Car Maintenance : Cleaning Oxidized Aluminum Rims

[Jigsjigz]

Is there no other way to get it off without sanding it?

[slliks67]

krud kutter

[knutfheifer]

@slliks67 how rude of you to insult my royal name! mr. willy washer!

[slliks67]

@knutfheifer lol

[TornTech]

Took so longer to do that little part. Then do the entire wheel. Oh and guess what, 3 more to go just like that :p

[Jah216land]

You aint got nothing else to lean it against except a jet ski? Seems like you wouldn't want to scratch the jet ski with a rim but maybe that's just me.

[r0ckabillyred]

or you could use acid brite it is specially made for bare aluminum oxidization removal without damage

[needtopickaname]

Everyone how to is always the flat surface, show how to do the edges and inside corners

[spirit774]

SALT DOES NOT HURT ALUMINUM. the salt just take the clear coat off, just like a rock would. oxygen wrecks aluminum. its similar to copper except copper cannot take uv rays.

[totaljett]

@stormer1092 Lol!

[knutfheifer]

I used a better method, Jack the car up, put the wheel onto the car and stick it in gear, hold the paper against the wheel and use it like a lathe, this will give a perfect and very fast sanding finish, only idle speed upto second gear or you will lose your fingers!,work your way right down to 1200 grade paper, then use a 2k laquer with hardner, works a treat

[Micahdogg]

@knutfheifer Damn right!



[machak09]

hey i have some rims that were sitting outside for over a year. looks like theres worms all over is this corrosion? how do i fix it?

[geamnegru]

sell the stand up kawasaki???

[yukonrott]

@geamnegru the only reason i watched this was to see the jet ski i saw it on the pic for the vid i got the same jet ski.. im lookin to sell mine haha

[geamnegru]

@yukonrott how much and where from?650cc?hp 70?

[jhaynes247]

Wow. I'm using 2000 grit

[CyrusDawes]

You'd have to re-apply the clear coat to if you use most any tire or wheel cleaner.

5 Stars the other guy on eHow with a Grand Cherokee in his garage basically talked about removing corrosion. The wheel was pristine therefore making his video useless.

[mikebakeson123]

where can i buy the clear coat for the rims?

[Teefalot]

@mikebakeson123 Don't. It's aerosol and will leave little bubbles and won't be completely clear, it will scratch and stretch creating white streaks.

[Gamble2185]

200 grid? does that scratch? should you resand? should your polish? helP!

[utubeb14]

start with 200 the go up 400 ..600.... still its smooth with no scratches