Rust on 60 OEM wheels
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depends on how much rust
If it's fairly benign...elbow grease and a product like Napa's Chrome polish or Maguire's Gold Class Metal Restoror or Mother's Chrome/mag Wheel polish. If you get something too abrasive, it'll scratch the heck out of it. Napa's polish is as abrasive as I'd use. That is, a rubbing compound might be too much.
If it's really bad, get an attachment for your RotoZip/Dremmel/drill with a felt nubbie and go to it with that and some good compound. Go to Griotsgarage.com for an idea of those. I'm sure the stuff they have is good, but waaaay too expensive. Remember, if it's pitted really badly the chrome will be gone...I've used #0000 steel wool directly on the rusty areas, but try to avoid the existing chrome - even if it doesn't matter what it looks like, then treated with a good polish. (most of the time, it's white...blends in with the chrome
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HTH
CardinalFJ60
If it's fairly benign...elbow grease and a product like Napa's Chrome polish or Maguire's Gold Class Metal Restoror or Mother's Chrome/mag Wheel polish. If you get something too abrasive, it'll scratch the heck out of it. Napa's polish is as abrasive as I'd use. That is, a rubbing compound might be too much.
If it's really bad, get an attachment for your RotoZip/Dremmel/drill with a felt nubbie and go to it with that and some good compound. Go to Griotsgarage.com for an idea of those. I'm sure the stuff they have is good, but waaaay too expensive. Remember, if it's pitted really badly the chrome will be gone...I've used #0000 steel wool directly on the rusty areas, but try to avoid the existing chrome - even if it doesn't matter what it looks like, then treated with a good polish. (most of the time, it's white...blends in with the chrome
)HTH
CardinalFJ60
I used chrome polish and a soft brass brush.
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I have cleaned up two sets of Factory 60 wheels and a quick and easy way to do so is to use a brillo pad and som e water, this causes no surface problems while also removing rust at a fairly easy rate. If you choose follow this with a chrome polish as mentioned but i did not find it necessary.