Advice on restoring old rims on pickup...

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Advice on restoring old rims on pickup...
majikk avatar
majikk
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My 88 Mazda b2200 LB p/u has been sittin for a couple years, and the rims are in bad shape! They are chrome rims, and if there is something out there I can use to restore their shine Im willing to put the elbow grease in... At this point Ive got a can of chrome polish.. But this looks like a pretty advanced case.. Should I get something else, and if so what?

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toddluck avatar
toddluck
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the rims are toast man i can see the chrome has peeled you can clean them up a lil bit use oven cleaner then rinse then use #00fine steel wool thats the best you can do
majikk avatar
majikk
+1y
Ok Ill give that a shot.. I dont know a whole lot about chrome rims.. Ill do the best I can with them until I can afford to replace them...
markb avatar
markb
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I would sand blast them and then paint them.
toddluck avatar
toddluck
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only problem with blasting them is it cost about 25 per wheel around here..plus the wont do it with the tire on so dismount and remount it would be cheaper for him to just buy new wheels
dragn37 avatar
dragn37
+1y
Oil Eater. You get it at coscos wholesale. its like a bjs.
91b2200(cody) avatar
91b2200(cody)
+1y
buy some aluminum wheels..
crazymikey avatar
crazymikey
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Flitz it!