DSDP Don wrote:
"FIRE UP".....I wish you would quit posting pics of my wheels, that's plagiarism!
My previous coach had uncoated wheels and once polished out, they were easy to keep nice looking. It was made even easier by keeping them covered when stored at home.
My new coach has a tag axle, adding two more rims to polish. The good news is, they're coated and don't require polishing. The bad news is, they just don't shine like my old rims.
I think the OP is in for a tedious job to remove the coating that is going bad. A call to the manufacturer might produce some ideas on how they would go about stripping them. At minimum, pulling the wheels off would probably make life easier, but is a big job with 22.5's.
I'm with Dennis regarding cleaning the clear coat wheels. It says not to polish them, but they just never look good, except when wet. If someone has a way to make the clear coat wheels look a little better without destroying the coating, I would be glad to hear what you do.
"Plagiarism", heck I thought it was "WHEELISM".
And you're absolutely right. It will be seriously easier to remove the wheel and get it to workable, comfortable level (ergonomically) so he's not straining, to do a strainfull job anyway. There are many folks on here that think you'll IMMEDIATLY destroy the coating on alloy wheels if you even touch them with the same polish you'd use to polish the aluminum underneath it. Hog wash.
I've put some Semi-Chrome (paste) on a friends wheel, attempting to polish the aluminum and noticed within a few seconds that, there was no traditional "Black" on the tip of the cloth that anyone would get right off the bat when do an alloy wheel. I buffed off what paste I'd applied and, there was no damage what so ever. I've said it before, that stuff is way tougher than most people think.
It's built and has the chemical make-up to last. It's not meant to be removed but, it can be if one chooses to. It's only work.
Scott
