Water spots on Accuride polished rims?

AikenRacer wrote:
How can you tell if you have the coating or shield on the rims??

I believe if they say 'Accuride' they are the polished wheels. If they say 'Accushield' they are the coated version.

How can you tell if you have the coating or shield on the rims??

Mothers billet aluminum polish and some elbow grease.

Keith

I have Accuride wheels, the polished version not the coated wheels. Mine also had spotting that could not be removed with the best polish I have ever used called Wicked Metal Polish. I had to use a special acid wash designed to prep aluminum for polishing. Spray that on, rinse it off, let wheel dry then polish. It will hurt your eyes to look at them :B.

I got the acid wash concentrate from Amazon. It is called Best Supreme Acid Mag and Wheel Cleaner.

I use a polish called Flitz on mine. Takes the water spots off with very little effort.

Aiken,
From what I have read the wheels are not coated - at least the ones they put on my coach. I think that Freightliner uses the same wheels on all of the chassis' that they build. I would try Never Dull. It comes in a blue tin and has a cotton batting infused with a polishing and cleaning compound. It is very, very slightly abrasive, mostly because of the cotton that is used. It can also be used on a number of other metals as well. I used this on my wheels and it did a nice job.
Tom

Most likely, the water has etched the wheels. If they are coated then it would take a complete stripping of the wheel coating, polishing, and then deciding if you want to re-coat them or leave them bare, which will take constant care to keep them shiny.

AikenRacer wrote:
How do you get the water spots off of the polished Accuride rims? I have used rim polish, cleaner wax, etc. I end up with shinny polished rims still with water spots. Any suggestions?

Try water with some vinegar in it.