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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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I have the stock ss chrome rims on my camaro. They have some terrible break dust grime and gunk on them that I can't get rid of for the life of me. Do you think I could use the mother's powerball with some strong wheel cleaner to try to bust through it? Like some mequiars wheel cleaner?
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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I've been wanting to try it myself but just cant come to terms paying $25+ for a little foam ball. I just bought a tapered cotton drill attachment. I want to try it this weekend.
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Old Apr 20, 2010 | 08:08 PM
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Well let me know how it turns out for you.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 12:31 PM
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the original power ball is to big and bulky to get in to certail areas and the small one(i have both)is still hard to control but its better on wheels.
i think the cone is better.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 12:56 PM
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Try using grade 0000 steel wool.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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I use the Mothers power cone with turtle wax chrome polish (turtle wax, I know. But ive great results with it). Finish comes out great, better than any hand polishing ive ever seen. What chrome polish do you guys use?
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 03:29 PM
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go to wally world and buy neverdull about $5 by eagle one. It will take alittle elbow grease but will take off the heavy deposits then polish the rim with a mothers ball. The neverdull worked better than the mothers ball to get all the brake dust out of tough places.
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+1 for the 0000 steel wool. I had the same grime that wouldnt come off and hit the chrome with the steel wool and some wheel cleaner. Came out way nicer than I expected!
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Originally Posted by reelnauti
go to wally world and buy neverdull about $5 by eagle one. It will take alittle elbow grease but will take off the heavy deposits then polish the rim with a mothers ball. The neverdull worked better than the mothers ball to get all the brake dust out of tough places.

+1 NeverDull is the best product I have found for my crome!!
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i use the mothers chrome polish and it works great you guys should try the eagle one keep clean you apply it and then cleaning wheels is a thing of the past i have not cleaned my wheels in like 6 months was and dry and they look as if i just spent hours cleaning them
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