Swirls/ clear coat chrome wheels

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imported_Tony

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



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



Thanks

rightlane
 
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