Well,

My rims were scratched to crap, so I decided today I would work on getting them nice and clean again. Started out by using some 1200 grit ultra fine rubbing compound on a mini-da with a black buffing pad.

First two pics are before pics of the rear rims second ones are after.

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Any other tips to getting these things to look better? Someone told me buff some cleaner wax into them, going to try that tommorrow also. Also going to do my hitch ball tommorrow too, thing's nasty.

 

i like to use the eagle one never dull on my wheels then wipe them off

 

btw next time you get tires get them to mount the weights on the back makes the rim look better and wont oxidize the metal or cause rust if they are steel wheels

 

I know; that's the way I got the truck.

 

i figured you may have not many people use the weights on the front anymore :P this is what my wheels look like if i get them with never dull

 

Shiney

 

Dam those look good, were do you buy this stuff?

 

i got mine at advanced auto here its in a silver can and its eagle one neverdull its like steel wool but its made of cotton and it just takes a little piece and it will keep it from oxidizing or rusting. its like 7 dollars a can but it will last for quite some time

 

I need to get a good shine on my front wheels. The brake dust likes to eat alloy wheels.

 

that stuff i was telling him about will work good on the brake dust :P but i had a set of those when i bought the truck i just got steel wool (very fine of course) and rubbed them then got some mothers chrome/aluminum polish and hit them with that and a powerball buffer looked great