Is there a chart with Picture examples of...

[BimmerFerret]

Polished wheels

Vs

Anodized wheels

Vs

Bare aluminium wheels

Vs

A typical Clear coated wheel


I am getting my Meg's WB in today and would like to see a comparo chart to know which type of surface to avoid, versus which is safe.

Thanks all

John

 

[Dubbin1]

There sure is, its called google images

 

[HighEndDetail]

A clear coated rim, ia all about what I would use wheel brightner on.

 

[BimmerFerret]

There sure is, its called google images

Doh... I sometimes forget about that.

Here is what I found:

Clear Coated wheel:

Anodized wheel

Uncoated Aluminium Wheel

Polished wheel

Sorry to the 15+ people viewing this thread right now thinking... :spam

 

[CTS-Veo]

a quick way to tell if your polished wheels are coated or un-coated is to use a small amount of polish on an inconspicuous (that is not a fun word to spell) place, such as behind the spoke or something. With very little rubbing, if they are un-coated (bare aluminum) the polish will start to turn black as you rub it in. If that's the case, use very gentle cleaners...

 

[BimmerFerret]

Can some wheels be a mix of a clear coated & polished aluminum?

So these wheels are:

Clear coated

Clear coated as well...? Looks like polished aluminium to me.

The reason I ask this is because I've done wheels like these before and the face feels so different than the parts between the spokes so I start to question if it all the same method. It makes me appreciate my BMW rims more and more lol (all clear coated).

 

[BimmerFerret]

Anyone??

 

[ScottB]

aluminum wheels can indeed be clearcoated ...

the rims can also be machined , where fronts appear different (smoother, brighter) than inserts and usually clearcoated also.

 

[BimmerFerret]

Thanks for the response. I hope I don't run into any seriously dirty wheels, but I have a feeling it is going to happen again for sure.