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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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whats the best way/thing to use to clean polished wheels?

they are 18'' Z06 wheels if that matters.
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this website has great detaling tips and products

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/index.html
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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I use liquid glass cleaner, and wipe them clean with a towel. Basically you just need to get brake dust, and water spots off. I would never use a wheel cleaner. Its just a waste, when how well glass cleaner works on the polished wheels.
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thanks for the tips
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if you want to keep water spots off the rims you can wax them, i waxed my chrome wheels every 3 months and after rain the still looked clean, it won't help much either if you have a clear coat on them.
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Originally Posted by SmokedOutZ28
if you want to keep water spots off the rims you can wax them, i waxed my chrome wheels every 3 months and after rain the still looked clean, it won't help much either if you have a clear coat on them.
the water spots are the things that annoy me. i used some polishing compound and got em out

waxing your wheels huh? is that ok to do on polished wheels?
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You can polish them and then put wax on to help seal them a little.
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i just use soap and water. hehe.
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Originally Posted by luvmeZ28
the water spots are the things that annoy me. i used some polishing compound and got em out

waxing your wheels huh? is that ok to do on polished wheels?
i used wax on my TT2's and there working out fine.
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