rim pitting

[dlsteele]

i recently started a little car detailing business and one of my clients has an f150 with aftermarket chrome rims that he let pit and get into bad shape. i have tried everything i know to make them better. i was just wondering if anyone had any other suggestions. anything will help. thank you so much

[Maserati Mario]

Re: rim pitting

Nothing you can do
That's what happens when you neglect chrome: "he let pit and get into bad shape"
Chrome is extremely hard and you can't remove any of it
All you can do is polish it up or re-chrome them

[dlsteele]

Re: rim pitting

yeah i knew there wasnt anything i could do i was just kind of praying someone was going to produce some sort of miracle. it ***** because thats always the part of his truck that sticks out to him but there is nothing i can do

[Maserati Mario]

Re: rim pitting

Any pics?
Like I said, you can shine them up real good and it will make the pitting less noticeable

[dlsteele]

Re: rim pitting

i will take pictures this week when i clean his car. i had some turtle wax chrome polish that i was thinking about trying on them but is there any that you have experience with that is better?

[Maserati Mario]

Re: rim pitting

I've used mothers allot
Used Meg's Hot Rims Chrome polish a little
They both work great, but your going to need power to do a good job
I recomend a big and small power ball

[Mike Phillips]

Re: rim pitting

Like Mario said, using a good chrome polish will make the chrome that's left look shiny but you can't remove pits and for most people, you can't remove scratches out of chrome either.


Removing scratches and pits equals the same principal, see this thread,

What it means to remove a scratch out of anything...