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I need some help on cleaning some aluminum wheels. They have some brake dust and water stains. Need help please thanks cafords.

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use windex it cleans chrome rims very good

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might want to polish them using a polishing compound

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Mothers has a little red can,you polish with it and it turns black.it works good
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Originally posted by 89notchBack:
use windex it cleans chrome rims very good

ammonia is really bad for bare aluminum it will clean it temporarily but you will see your wheels oxidize much quicker each time. id use a combination of jewelers rouge and mothers metal polish with a buffing wheel and then clear them once u get them nice and shiney
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get some mothers wheel polish and a bunch of rags.
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