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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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I let my polished classic 2s go for all winter without a polish and they look horrible. I didnt do it on purpose just never had the time.* The wheels are starting to turn black and the caps/lugs nuts are rusting. What should i do to restore them, i've tried carnuba polish and metal polish with the mothers powerball. Both had close to no result.I was thinkin about using the zoop sealer once they are polished up again so this doesnt happen.I am selling them soon and going to atzs with a 20" rim, could i put the mtz's i have on them now on my stock 17's. The classic 2s are also 17s but are the stockers wide enough?and if so does anyone have pics of theirs?the stockers look like this
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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I FEEL YOUR PAIN!!! From my experience, they will require more than the powerball to REALLY get that shine back. If you have a dremel tool, you can get polishing 'kits' that have different types of attachments for polishing. There are a number of good polishes available to get the oxidation off, but it takes a LOT of time...believe me! Good luck!
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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ur stock rim will more than likely work as long as u have a good amount of sidewall.
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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If they are bare aluminum then eagle one makes a really good spray that eats the tarnish off of aluminum. It's some nasty acid stuff, but it works really well.
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:39 AM
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i have some stuff called acid for my company that will get it off but dull it up, would that be good to do?
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