Pitted or stained rims

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Y2K4SilveradoHD

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Hey guys I have some Hummer H2 Chrome rims on my Silverado 2500HD.
One early michigan snow fall and thanks to the road comission who puts ungodly amounts of salt down on the road they look like this.
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I Know I wont beable to be like new again and that its a common problem with chrome rims when they meet salt.
What im asking is what do I do to make them look semi presentable untill i can get some new rims?

I have never really detailed them in the past, just shot them with some soap and water and called it a day.

I understand i should pollish them and then use a sealant to protect them.

These rims will probilly be ran the rest of the winter and then ill pick up some new ones in the spring.

So give it your best.

Carl
 
Rycen has given some good advice. The thing that I would add is to clay the wheels then polish then seal. Several layers of Wheel Sealant would probably be best.
 
Carl

Is this pitted into the rim or on the surface. In the pics and they are not always the best way to tell, it looks like its somewhat on the surface.

Clay would be a choice if this is surface related but on a pitted rims its not, clay will catch on the pits and in some cases embed into the hole / pit...IMO

Regurdless one way or the other, I would look at some polish as suggested Poorboys pro-polish would be one, chemical based will clean the surface and with little residue to worry about...however the pits might catch some residue...One way to get that out and clean the rim with no streaks is to use baking soda on a rag after you get done polishing, this drys all the surface and allows you to wipe the rim clean, any soda residue will wipe right off, no big deal...Then I would head for a high grade sealant some thing that is going to stand up to the salt and slow down the corrosion that has started on these rims, poorboys wheel sealant comes to mind..you might see more residue catching on the pits so the soda would be the choice to get that out...this is my take on what I see from these rims
 
Its not really pitting...... I cant catch on to them with my finger nail...

There more or less brown spots..

I guess i should try and take a pin out to the rim and see if i can feel them.

Im also afraid with doing the above....
 
Y2K4SilveradoHD said:
Its not really pitting...... I cant catch on to them with my finger nail...

There more or less brown spots..

I guess i should try and take a pin out to the rim and see if i can feel them.

Im also afraid with doing the above....
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I would also try getting either a Mother's or Flitz polishing ball to use with the Pro Polish if there is staining...it will certainly make cleaning those huge wheels easier before sealing them :)
 
All right......Went out to the truck a few minutes ago...

Polished the rim with some eagle 1 wheel polish and took a push pin that i had on my desk...
ran it across some of the stains and i can feel the pin get cought on them.

If these are pits is their any way to get the brown color out of them?

Man do i hate michigan winters

another thing....... gm guy here at work told me 99% of all of gm's chrome rims do this..

said it could be from the stuff they put down on dirt roads to control the dust too.

All i know is my next rims will be black!!!!
 
Y2K4SilveradoHD said:
All right......Went out to the truck a few minutes ago...

Polished the rim with some eagle 1 wheel polish and took a push pin that i had on my desk...
ran it across some of the stains and i can feel the pin get cought on them.

If these are pits is their any way to get the brown color out of them?

Man do i hate michigan winters

another thing....... gm guy here at work told me 99% of all of gm's chrome rims do this..

said it could be from the stuff they put down on dirt roads to control the dust too.

All i know is my next rims will be black!!!!
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I'm not going to be as good at this as some that live in areas that have this and have worked on rims that this is an issue...I would look at a white wine vinegar bath with water to dissolve the salt deposits that are in the pits....about 50/50 mix..this should take care of removing salt then as for protection I would go the polish and sealant routine with the baking soda to remove the residue...If you can get them clean and shinny I think that you will feel better about them in the long run
 
Y2K4SilveradoHD said:
Thats basicly what I want..... I just want them to be clean and shinny
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I think that what you will find is that they will look cleaner, not continue to corrode / get any worse...and you will feel better about it...that's my take.
 
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