[Murderjetz]

so I can't afford to buy new rims, which makes me very sad...so I thought the best I could do is at least make my stock rims look nicer if possible. I think they've never really been taking care of and so they dont look great.
Is there anything I can do to them to make them nicer? like buffing or something...but for rims...polishing?

[ujslost]

first of all, what rims do ya have?
are they chrome, black, polished aluminum w/clear coat, polished aluminum w/out clear coat, or painted?

[Murderjetz]

oi...uhh...well, they're stock 94 V6 rims...i believe they're aluminum, i dont know if they have a clear coat or not though, how do i tell?

[neckbonekat]

Originally Posted by Murderjetz oi...uhh...well, they're stock 94 V6 rims...i believe they're aluminum, i dont know if they have a clear coat or not though, how do i tell?

Put up pictures. That's far easier than you trying to explain it for the next ten posts. LOL

[Murderjetz]

k...i'll see if i can find time to take a picture tomorrow and put it up here...i just figured someone would know what stock rims are like =\

[ujslost]

Best and quickest way to clean em.
1. Sand blaster
2. filler primer
3. Then Powder coat em

Just Kidding

[neckbonekat]

Originally Posted by ujslost Best and quickest way to clean em. 1. Sand blaster 2. filler primer 3. Then Powder coat em Just Kidding

Just a bit extreme!

[Murderjetz]

the only camera i have is on my phone, so the quality isn't great...but hopefully this can help.

[neckbonekat]

The best thing I can think of is to take each one off, thouroughly clean it and wax it. Get a Mother's Powerball and buff it the best you can. If cleaned properly they should look pretty good. After you put the wax on, don't use any of those wheel cleaner sprays. They eat at your finish.

[Murderjetz]

what's a Mother's Powerball?
and when I take them off to clean, do I have to actually take the tire off the rim or can I still buff it with the tire on there?

[Dennis-96GT]

mothers ball walmart has em its a polishing pad in ball shape that attaches to a drill their pretty neat and no he didnt mean pop the tire off just the wheel makes it easier to clean em that if your going to do so much work to have it set on something then still being on the car

[neckbonekat]

Originally Posted by dburklen mothers ball walmart has em its a polishing pad in ball shape that attaches to a drill their pretty neat and no he didnt mean pop the tire off just the wheel makes it easier to clean em that if your going to do so much work to have it set on something then still being on the car

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