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Old 05-21-2009 | 05:53 PM
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I'm already seeing why everyone gave me crap about keeping these M/T Classic 2's clean. So I was thinking of going to find some polish/wax and maybe one of those drill buffer things. Any tips or advice?
 
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Old 05-21-2009 | 05:56 PM
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The Mother's ball is supposed to work well. Maybe you can polish them and get them powder coated with a clear gloss?
 
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Old 05-21-2009 | 05:59 PM
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Powdercoating clear is a good idea. It makes you wonder why they don't do that from the factory. What kind of "wax" exactly are you supposed to use on wheels?
 
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Old 05-21-2009 | 06:02 PM
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Powdercoating clear is a good idea. It makes you wonder why they don't do that from the factory. What kind of "wax" exactly are you supposed to use on wheels?
Use aluminum polish.
 
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Old 05-21-2009 | 06:05 PM
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mother's ball works great on cleaning wheels, wash them first then polish away. btw, the smaller polishing ball works better for getting around spokes and such.
 
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Old 05-21-2009 | 06:42 PM
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Is the ball washable or is it something you'll have to buy every so often?
 
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Old 05-21-2009 | 06:50 PM
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i think it is washable but i am not sure

Here is a review from the truckin magazine
 

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Old 05-21-2009 | 07:02 PM
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i have had chrome rims on 6 different vehicles and i dont think i'm ever going to do it again....such a pain in the *** to clean, especially with the circle cutouts like you have. Now that i've cleaned so many i realize not to get rims that are too complicated and that have spaces i cant fit my hand to clean..... but ya the mother ***** is awesome, i've never washed one though, just replace after a few uses
 
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Old 05-21-2009 | 08:37 PM
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I have the big and small Mothers *****, the small for the wheels when I have real aluminum and I used Mothers mag wheel polish. and the big ball puts a nice finish on the body of the truck, gotta do this one soon, just got it oil sprayed, thinking maybe a mistake they really cake it on thick. Oh well the dealer will be happy if they have to work under it. LOL
The ***** wash by hand with soapy water spin them dry, I used the big one on the plastic rims and just use Ice wax since it is made for *******ly everything but glass.
 
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Old 05-22-2009 | 05:42 PM
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I've used Eagle One Never-Dull before and it's pretty awesome. Gets just about everything off without any scrubbing.

http://www.eagleone.com/pages/produc...=1006&cat=5006
 


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