I just picked up some used sawblades for my 96 Max. Good tires, but lots of salt damage (corrosion) to the rims.

I am looking for any suggestions on the best/easiest way to clean these up a bit. I am not looking for perfection, just as much improvement as possible for as little effort/money.

Would it make sense to hit them with a wire brush and then put on a fresh clear coat?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

maybe give Neverdull a try. its cheap and does wonders on aluminum.

 

they have some acid wheel cleaner...i know the napa store over here carries it...

 

not trying to hi jack a thread but one of my sawblades has heavy brake dust and i guess rust from when my caliper seized an i was like 150 miles from home. do you think that acid cleaner would work? and do you have to take the tire off or what?

 

Have you used the acid wheel cleaner before? Did it damage the rims? My first reaction is that putting acid on metal is a bad idea.

 

no it doesnt damage the wheels. its intent is to spray on and 20-30secs later, rinse off...DO NOT LET IT SIT and DO NOT USE A BRUSH OR ANYTHING just rinse off.

it should work on break dust...at least get most of it off.

i recommend after using the acid cleaner use some nevrdull as was mentioned above and some wax to retain 'wax job' thats on the wheel, because w/ the acid wheel cleaner it strips off all wax of course..just make sure its not pure acid and its the wheel cleaner.

 

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give the acid wash, then neverdull a try.

 

^^^ yup definitely will try too. do ya know if autozone carries it too?

 

you should try this stuff called aircraft remover, it is very strong and autozone/advance auto parts carries it.

 

sawblades are coated--aluminum polish normally does'nt work on them. if you use that stripper
it'll take the coating off so you can just polish the rims or paint them.

 

exactly...i dont think they are trying to refinish/repaint those wheels. they are just trying to clean them up

 

I've got steel rims on the car right now. So I got some time and I don't mind doing some extra work to make them look good.

If I use the aircraft remover and then polish with aluminum polish, what would be the best way to put a new clear-coat on the wheels?

Thanks!
Rob.

 

Just use the aircraft remover. You can sand and polish as much as your like. Then just put on a clear coat, I would use a duplicolor for higher heat as the wheels do get warm.

 

^^^^ like the stuff in spraycan for the clear?

 

yeah, you can actually buy a spray can of Duplicolor clear coat for wheel/rim