Not familiar with progressive wheels, but here is some 'FYI',
It's very possible that the wheels were simply ignored, and if driven around
salt water or in areas where they salt the roads, that could have easily
caused the problem(s).
If the wheels are clear-coated (which many are now-a-days), there is
almost no way to ever get them looking like new again short of
glass beading/sand blasting, then polishing, then putting on a new
coat of clear-coat.
I drive mountain roads and the couple of times my old Porsche saw
some 'salted' roads, so I purchased some high buck 'Formula 1'
wheel polish, but it still didn't help (the difference between gloss
and non-gloss will always show no matter how clean the wheel
is).
Lee Jacobs *************
JacobsL@Sembilan.UCHSC.Edu
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> From: Mike Crumley <a0020124@airmail.net>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Cleaning Aluminum Wheels??
> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 13:17:30 -0500
>
>At 08:16 AM 9/22/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>Howdy all,
>>
>>I have a set of 15" Progressive polished aluminum wheels on my 95 Dakota.
>The
>>previous owner must have used a really strong tire cleaner or drove
>through some
>>puddles with chemicals in them, or something because the wheels have got
>spots and
>>runs all over them.
>>
>>I tried a combination of Eagle One products to clean them. 1st a product
>called
>>"Dull Off", kind of a wad of cotton with some kind of chemical on it.
>You rub it on,
>>then buff it off. Followed by Eagle One's spray on Aluminum Wheel
>cleaner. These
>>did absolutely nothing.
>>
>>Anyone have better ideas for cleaning tough stains on aluminum wheels?
>>K.
>
>Try a product called Mother's Mag & Aluminium Polish (Mother's is the brand
>name). It is a cream type polish that you rub on and then wipe off. I used
>to use it for polishing chrome and aluminum on an 18-wheeler that got
>really dirty and there was nothing that it wouldn't clean up real quick.
>Last time I got some I got it at a truck stop but I think Mother's products
>are becoming more widely available so you might find it at a parts store.
>Highly recommended.
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