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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 12:46 AM
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is it okay to put tire shine on stock chrome zr1 rims?
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 01:40 AM
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on purpose? why would you put tire shine on your rim?
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 02:30 AM
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You'll just collect a lot of dirt/grime on your wheels which will make it that much harder to clean next time.
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 08:44 AM
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well the get really dirty in two weeks because of the amount of driving that I do and because of the hawk pads. the tire shine that I have is water proof...so it stays for a while..so i figured it would not let the brake dust adhere to the wheel...just a thought.
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 09:08 AM
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I use Klasse AIO on my chome rims.. works pretty well if you wash them weekly. Just dont use a harsh wheel cleaner as it well take the AIO off.
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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I do that sometimes on my painted wheels to give them a nice sheen. Like Krab stated before it does collect and hold crud over a period of time.
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 10:29 AM
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Windex acutally works good on chrome rims. I've done it several times.
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 02:39 PM
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Mothers Chrome polish then when there's some grime take a cloth and wipe.

Tire shine is forumlated for the tires and while its probably "safe" to put on your rim, its not really ment to sit on the rim and ahere like it is for the tires.

There's better things out there
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Originally Posted by LS69TA
Windex acutally works good on chrome rims. I've done it several times.

Yup, I used that when I had my ZO6's. Worked like a charm.
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