Factory 20s
 

I have a set of chrome factory 20s the kinda rolled style an it seems like they have clear coat on em or somethin? An it's pealing? An it's oxidizing? How can I get em to shine like factory I like how they look if they were cleaned up
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That is a plastic cover.

I don't think mine are mine are aluminum solid rims no covers on mine I don't think

nope they are a plastic cover.all these style of rims are.I have some and they are the same way.do a search on here and you'll find out what other people did

I had a set of 06 an newer 20s an yea they did have covers these came off an 02 an when I smack the spokes these don't sound like the 06 an newer ones did u could tell they were covers but these sound solid like it's an solid aluminum rim with polished spokes I mean I
May be wrong but that's what they sound like

I checked into getting my factory 17's refinished at a local paint shop for the very same reasons. The guy quoted me nearly the price of a new wheel.


You might consider getting them unmounted, then take them to a sandblasting company and having the clear coat removed, then getting them powder coated or repainted to a color you like with base coat/clear coat or similar.


I'm looking into getting the steel wheels on my dually blasted then epoxy coated by a company up near where I work, they do industrial tank coating.

When I had my 04 I had the same rims and same problem. I can't help you with your problem but I can tell you I had no plastic covers over mine. I think they started the covers in 05.

Yea I think these kind are petal rims an they have no covers I don't think....mine seems to have clear coat on em or something an if I can get it off I'll wet sand em an polish em back up

Not all. My original 03 flower petal 20's are polished aluminum. Some of the newer 20's on the lastest 4th gens are as well.

They might not. From the pic it looks like the clear coat is crazing on you. I have thse marks around the lug holes and valve stems.

How the best way to get em back polished? Remove the clear coat?

The "chrome clad" were plastic covers. The polished aluminum wheels were solid (and polished, surprisingly) aluminum -- no covers.

I'm sure there is a wheel guy in your town. They can make them look like brand new. I had mine polished awhile back. All of them are not chrome clad.

No I live in a small town small enough we don't even have a red light haha

I noticed you have another post about wanting to add power to that 4.7. One thing that's hurting you is having 20" wheels that are a good bit heavier than 17" wheels not to mention have a good deal more rolling resistance.

Instead of spending $ on those beat up 20s, put it toward a set of light, aluminum 17" wheels. You will also see a gain in fuel economy...

Don't get that man's hopes up like that! LoL :D

I've got factory 17s also I traded the 20s up an yes goin from my 17s to my 20s it went for 16 down to 14 or sometime little bit more

They are NOT covers on the 2005-prior petal wheels. Only the 2006+ wheels have plastic covers.

The only way is to sand the corrosion out and polish them and even then they may still look uneven. Too much work really. Easiest thing would be to drop them off at a wheel shop and they can acid dip them and blast them and then polish, or even drop them in the Chroming tank.
Worthwhile wheels to drop a few hundred on them since they are solid aluminum and are 20's.

I've seen the "chrome clad" plastic covers off of the daisy petal wheels. There have been pictures posted here of it, as well. "Chrome clad" was the plastic cover over the rough wheel, and polished aluminum wheels were just that, with no covers. I saw it at Wilkes-Barre Dodge in Pa in 2005 when I bought my truck there (dealership no longer exists, unfortunately, victim of the mass closures several years ago). Maybe TS has roughed up polished aluminum wheels, but there WERE two different types of daisies -- one with plastic covers and one solid.

Mine I started sandin mine an polished one wheel mine are solid wheels no covers on mine