.


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Thank you Mike,
I use meguires car wash or mothers chrome wheel cleaner with my Daytona Speed Brush then rinse with my hose sprayer then I go in with a small clean sponge with my car wash soap..2 bucket method and give them a do over, then I dry with a chamois and a microfibre towel. Then I would coat them with Mother's Chrome polish on the outside wheel then the wheel barrels, and then buff to a shine. But other set that I bought on ebay really deteriorated rapidly 8 months . The deal was you trade in your OEM painted wheels (see my siggy) + 699 dollars and get these custom chrome plated wheels. So when these wheels rusted and pitted I sent the guy 10 pics and he refunded me by sending me my OEM's back then I sent him his chrome wheels back.
Once he gets those, tomorrow I get my $699 back. So it worked out good for me because now I have 2 sets of wheels for less money. So I am going to run these for 3-4 weeks then all through the summer and fall months then in November, I am going to put snow tires on my painted OEM rims and run them through the winter months next winter. I want to protect these good so nothing happens to these since they use alot of salt on the roads up here in Mass/ New England.
Thank you Mike.
Best Regards,
Glenn:xyxthumbs:
 
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