04-14-2009, 09:05 PM
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cloudy chrome
hey guys, I just bought a set of KMC stealths, all the rims clean up great except for one. It's cloudy looking. whats the best route to fix this up?
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04-14-2009, 09:19 PM
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registered smartass
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Re: cloudy chrome
turtle wax chrome polish...its cheap but it works damn well
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04-14-2009, 09:53 PM
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It Is What It Is
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Re: cloudy chrome
x2, stuff works great.
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04-14-2009, 10:23 PM
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Re: cloudy chrome
I'll have to give it a shot then
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04-14-2009, 10:25 PM
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It Is What It Is
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Re: cloudy chrome
Yeah, it worth it and it is extremely easy to use.
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04-14-2009, 10:26 PM
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Re: cloudy chrome
sounds good to me, I'll grab a bottle and start cleaning on the weekend
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04-14-2009, 10:49 PM
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registered smartass
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Re: cloudy chrome
shoot it won't take a weekend just rub on leave for 5 minutes or so and buff off
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04-14-2009, 10:52 PM
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Re: cloudy chrome
lol, its time for the spring clean, need to get all the salt off the rest of the truck, carpets and shit, this will be a weekend job, well at least saturday and a case of beer
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04-23-2009, 07:02 AM
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Minitruckin' 4 life!!!
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Re: cloudy chrome
They also have some other stuff that's called rim wax... see if you can find it. It's suppose to repel break dust as well.
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04-23-2009, 01:17 PM
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Re: cloudy chrome
steel woull works really good too
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04-23-2009, 01:32 PM
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Re: cloudy chrome
yeah 0000 steel wool and some chrome polish works real nice. Dont rub like your trying to dig to china.. just nice gentle small circle motion.
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04-24-2009, 07:09 PM
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Ghetto Sled
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Re: cloudy chrome
Theres a good product called Flitz as well, took all the oxidation off my rims
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04-26-2009, 05:33 AM
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Re: cloudy chrome
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04-26-2009, 06:34 AM
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Re: cloudy chrome
What does "wadding" mean?
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04-26-2009, 07:14 PM
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Tonight the world is mine
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Re: cloudy chrome
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04-26-2009, 07:17 PM
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Megabyte
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Re: cloudy chrome
 That's because we're awesome. |
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04-26-2009, 11:10 PM
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Re: cloudy chrome
I tried that never dull, it helped a little but its still a bit cloudy. I guess the more I clean them the better they'll get over time.
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04-27-2009, 07:51 PM
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Re: cloudy chrome
it is a little pad you rip chunks off and use that. it has the polish soaked in to it. |
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04-28-2009, 05:20 PM
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Re: cloudy chrome
yup the Turtle Wax chrome polish works awesome
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