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- From: "mike knox" <mike.knox@canrem.com>
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: aluminum wheels
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.770.17867@dosgate>
- Date: 21 Jul 92 15:06:57 EST
- Reply-To: "mike knox" <mike.knox@canrem.com>
- Distribution: rec
- Organization: Canada Remote Systems
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- Hi:
-
- The aluminum wheels on my 1989 GMC Jimmy have corroded quite badly due,
- I believe to a defective lacquer coating that peeled off in places letting
- moisture, road salt etc. get underneath.
-
- GM is covering the cost of repair (to my surprise), but the service
- advisor said I had a choice of whether I want the rims to be lacquered
- again or not. He said if I chose not to have the lacquer applied, I'd
- have to polish them practically daily. I chose to have them re-lacquered
- hoping that they'll do a better job this time.
-
- I want to try and preserve the newly repaired rims as long as possible,
- and am wondering about a couple of things:
-
- 1. Will chemical tire cleaners like Tire Brite harm the rim's lacquer or
- the aluminum itself?
-
- 2. Are chemical rim cleaners (supposedly designed for aluminum/mag rims
- helpfull or harmfull?
-
- 3. Are there any other commercial (or other) products that I should avoid
- contacting the wheels (I'm thinking of everything from Turtle Zip Wash
- to Windex).
-
- 4. Would it be helpfull to wax the rims with a regular paste car wax or
- would this harm the lacquer?
-
- Unfortunately due to personal financial constraints, winter tires/rims
- are not an option for me.
-
- Thanks for any help or opinions!
-
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