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Xtreme24 · 08-02-2005, 11:15 AM

Recently, a person that will remain anonymous decided to take my truck through a local car wash. They did this with the best intentions. The only problem is my Polished wheels were on my truck. They were chemically burned and stained by a product the car wash was using. My wheels were ruined. Here is a pic.

These stains and runs were all over my wheels. I polished the hell out of them with my powerball. Still they would not come off. So finally I found this, American Racing Metal Polish.

This stuff worked like a miracle. Saved me almost $400 to have them broken down to bare metal and repolished. What it is, is a strand of very very fine steel wool with polish soaked into it. Like this....

With this and a lot of elbow grease you can knock it all off and have a wheel that looks brand new. I hope this will help and save people a lot of money. I bought is from Discount Tire for $10. It is a very wise investment.

yell02sonoma · 08-02-2005, 08:27 PM

Show us some pics after you used it on the wheels.

buellwinkle · 08-03-2005, 02:34 AM

I never did understand car washes. In my neck of the woods, they charge $12 + 2 for being a truck + tip, so figure $15, takes 45+ minutes (not counting the drive there and back and do a mediocre job done by incompetent laborers, mostly illegals. I can wash my S10 in about 20 minutes, or about the time to drive back and forth to the car wash, heck in the hour I would waste at the car wash, I can wash and wax the truck. It's not that I can't afford the money, it's the time I can't afford, specially since I have 4 cars to wash, that would take me all morning at the car wash.

94S10layinframe · 08-03-2005, 04:38 AM

I never would take my truck through the car wash. Take 30 Mins and do it yourself and take pride in your ride. You will do a better job on it anyways plus you get to keep your 15bucks

Xtreme24 · 08-03-2005, 11:02 AM

my thoughts exactly, i just get out my mr. clean, and then wax it. takes 30 min. tops for the truck, then about 20 to polish my wheels with my powerball.

SURGEON GENERAL WARNING: STAY AWAY FROM DRIVE THRU CAR WASHES

BeyondeXtReMe · 08-03-2005, 11:49 PM

:S ok i spend like an hour and a half to wash/dry my truck :S

Xtreme24 · 08-04-2005, 07:42 PM

Here is after a little elbow grease. The pics were taken in my garage with the door open, it was a little overcast.

lowriderbowtie · 08-05-2005, 02:47 AM

no offence, but i think you need to polish thoes wheels some more...and paint thoes drums!

but thats great that you got thoes stains off..my truck is 20 yeras old and looks like shit, and even i wont take it through a auto car wash

bill 4.3l 5spd · 08-05-2005, 01:08 PM

yea now it them with the powerball and some mother's ultimate billet polish, shine em right up

LikeaRock · 08-05-2005, 03:39 PM

That stuff looks a lot like Eagle 1 Never Dull

08-02-2005, 11:15 AM	#1
Xtreme24 DeXtreme on 20/22's Age: 23 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,267 Location: DFW, Texas User is: OffLine	The Answer For ......... Recently, a person that will remain anonymous decided to take my truck through a local car wash. They did this with the best intentions. The only problem is my Polished wheels were on my truck. They were chemically burned and stained by a product the car wash was using. My wheels were ruined. Here is a pic. These stains and runs were all over my wheels. I polished the hell out of them with my powerball. Still they would not come off. So finally I found this, American Racing Metal Polish. This stuff worked like a miracle. Saved me almost $400 to have them broken down to bare metal and repolished. What it is, is a strand of very very fine steel wool with polish soaked into it. Like this.... With this and a lot of elbow grease you can knock it all off and have a wheel that looks brand new. I hope this will help and save people a lot of money. I bought is from Discount Tire for $10. It is a very wise investment.
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08-02-2005, 08:27 PM	#2
yell02sonoma Low & Yellow Age: 28 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,204 Location: Missouri User is: OffLine	Re: The Answer For ......... Show us some pics after you used it on the wheels.
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08-03-2005, 02:34 AM	#3
buellwinkle Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 88 Location: So Cal User is: OffLine	Re: The Answer For ......... I never did understand car washes. In my neck of the woods, they charge $12 + 2 for being a truck + tip, so figure $15, takes 45+ minutes (not counting the drive there and back and do a mediocre job done by incompetent laborers, mostly illegals. I can wash my S10 in about 20 minutes, or about the time to drive back and forth to the car wash, heck in the hour I would waste at the car wash, I can wash and wax the truck. It's not that I can't afford the money, it's the time I can't afford, specially since I have 4 cars to wash, that would take me all morning at the car wash.
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08-03-2005, 04:38 AM	#4
94S10layinframe Dropped on 18's Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 22 Location: Abbotsford, BC Canada User is: OffLine	Re: The Answer For ......... I never would take my truck through the car wash. Take 30 Mins and do it yourself and take pride in your ride. You will do a better job on it anyways plus you get to keep your 15bucks
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08-03-2005, 11:02 AM	#5
Xtreme24 DeXtreme on 20/22's Age: 23 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,267 Location: DFW, Texas User is: OffLine	Re: The Answer For ......... my thoughts exactly, i just get out my mr. clean, and then wax it. takes 30 min. tops for the truck, then about 20 to polish my wheels with my powerball. SURGEON GENERAL WARNING: STAY AWAY FROM DRIVE THRU CAR WASHES
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08-03-2005, 11:49 PM	#6
BeyondeXtReMe Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,478 Location: Halifax, NS, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: The Answer For ......... :S ok i spend like an hour and a half to wash/dry my truck :S
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08-04-2005, 07:42 PM	#7
Xtreme24 DeXtreme on 20/22's Age: 23 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,267 Location: DFW, Texas User is: OffLine	Re: The Answer For ......... Here is after a little elbow grease. The pics were taken in my garage with the door open, it was a little overcast.
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08-05-2005, 02:47 AM	#8
lowriderbowtie 2LO4BC Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,856 Location: Kamloops, BC CANADA! User is: OffLine	Re: The Answer For ......... no offence, but i think you need to polish thoes wheels some more...and paint thoes drums! but thats great that you got thoes stains off..my truck is 20 yeras old and looks like shit, and even i wont take it through a auto car wash
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08-05-2005, 01:08 PM	#9
bill 4.3l 5spd carries a gun at work Age: 28 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,749 Location: Bergen NY User is: OffLine	Re: The Answer For ......... yea now it them with the powerball and some mother's ultimate billet polish, shine em right up
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08-05-2005, 03:39 PM	#10
LikeaRock Rustbucket Club Age: 22 Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 772 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: The Answer For ......... That stuff looks a lot like Eagle 1 Never Dull
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