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Scratches on polished wheels
My moms 03 CTS has some dealer installed scratches on the factory polished wheels. what do I need to remove them?
I have #83 and #80 Will either of them work using a PC?
I have #83 and #80 Will either of them work using a PC?
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Are they polished aluminum, or clearcoated at all?2017 Subaru WRX Premium - WR Blue -
I'm not sure. Can I tell by looking at them?Originally posted by Murr1525
Are they polished aluminum, or clearcoated at all?Comment
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Maybe. But you would really have to know what you are looking at.
I know if you take a metal polish, and rub it on metal, it will turn black, while on clear coat, it wont. I am not sure if the same holds true for a paint cleaner.
Also, are these deep scratches, or just more like swirls? If they are too deep, you of course wont be able to remove them just with a little polishing. You could at least improve them though.2017 Subaru WRX Premium - WR BlueComment
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they are light scratches and swirls
heres a pic of another i found car with the same wheels If that helps
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I dunno really... could be either. Maybe someone here has those wheels, or you will just have to try rubbing some cleaner on and see what happens.2017 Subaru WRX Premium - WR BlueComment
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Murr, thanks for the helpOriginally posted by Murr1525
I dunno really... could be either. Maybe someone here has those wheels, or you will just have to try rubbing some cleaner on and see what happens.
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No problem.
I was thinking, do you have exhaust tips, or even a bare aluminum muffler you can reach? Those are usualy uncoated. You could rub some #80 on those and see if it turns black or not. Hopefully it does, then compare that to the wheels.2017 Subaru WRX Premium - WR BlueComment
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If those wheels are factory installed then most likely they are clear coated. If they are dealer installed it could be either.
If they are clear coated then you can treat it just like the paint on your car. The same products will apply. Like #80, #83, scratch-X.-Bob
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"All Corvette's are red, the rest are mistakes" - John Heinricy (Corvette Engineer)Comment
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Originally posted by RDVT4ME
If those wheels are factory installed then most likely they are clear coated. If they are dealer installed it could be either.
If they are clear coated then you can treat it just like the paint on your car. The same products will apply. Like #80, #83, scratch-X.
they are factory installed wheels.
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