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Car Forum / Jeep / September 2007Chrome rim cleaning
I have some really nice chrome rims on my Jeep. Long story short, a dog peed on one of my rims and now it's corroded/rusted where he peed. I can't polish it out with normal cleaner. Any suggestions? Thx #0000 Steel wool. Works like a champ! Carl >I have some really nice chrome rims on my Jeep. Long story short, a dog >peed [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thx Will this scrape my rim at all and expose it to the elements? I live in the salt belt ...not sure if these will rust once I get under the coating. > #0000 Steel wool. Works like a champ! > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > > > Thx I dont think so. #0000 steel wool is VERY VERY fine. http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d96/carlsaiyed/?start=40 Page 3 has pictures of my old Mustang, with 16" chrome pony wheels. Used #0000 steel wool every week and they looked very very nice. Carl > Will this scrape my rim at all and expose it to the elements? I live in > the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> > >> > Thx OK thanks for the tip Carl. I'll go pick some up and give'r a scrub. Damn dog! Next time I'm gonna go pee on his doghouse. > I dont think so. #0000 steel wool is VERY VERY fine. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Carl Make sure he is in it at the time. :-) Chris > OK thanks for the tip Carl. I'll go pick some up and give'r a scrub. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Carl The steel wool won't scratch if you use #0000 Once you get it all nice and shiny, then apply a coat of good wax and it may help prevent corrosion. Also, you should apply a load of double ott buckshot to the gawd damn dog. Maybe even do that first. Are you SURE the rims are chrome, not aluminum? Seems funny that dog pee would corrode like that. Kate I dont think so. #0000 steel wool is VERY VERY fine. http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d96/carlsaiyed/?start=40 Page 3 has pictures of my old Mustang, with 16" chrome pony wheels. Used #0000 steel wool every week and they looked very very nice. Carl > Will this scrape my rim at all and expose it to the elements? I live in > the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> > >> > Thx Nope, not 100% sure either way. They look chrome tho, that's for sure. The wool worked for the most part. Unfortunately the dog is about 100kms from where I am right now as I was on a roadtrip when it happened. Next summer I'll pay him a visit and pee on him. > The steel wool won't scratch if you use #0000 > Once you get it all nice and shiny, then apply a coat of good wax and it may [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Kate You may have aluminum rims that are polished, which would explain the corrosion. Easiest thing to do would be to try and stick a magnet to the wheel. The vast majority of chromed wheels are steel. Chrome will corrode from acid also, but not normally that fast, unless the dog was drinking some hydrochloric acid. :) Chris > Nope, not 100% sure either way. They look chrome tho, that's for sure. The > wool worked for the most part. Unfortunately the dog is about 100kms from [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> Kate If they ARE polished aluminum - good tip on the magnet test - then get some Mother's polish and it will restore the finish with a bit of elbow grease. Kate You may have aluminum rims that are polished, which would explain the corrosion. Easiest thing to do would be to try and stick a magnet to the wheel. The vast majority of chromed wheels are steel. Chrome will corrode from acid also, but not normally that fast, unless the dog was drinking some hydrochloric acid. :) Chris griffin wrote: > Nope, not 100% sure either way. They look chrome tho, that's for sure. The > wool worked for the most part. Unfortunately the dog is about 100kms from [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >> Kate If you do in fact have aluminum wheels, you may want to try the following. This is what I was told to do when I asked the same question on the Mickey Thompson website. Use a very fine steel wool and WD-40 first to clean the rims up. Then go over the rim again with an aluminum polish. When you are all done and satisfied with the results, apply a good coat of wax. You also want to co want to periodically wax them to protect them from salts and some of the ice melters that are sprayed on the roads these days. Jeff > You may have aluminum rims that are polished, which would explain the > corrosion. Easiest thing to do would be to try and stick a magnet to the [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >>> >>> Kate A very good coat of wax. Many are clear coated for protection. Jeff Hendron proclaimed: > If you do in fact have aluminum wheels, you may want to try the > following. This is what I was told to do when I asked the same question [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >>>> >>>> Kate Nope, not 100% sure either way. They look chrome tho, that's for sure. The wool worked for the most part. Unfortunately the dog is about 100kms from where I am right now as I was on a roadtrip when it happened. Next summer I'll pay him a visit and pee on him. LMAO! Good one! Kate > The steel wool won't scratch if you use #0000 > Once you get it all nice and shiny, then apply a coat of good wax and it may > help prevent corrosion. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Kate > #0000 Steel wool. Works like a champ! > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > > Thx I used to use brillo on chrome years back to remove rust Don't have anything chrome anymore! > I have some really nice chrome rims on my Jeep. Long story short, a > dog peed on one of my rims and now it's corroded/rusted where he > peed. I can't polish it out with normal cleaner. Any suggestions? Try Flitz. Quite remarkable stuff.  SignatureDougW >> I have some really nice chrome rims on my Jeep. Long story short, a >> dog peed on one of my rims and now it's corroded/rusted where he >> peed. I can't polish it out with normal cleaner. Any suggestions? > > Try Flitz. Quite remarkable stuff. Yeah I was trying to think of the name of that stuff, but my tired, old brain failed me. That stuff works very good. Chris A trip to Glamis, California, the Sand Capital of the World: http://www.dunereview.com/glamis.htm God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > I have some really nice chrome rims on my Jeep. Long story short, a dog peed > on one of my rims and now it's corroded/rusted where he peed. I can't polish > it out with normal cleaner. Any suggestions? > > Thx SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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