Rims - Before/After

**SHovV** · 10-25-2009, 07:07 PM

well, i finally got off my lazy ass and cleaned my rims the way ive been planning since i got the car. the previous owners really neglected them. you can kinda see how oxidized they are in this pictures. they looked white like salt

so i put the car on the lift, removed the wheels and brought em to the house for the weekend for a major face lift. here's some before and afters. not bad for 6yr old wheels i think.

<6yrs of brake dust/road grime

**Z28boy2000** · 10-25-2009, 07:15 PM

wow those needed a damn good cleaning

good job they look great

**BLHS99LS1** · 10-25-2009, 07:51 PM

That's a huge difference, what did you use to bring that polished look back?

**SHovV** · 10-25-2009, 08:00 PM

mothers mag & aluminum polish
Meguiars nxt metal polysh
#000 + #0000 steel wool

now to maintain them ill get a quality polish like mothers billet or something

**Y2KPewterSS** · 10-25-2009, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by SHovV

mothers mag & aluminum polish
Meguiars nxt metal polysh
#000 + #0000 steel wool

now to maintain them ill get a quality polish like mothers billet or something

Mothers Billet FTW

**blackcar** · 10-25-2009, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by SHovV

mothers mag & aluminum polish
Meguiars nxt metal polysh
#000 + #0000 steel wool

now to maintain them ill get a quality polish like mothers billet or something

And lots of elbow grease

fixed

**35th-ANV-SS** · 10-25-2009, 09:26 PM

Good job man. Wheels look great. Night and day difference.

**0verkill** · 10-26-2009, 07:20 AM

they are looking good. take a look at zoops seal to keep them looking good

**Smittro** · 10-26-2009, 07:51 AM

Not a fan of that type of wheel but they look real good on your bird! Nice work!

**00LS12LS6Z28** · 10-26-2009, 07:53 AM

Wow, huge difference! Nice work. They look new again!

**GULLETT17** · 10-26-2009, 09:11 AM

very nice!!
Dependin on the grade of you aluminum, mothers billet may not work much better than regular mother aluminum polish. I talked a mothers distributor at the ducktail run this year about it. I told him that I couldn't tell much difference, but I knew the grade of my eagle wheels wasn't probably the highest. He said that mothers billet is for higher grade aluminum wheels. If you want a better shine, wet sand with 1000 grit and work your way up to 2000, then polish.

**LETHALxLS1** · 10-26-2009, 11:12 AM

You jeweled those wheels bro! Awsome job!!! Can we get a few pics of them back on the car now??

**SHovV** · 10-26-2009, 04:01 PM

ill post pics when they're back on the car. the weathers nasty right now

**LETHALxLS1** · 10-28-2009, 12:47 PM

I bet it is gonna look 100x better.

**gnomee** · 11-20-2009, 08:21 AM

Ever take those pics of them back on the car? I'd like to see how they look.

**SHovV** · 11-20-2009, 09:16 AM

its been raing for a while now. or overcast/ cold weather so i havent been able to get any good pics. but i do wipe them down everyday to keep em clean for when its sunny outside. supposed to be this sat. ill get some then blingin in the sun