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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 04:12 PM
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I have factory 16x8 five spoke wheels. They are not polished or chrome. I guess they are what everyone refers to as painted. What exactly is a painted wheel? What type of metal? Just painted on? Is this what's called anodized aluminum? Or is this a metal alloy wheel? Just wondering. Don't know what to clean them with besides soap and water...that doesn't seem to make them shine too well. Your help is always appreciated.


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What you have are aluminum wheels with a factory polyurethane paint. Not the Krylon kind of paint but a production line type, which is pretty durable considering that the coating isn't on a blasted surface. They just clean off the wheel the best they can and spray it.
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What you have are aluminum wheels with a factory polyurethane paint. Not the Krylon kind of paint but a production line type, which is pretty durable considering that the coating isn't on a blasted surface. They just clean off the wheel the best they can and spray it.
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