Swirls/ clear coat chrome wheels

[imported_Tony]

I was trying to remove brake dust from the wheels on my PT Cruiser. The wheels are chrome with a clear coat. I got too aggressive on one of the wheels and now I have swirls marks on about a 1/3 of the wheel. I can not use a PC in the area where the swirls are, because there is no room to work. I will have to remove the swirls by hand. I tried perfect II by hand but that did not help. Please note that the swirls are in the clear coat .



Any suggestions?



Thanks for your response

rightlane

[BradE]

What did you use on the wheels that created the swirls? That will help determine what will remove them.

[imported_Tony]

I used a cleaning pad medium coarse dipped in a Dawn wash. I have used this pad before on the painted bumpers of my Lincoln to remove dead bugs. It would leave a haze but AIO would clean up the haze. I know I rubbed too hard this time.

[imported_fethead]

How about using a "Black & Decker-Mouse" detail sander with the polishing pad. You should be able to get in there. I haven`t tried it but it might work.

[BradE]

For something that abrasive it will probably take several applications of a rubbing compound. Even then you probably still won`t be able to remove all the marks. The clear and chrome plating on most modern wheels is very "soft", if you remove too much clear it will have a hazy or milky apperance because you are into the spungy layer. If that has occured, you are pretty much screwed.



Best bet, try polishing the wheel further with a few applications of rubbing compound and then a finer polish to remove the haze. If the marks are truly in the clear of the wheel this will certianly help. Really work the polishes, it may take a fairly long time. If that does not do the trick then you probably have a much bigger problem on your hands.

[imported_Tony]

Showroom Lincoln



What cut and type of a rubbing compound do you recommend and what type of an applicator should I use?



Thanks

rightlane