Clear coat, cleaning alumimun rims?

Hello experts,

I have bought a used set of aluminum rims.
Good to very good condition. I want to do a
few things before mounting them.


In a few places, I notice that there are black scuff marks.
What is the right cleaner to clean these?
I was thinking of swirl remover that you might use on
the body to remove scratches.


Also, the clear coat is broken in a few places.
About the size of half of my pinky's fingernail.

What can I use to touch this up? I'm thinking of a
brush on application for this small area. Would
polyurethane for wood work?

Thanks a lot

[email]condor_222@yahoo.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> Hello experts,
>
> I have bought a used set of aluminum rims.
> Good to very good condition. I want to do a
> few things before mounting them.
>
>
> In a few places, I notice that there are black scuff marks.
> What is the right cleaner to clean these?
> I was thinking of swirl remover that you might use on
> the body to remove scratches.
>
>
> Also, the clear coat is broken in a few places.
> About the size of half of my pinky's fingernail.
>
> What can I use to touch this up? I'm thinking of a
> brush on application for this small area. Would
> polyurethane for wood work?
>
> Thanks a lot[/color]

You could try using a laquer thinner to clean as it will not hurt the
clear coat. And then some scratch remover or haze remover.

<condor_222@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1146838884.796109.188830@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Hello experts,
>
> I have bought a used set of aluminum rims.
> Good to very good condition. I want to do a
> few things before mounting them.
>
>
> In a few places, I notice that there are black scuff marks.
> What is the right cleaner to clean these?
> I was thinking of swirl remover that you might use on
> the body to remove scratches.
>
>
> Also, the clear coat is broken in a few places.
> About the size of half of my pinky's fingernail.
>
> What can I use to touch this up? I'm thinking of a
> brush on application for this small area. Would
> polyurethane for wood work?
>
> Thanks a lot
>[/color]

Here is an EXCELLENT article on wheel refinishing. I followed it all the way
to the end of the process and my wheels look Chrome!
It takes a LOT of Elbow Grease for this effect; you can stop anywhere in the
process for the kind of finish you like.

Good Luck!

[url]http://www.michiganfieroclub.com/articles/technical/wheel.pdf[/url]

Oh, I forgot to mention, and I don't know if the article mentions it; I took
mine to a local Auto Parts place that has a machine shop and had them
sandblast them first.

They were almost good enough to use after blasting! What a difference.

<condor_222@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1146838884.796109.188830@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Hello experts,
>
> I have bought a used set of aluminum rims.
> Good to very good condition. I want to do a
> few things before mounting them.
>
>
> In a few places, I notice that there are black scuff marks.
> What is the right cleaner to clean these?
> I was thinking of swirl remover that you might use on
> the body to remove scratches.
>
>
> Also, the clear coat is broken in a few places.
> About the size of half of my pinky's fingernail.
>
> What can I use to touch this up? I'm thinking of a
> brush on application for this small area. Would
> polyurethane for wood work?
>
> Thanks a lot
>[/color]