i need help with hazing problem
06-17-2006, 08:03 PM
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i need help with hazing problem
ok.. i have 17in volk GTC rims gunmetal with the chrome lip.. i used some kind of wheel cleaner, little did i know the chrome lip is starting to haze.. so it looks bad up close and the chrome doesn't shine so much anymore... i've tried polishing it with wax, useing windex to clean it.. car wash soap.. but nothing takes the hazing off of the chrome.. can anyone help me out..??? in desperate need to get that chrome to shine like before..
06-18-2006, 08:37 AM
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Pics will definitely help, but you also need to determine if you have bare exposed metal or clearcoat on your polished lip.
If you rub in some metal polish and the rag turns black, you've got exposed metal. If the rag just gets a little dirty and not BLACK black then you've got a clearcoat on the rims.
If you've got clearcoat you need to polish them up with a paint polish. If you don't have a PC and polishes, I'd pick up some Scratch-X and try that out.
If you DO have exposed/bare metal lips I'd highly recommend some Autosol metal polish. It will take a good long time by hand to work them up to a high shine, so you may look into a more specific metal polish and tools or having a shop do the cleanup for you.
Let us know how it goes.
If you rub in some metal polish and the rag turns black, you've got exposed metal. If the rag just gets a little dirty and not BLACK black then you've got a clearcoat on the rims.
If you've got clearcoat you need to polish them up with a paint polish. If you don't have a PC and polishes, I'd pick up some Scratch-X and try that out.
If you DO have exposed/bare metal lips I'd highly recommend some Autosol metal polish. It will take a good long time by hand to work them up to a high shine, so you may look into a more specific metal polish and tools or having a shop do the cleanup for you.
Let us know how it goes.
06-18-2006, 01:08 PM
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thanks i will try to get a pic up.. but i dont have a camera.. i'll have to ask a friend to do it for me. .. could i just use Autosol metal polish regardless if i have clearcoat or bare metal lips.. does anyone know if the volk GTC or volks in general come with clear coat on the lips.... basically the lip of the rim looks like it has a bunch of dry soap streaks..
06-18-2006, 06:34 PM
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Virtually any metal polish will do to find out if it's clearcoated or not - as will Klasse AIO - I use it on bare metal all the time and it'll definitely come off black.
I wouldn't use Autosol on the clearcoat (if it's clearcoated), though - aside from testing. For that I'd use a paint polish.
I wouldn't use Autosol on the clearcoat (if it's clearcoated), though - aside from testing. For that I'd use a paint polish.
06-18-2006, 06:34 PM
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Virtually any metal polish will do to find out if it's clearcoated or not - as will Klasse AIO - I use it on bare metal all the time and it'll definitely come off black.
I wouldn't use Autosol on the clearcoat (if it's clearcoated), though - aside from testing. For that I'd use a paint polish.
I wouldn't use Autosol on the clearcoat (if it's clearcoated), though - aside from testing. For that I'd use a paint polish.
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