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Can you "clean up' beaten up aluminum rims?

posted by  Mike_in_CO on  Sun Dec 20 14:51 CST 2009
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I just picked up four rims off an late 70's 242.
They're pretty beat up, corrosion-wise (i.e. dull, pitted, etc.)
I'm not looking for showroom quality...can they be cleaned up any?







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Can you "clean up' beaten up aluminum rims?

posted by  walrus3 on  Mon Dec 21 03:37 CST 2009
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Depends in large measure just how deep the damage is. If it is superficial you may be able
to polish it out.
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George Downs, Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!








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Can you "clean up' beaten up aluminum rims?

posted by  Bigmeat on  Sun Dec 20 16:29 CST 2009
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Yes. Go to a store that sells body shop supplies and see what the recomend. Some kind of buffing compound and a buffer.







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