How do you remove scratches?
06-14-2006, 10:43 AM
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How do you remove scratches?
I have the high polished wheels and they have fine scratches on them anyone have any advise on how to get them out..???
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06-14-2006, 10:20 PM
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Try using some 3M rubbing compound and hand rub the scratches. Next wax them. Should clean up well
If you want try using a buffer, but use caution because you can burn the clear coat. Good luck
If you want try using a buffer, but use caution because you can burn the clear coat. Good luck
06-15-2006, 08:40 AM
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Use the finest polishing compund you can get and run in a straight line dont use a circular motion then use a good quality sealant. Mequiars makes a good sealant as does Klasse
06-24-2006, 02:15 AM
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i used a SOS pad on my SS/SC gunmetal rims...IM a *******...
but yeah now i have a bunch of little scratches in them, not really a big deal, but id like to clean them up, should i try that mothers alum polish or rubbing compound??
but yeah now i have a bunch of little scratches in them, not really a big deal, but id like to clean them up, should i try that mothers alum polish or rubbing compound??
06-24-2006, 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by VagrantRadio
Mothers and Meguiars make a couple different aluminum polishes also. Try this stuff.
06-24-2006, 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by artawesome
have you or anybody used mothers? i thought about buying it . i havent seen anything from meguiar though.
06-25-2006, 12:03 PM
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I have a couple scratches on front passenger rim on my 18s... still trying to figure out what to use as they are a painted rim that appear to be clearcoated... so Im very hesitant to use any type of polish on the rim...
06-25-2006, 12:58 PM
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I wouldn't recommend using anything close to a steel wool pad on any rims! I work at a parts store and we carry just about everything that Mothers and Megiuars makes, and I have tried just about everything out on my cars over the last few years.
Chrome & Aluminum polish is just a very fine cut rubbing compound with some wax thrown in. It will remove fine as well as large scratches with some added rubbing.
If you have painted rims with clear coat, you might want to get some touch-up paint to match and build up coats by applying layer after layer of touch-up, wet sand it with some 2000 grit wet sand paper until smooth, spray it with some clear coat in a spray can, let it dry and then wax the hell out of it.
Chrome & Aluminum polish is just a very fine cut rubbing compound with some wax thrown in. It will remove fine as well as large scratches with some added rubbing.
If you have painted rims with clear coat, you might want to get some touch-up paint to match and build up coats by applying layer after layer of touch-up, wet sand it with some 2000 grit wet sand paper until smooth, spray it with some clear coat in a spray can, let it dry and then wax the hell out of it.
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For anyone checking this thread in the future, on the Mother's forum they recommend their plastic polish as our rims have a urethane clearcoat on them and not the metal polish...
03-03-2007, 02:13 PM
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03-17-2007, 01:24 AM
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Yes any clearcoated rim...I used the powerball and some Meguiar's "Scratch X" and it did the trick but I want to try the Mother's polish as it was made to use w/ the powerball...Sorry for the wait in the response...
Sorry I meant to say "PlastX" in my last post not "Scratch X", sorry for the misinformation...
Sorry I meant to say "PlastX" in my last post not "Scratch X", sorry for the misinformation...
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03-17-2007, 09:53 AM
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A Simple Sewn Cloth wheel & Some Polish if the Clearcoat is gone! Then a Loose Cloth wheel with Polish! If it is in the Clearcoat Merquires scratch remover works very well! As stated earlier using Polish for bare Metal will not work if it is Clearcoated!
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