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Old 08-04-2010, 03:41 PM
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Have the same wheels in black too. they are easier to clean just soap and water.
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Originally Posted by 1993 z28 f1
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How about a clear powder coat? They last quite awhile when done right.

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That would be the best possible option and FAR cheaper than chrome plating or traditional clearcoating . The traditional clear on the OEM polished WS-6 wheels held up very well over time on maintained wheels , I would think a clear powder would last forever .
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Originally Posted by DopeFedZ
Car is always outside rain or shine and it's pretty much the daily driver.
same here
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Thinking about giving this stuff a try.

http://sharkhide.com/mpinfo.html
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when i sold my TT2s, i said i'd never buy another polished aluminum wheel, then turned around and bought the damn Street Lites!! I bought some of the BlingMaster Sealer!! "Says it seals and prevents oxidation and water spots for a Year". thats a Negative!! can get about 2-3 months and gotta hit em with a light polish. it is A Lot easier to polish out the spots tho. Car sits outside 24/7 too. I just bought some the ArmorAll Wheel Protectant that sprays on. the Video of the product looks great, but been kinda scared to spray it on the aluminum. lol gonna use wife's car as guinea pig if it ever stops raining here!!!
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Originally Posted by YURVIEW
when i sold my TT2s, i said i'd never buy another polished aluminum wheel, then turned around and bought the damn Street Lites!! I bought some of the BlingMaster Sealer!! "Says it seals and prevents oxidation and water spots for a Year". thats a Negative!! can get about 2-3 months and gotta hit em with a light polish. it is A Lot easier to polish out the spots tho. Car sits outside 24/7 too. I just bought some the ArmorAll Wheel Protectant that sprays on. the Video of the product looks great, but been kinda scared to spray it on the aluminum. lol gonna use wife's car as guinea pig if it ever stops raining here!!!
I bought a can of that Armor All stuff too. I'm gonna try it on my girl's wheels too lol.
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Lookin' good Carlos!

I took my Fikses apart and polished them a few weeks ago. Its a pain.
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i hate polishing my wheels. what do you guys use that gets a good shine, but wont make you buff by time you get done doing one wheel?
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i love my polish wheels but there a bitch to keep clean and especially when they get wet about two to three times then they look bad to me even if there clean lol
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Originally Posted by YURVIEW
when i sold my TT2s, i said i'd never buy another polished aluminum wheel, then turned around and bought the damn Street Lites!! I bought some of the BlingMaster Sealer!! "Says it seals and prevents oxidation and water spots for a Year". thats a Negative!! can get about 2-3 months and gotta hit em with a light polish. it is A Lot easier to polish out the spots tho. Car sits outside 24/7 too. I just bought some the ArmorAll Wheel Protectant that sprays on. the Video of the product looks great, but been kinda scared to spray it on the aluminum. lol gonna use wife's car as guinea pig if it ever stops raining here!!!
LMAO thats exactly what I said. Sold my old wheels and bought Chrome C6 Z06's and then turned around and bought some Street Lites.
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Centers came in today and I have the wheels assembled again. Too bad CCW forgot to send me my new center caps . I'll probably get the tires mounted tomorrow and get some new pictures taken with these things on the car. Kind of hard to get a good picture of the wheels with the new brushed finish but I think they came out awesome. No more polishing spokes.


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I just sold my ProStars, I hated cleaning them, especially since the car sat outside too...did I mention its black as well?

I have TT2's on my old GTO, thinking of selling them and going back to the stock rally wheels it had.



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