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    Can these wheels be saved?

    I have tried Wheel Bright with a brush several times. While this improved things, they were hardly perfect. I was think I could try soda blasting.

    http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/y336/dbsoccer51/Rav4_wheel_corrosion_600x450__zpsexvza0pj.jpg
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    Re: Can these wheels be saved?



    That's a pretty small pic, but the wheel doesn't look too bad. I think it can be saved.

    Is it a plastic hub cap?
    Originally posted by Blueline
    I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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    • #3
      ^^^^ Hilarious davey!!!!!!

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      • #4
        Re: Can these wheels be saved?

        Soda blasting will most likely strip the finish.

        Are you agitating the wheels with a brush at all?

        Have you tried any iron dissolving wheel cleaners?

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        • #5
          Hey plastic hub caps need luv too. Lol.

          I once brought some plastic hubs back from the dead with the help of D143.. Slapped some Endurance Gel on the tires and Shazzam!



          Lookin pretty good for some hubcaps. Lol.

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          • #6
            Re: Can these wheels be saved?

            I actually wasn't being sarcastic. It was a genuine question.
            Originally posted by Blueline
            I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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            • #7
              Re: Can these wheels be saved?

              Pulled the larger image from your gallery.




              Looks like caked on brake dust. Hard to tell from this far away. Have you tried a clay bar? Possibly one of the iron remover wheel cleaners and a brush as Das pointed out. What kind of brush are you using?
              99 Grand Prix
              02 Camaro SS

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