how would i go about cleaning the oxidation off of my stock polished torque stars?
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09-05-2008
how would i go about cleaning the oxidation off of my stock polished torque stars?
09-05-2008
wash them real good and then wax them. they come with a clearcoat from the factory.
09-05-2008
the oxidized spots feels like a rough srface...
09-05-2008
Best thing to do is strip the clear off of them
09-05-2008
Just like your paint, the polished torque stars have a clear coat.
If you let the oxidation get to the bottom of the clear coat there will be no bringing the shine back without stripping the clear coat.... The only way to find out is to keep applying a paint cleaner that cuts the paint down just as you would the body of the car. I would try Macguiars paint cleaner, or a clay bar to cut them. Lots of work, but for those of you that have let your wheels get to this point, think of all those times you could have waxed them and didn't.
Last edited by crimpton; 09-06-2008 at 09:56 PM. Reason: Generalizing
09-05-2008
hey now...i just baught the car...this is all from the old man that owned it...i take care of my cars with an OCD eye....i mean i even wax the torque stars that are not polished on my bird...
09-05-2008
a good wading polish will somewhat help in this situation, I always use WIZARDS, it cleaned the oxidation off alot of my aluminum parts on the show cars.
09-05-2008
when i clean them tommorrow i will get some pics and see if you guys think they are still salvagable..
09-06-2008
Sorry, I edited my post....Originally Posted by riceburner
09-09-2008
go with "mothers" depending if ur rims are chrome or alumin.
06-03-2009
im in the same boat but prolly to the point of no return, when i got my car in november the guy who had it before me didnt take much care of the exterior, the clear coat to the rims he has on there peal off with each wash i give it, brake dust and road grime burnt into the rim....aside from prolly a media blasting, is there any other way to make them look decent? if not is it cheaper for me to just get another set of rims then to get the ones i have reparied?
06-03-2009
go buy some "mothers" chrome polisher...and spend some time with them
06-08-2009
just safe yourself time and powdercoat them
06-09-2009
sand em down...wet sand the shyt out of them....buff them with a buffer and rubbing compound...then polish with a polishing wheel and mothers chrome polish....and get some shyt rims for winterpolished rims arent fond of salt....thats where the oxidation comes from
06-10-2009
the hi-polished 5 spokes are not chrome plated right? so that means i could take a dremmel to them and sand the crap out of them and then reclear them?
06-29-2009
thats one option
04-08-2012
Hey I just picked up a set of T-stars that need some TLC...slight rough surface and need to be cleaned up. I'm looking at using some "mothers" and "meguires" to try to bring them back. I'm curious to see if anybody that's posted has any before and after pictures of their wheels and what they did. If it comes to it I'll just have to strip off the clear coat, but If I can I'm trying to avoid doing anything too abrasive if I can.
04-08-2012
Can you post a picture of the wheel, that will help.
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04-09-2012
Yea, I'll snap a couple shots after work tonight.
04-13-2012
A couple days late, but here are the pics of the oxidation. In some of the pics it looks like there is some green over-spray from a paint job. Looking forward to diving into revamping them in two weeks when I finish school!
I don't expect to get all of the corrosion on the inner surface- but hopefully on the face and outer surface.
Torque Stars Before Refurb :: DSC01035.jpg picture by Burley117 - Photobucket
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