Rims Rims Rims

[Lynx131]

I have Painted Mustang rims. Im not sure if their clear coated or what. But what would be a good percripton to get them to shine the best i can. The rims are in good shape. I used scratch x, then color X, then NXT wax. And they look good. But i want them to shine and stand out more. WHat do you guys use for your rims? WHat would be a good setup for me to use to get them to look the best they possibly can?

[Mike Phillips]

Are these metal looking rims? As in possibly clear coated polished aluminum?

Are you pulling a dark grayish looking tarnish color on your polishing cloths?

Mike

[Lynx131]

Originally posted by Mike Phillips
Are these metal looking rims? As in possibly clear coated polished aluminum?

Are you pulling a dark grayish looking tarnish color on your polishing cloths?

Mike

No my cloths stay pretty much clean.... well except for the dirt they pick off but yea. Ill go take a picture right now so u can have a look at them

[Lynx131]

There they are. I kno they are aluminum wheels. And their painted.. im not sure about clear coat or not

[gb387]

They sure look like painted rims to me, do they have some metallic in the paint? On my SVT rims (same color as yours) I put a couple coats of NXT on them, works great and brings the metallic out, I am told that the NXT will hold up better in the heat produced by the brakes.

[Tim Lingor]

Hey,

Did someone paint the OEM wheels? Most of the OEM wheels are clear coated. But if those have been painted hopefully they were topped with a clear coat.

I would do as gb387 said and use a coat of NXT Tech Wax on them.

Keep us posted!

Tim

[rjstaaf]

Actually Ford does paint a lot of their aluminum rims. The 15" aluminum rims on my Contour SE Sport were painted. Even the 16" E0 SVT Contour aluminum rims that I upgraded to where painted. The premium package Bullitt rims on my Mustang GT are painted except for the lip which is machined. I think the trend now is to offer wheels with multiple finishes starting at the low cost end with just painting, then moving up to polished and finally chromed. Ford seems to offer all three these days. Looking back though I recall that a lot of the Mustang rims in the past were painted.

[harddisk]

I applied NXT Tech Protect on my tires and painted rims 2 weeks ago and they look great after three washes. The rims feels smooth and slippery to the touch and seem to repel brake dust.