I have a set of aluminim wheels (no clear coat) that are messed up... I'm talking REAL bad oxidition... REAL bad. I need something aggressive to clean them and then something to polish them to a shine. I need something with alot of "cut", and then the other polishes to bring teh shine back!

What you got?

Thanks!
Bobby -

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going to take an acid from my experience , will see what adams comes up with then ill let you know what i use -

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oh they have been hit with acid... And paint stripper... I can buff out the marks left but it took like 45min to do 3 square inches. -

see if adams has a valco aluminum polish equivalent -

Just powdercoat them.. -

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Here are some pics of what I'm working with...
The clear coat has been removed but I'm still left with all the squiggle lines... Told you these were trashed....





And this is the rest of clear being removed


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wire wheel? seriously..


like a very fine wire wheel, or dark red 3M pad on a wheel.. then to a buffer.. then to a polish I would think bud..


either that or powder coat.. -

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Wow, Bobby. I'm going to get in touch with the guys at Adams. Honestly, I would have suggested Metal Polish #1, but after seeing the actual photos, I don't think so.

But let me talk to them and see if they have an answer. I may learn something here... -

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I used some polish on them today and it works... But it is REAL slow i know it's gonna take a while but it was taking WAY to long... WAY to much damage. All teh marks will come out but I just need something more aggresive to get the damage out then I can switch to a good polish to clean them up.

And thanks Man! -

The Metal Polish #1 is very aggressive. I've asked Jason to check out the pix and see it he thinks it is aggressive enough.

I used the Metal Polish #1 on a spare aluminum wheel I had sitting out in the garage. It worked great. I don't think it had that much oxidation though.

Just dirty and stained from hanging under the truck for 5 years.

Please hold on until Jason checks in. Thanks very much for the question. -

Cool! I'll wait for him. I know there will be no "magic" solution but I know y'all can get me something to make my life easier! -

I restored a set of aluminim wheels (the ones on my truck).They had gouges on them also.This maybe to to aggressive,but I started with 400 grit wet and dry sandpaper,them stepped to 800,them 1100,1500 finished with 2000 grit.Buffed with black polish bar,next was the brown bar them mother aluminim polish...Good god it took a month for 4 rims.Can't seem to find a finer sandpaper here that is more than 2000 grit.Used the same steps for the rims as for polished clear coat.Rims turned out nice... -

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i agree with diesel dave, i had some really rough alum. rims on my 97 went after it with some 800 grit wet with wheel polish( i used eagle one. all i had at the time). then stepped up to 2000grit same procedure. after the 2000 took the mothers powerball on the cordless grinder and commeneced to shining the crap out of the old alum rims. i was shocked they almost looked as good as the day i bought them. however it was a little time consuming -

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Took a look, woah! I'm getting Adam in on this one - those wheels are pretty chewed but not a lost cause. We are developing a safe version of a wheel acid, you might be a perfect candidate for testing! -

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