BIGBOS

There was salt still left on the roads from snow we had, and then it rained...I had to drive home from a friends house, and I let the car sit for a day or two after that because it was still raining...

When I went to wash my car I noticed when I was all done cleaning it there was still dirt and salt crystals still on the rims...I tried a lot of stuff/products to get it off...

My next step is to try the Mothers Polish stuff...do you think this will work, and does anyone have any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Bos

XFiveLiter

Yeah, try some aluminum polish. I got whitewall cleaner on my draglites, and they had spots and streeks, looked like crap. It worked for me.

BIGBOS

Yea, I tried getting some of the stuff off with whitewall cleaner... <img border="0" alt="[Banging Head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />

BIGBOS

No, I got some street tires on in the back, I'm still driving around on the skinnies though.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Thanks for the replies guys..

<img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

YOOFORMULA

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Simple Green on a cool rim followed by an aluminum polish work great. I use this combo on my Boyd wheels and NEVER had a problem.

BIGBOS

Alright...

Thanks.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

LS1 SPEED INC.

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Brian,
Mothers with some elbow grease will work.

Larry

RPM WS6

iTrader: (3)

Something just doesn't look right about "salt and road grime" appearing in the same sentence as "Weld Pro-Stars" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

Bos, please tell me you weren't driving around on ET Drags in the snow! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

BIGBOS

I tried the mothers polish straight up, I cleaned the rim really good first...it made the rim shine a lot, but didn't touch the spots... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

What to do now?

Simple Green?

PlowTown Missile

I use a polish called "Xtreme" and it will get rid of your spots plus make your rims look better than new.. Right now, BadAss2002Z28 is borrowing it. Ask him how good it works on his DragLites. Unfortunately, the only place I know that sells it is a small parts store in Wood River IL. It comes in a black plastic jar w/ pink and yellow lettering. The stuff itself kinda looks like cotton candy.

Mark IXZD 150

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by BIGBOS:
<strong> I tried the mothers polish straight up, I cleaned the rim really good first...it made the rim shine a lot, but didn't touch the spots... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

What to do now?

Simple Green? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No, Simple Green is a degreaser type of cleaner. The spots are where the salt etched the aluminum so the only way to get rid of them is to remove the corrosion by physically scrubbing it off with a metal polish. Lots of effort but really the only way. That's why aluminum wheels shouldn't be used in areas where salt is on the roads unless they are clearcoated.