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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 11:15 PM
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Now I wish I would have gotten my 6s in chrome. It really takes some effort to clean these bitches after a good rain!
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 01:06 AM
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yea i think polished aluminum looks a lot less bling bling than chrome. i use this stuff called green magic. you cant buy it at any store.the only place i have seen it is at car shows.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 02:43 AM
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The stuff I use now is called Coopers, I had to get it at the Peterbilt store a few miles away. I used to use mothers. And clearcoated or zooped rims just don't have the same look to me as raw hand polished aluminum, I can even tell the diff between machine/air and hand polished.

Didn't even know they offered the Timeless 6 in chrome, they had just come out and were only available in billet when I got mine.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Brandon
Jsmith is it really worth it? I have several friends with expensive billets, and want to know what it really works like. We've all seen it on TV and in the mags, but real world is always different.
I can't answer that with a 100% yes because I've never used it on any of my wheels before. However, a friend of mine uses it and really likes it and from what I've seen it seems to hold up nicely.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by LOW2000
Didn't even know they offered the Timeless 6 in chrome, they had just come out and were only available in billet when I got mine.
Can anyone confirm this? I'm going to be ordering my Timeless 6's very soon and if chrome was available I'd go with that over polished!
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 07:15 AM
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Jeff, I believe that they are still available in chrome. Call my buddy Dave at wheelstop.com and he will be happy to give you a quote over the phone. His number is on the website.

Be sure to tell him that I referred ya!
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 10:20 AM
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What Scream said!, Dave is a real cool and very nice Guy!!
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 10:45 AM
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You guys need to use Eagle One Billet polish. It's not even on their website yet. I picked some up at the Houston Autorama. I have contacted them for info to pass along. But that stuff rocks. Makes mag polish look like plato. It cut the time for doing my wheels by 2/3's . Works on EVERYTHING billet or chrome and comes in one of those wax squirt bottles.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:13 AM
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Budnik Polish and Eagle One are the Same thing. Great stuff, That's what I use!!
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:21 AM
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try some X-treme metal polish. 1-800-543-5553 never seen anything that holds a candle to it, although it will, like all polishes, leave your hands black. you can also get it at discount tire.
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