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Dec 30, 2006 | 10:44 AM

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JSmith

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Originally Posted by trever1t

Yup, yep, uh huh! Mother's power ball and a lot of muscle. Pure carnuba wax after polish. Eagle One wheel wash. And yes, polished aluminum will always look better than chrome.....It's just a major PITA keeping up with it!

Isn't that the truth!?! I love my Timeless 6's but they are a pain to keep looking nice even though they have a relatively simple design.

Dec 30, 2006 | 10:46 AM

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Isn't that the truth!?! I love my Timeless 6's but they are a pain to keep looking nice even though they have a relatively simple design.

eagle 219's look almost exact and require 10X less maintenance

i will never buy another set of boyds...EVER!!!

Dec 30, 2006 | 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by 02BlueStepside

I bought the wheels used, so I never got any instructions or warnings with them. The wash said it was made for polished aluminum so I didn't see a problem and haven't noticed anything happening to the wheels.

Alright, awesome. I'm gonna go buy some and see how it works if it'll ever stop raining

Dec 30, 2006 | 07:27 PM

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TarheelZ

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Originally Posted by trever1t

You have to be careful with polished aluminum (or any alum, really) a high ph will disolve alum. Harsh cleaners wil stain it.

I have the polished wheels from an older Yukon XL for my Sierra and one time after I spent MANY hours polishing them, the guys who were mounting new tires on them used some kind of cleaner that just ruined the work I had done. The owner paid a local place to polish them but they did a really crappy job.