The Power of Wheel Brightener

[TurboToys]

be sure the wheels can take it.

this is what a shop did to my volk gt-7 wheels when they let somebody clean the car after they were done with the bodywork.... all the work they did to the car and they completely destroyed the finish on a set of 3500 dollar wheels.



clear anodized rims should look like a pure polished surface.

[allenk4]

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clear anodized rims should look like a pure polished surface.[/QUOTE]

When you say "clear anodized rims", does that mean they are clear coated?

Were you able to polish the wheels out?

[Bill1234]

This stuff looks great for the German wheels, I like using brown royal at full strength. Its a bit safer and is economical. I have used it on fully covered audi rims which are decently maintained and it liquefied the brake dust. I usually wear a denim chemical guys apron, longer grease monkey rubber gauntlets and sometimes if they are really bad, proper eye protection. Again, this wb is good, just very dangerous to use.

[TurboToys]

When you say "clear anodized rims", does that mean they are clear coated?

Were you able to polish the wheels out?

no, you don't polish an anodized coating. anodized coatings are basically controlled oxidation.

the shop that did the damage told me they were going to polish them out for me. i told them go ahead and try, but two things.... one it's going to take forever to polish out anodized finished, and two, once you wear away that coating, i'm not going to accept my wheels back uncoated where i will have to polish them twice a week to maintain the shine that was sealed in before...


eventually after i came back a few times and told them i knew exactly how they ruined my wheels, and what product they used... they agreed to have them refinished professionally...... although the refinish was not amazing.... the wheels were old before for sure, but they looked decent... not ruined.. the finished product i got back was a 7/10, but having them redone OEM would have cost the same as a brand new set of wheels, and they weren't brand new to start. so i left it at being refinished decent enough to look good for wheels that were that old. and avoided a lengthy stay in court going through lawyers who want to drag stuff out to make money.