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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 08:37 PM
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I've got very very light scratching on my chrome wheels. Does anyone have a suggestion on good polish to clean them up? I have some Mothers I tried, and it was worthless.
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 02:33 AM
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted by petraman
If I'm wrong, I'll edit it later, but I'm pretty dang sure that your rims are polished ah-loo-mini-um (that'* how I say aluminium, haha), and that could be why you're seeing bad results, as I've heard nothing but good things about Mothers products until now.
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 06:46 AM
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Wenol is pretty good stuff if you can find it in your area...best places to look for that are some of the hole-in-the-wall auto parts places.
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 08:26 AM
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Definitely not aluminum wheels. I'll see if I can find Wenol. They are very light scratches, like someone washed them with a stiff brush or something.
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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Most of the searching for removing fine scratches in chrome wheels indicates that the scratches will never come out. Some have tried jewlers rouge and other fine abrasive polishes.

If you have some Zaino you might try multiple coats of Z5 followed by two coats of Z2 Pro.

Check out this thread at Autopia
http://autopia.org/forum/showthread....*+Chrome+wheel
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Old Oct 9, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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Hmm, I'm surprised I didn't see that one. But yes, consensus seems to be that they won't come out.
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