Letter 15024

Cleaning Damaged Aluminum Rims [Texas] 

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I have Eagle Alloy polished aluminum rims on my truck. When I cleaned my tires with Westley's Bleche-Wite, some of the cleaner got on the rims. The Bleche-Wite left milky white spots on the rims. How can I restore them to the original shine.

Jacob Whitley
- Schertz, TX

If the individual gets an answer to his Westley's Bleach-White problem on his Eagle Alloys, I need to know how to remove the white spots on my Eagles too. I have never had any problems with Westley's before. The Eagles I have had for five months and they can go three to four weeks without washing and people ask me how I keep them so clean. They have the best finish I have ever owned, that was until today.

Danny Modlin
- Chesapeake, VA

ACRYSOL. detailers and body-shops use it all the time. hard to find, but check around town; this stuff is incredible. Cleans oxidation from bleach and even clearcoat overspray. You may want to use a metal polish afterward, like Meguiar's or Mothers , but this stuff gets up everything. Be sure to check on an inconspicuous place, first. Also, don't breathe it! I use it on my '89 Jeep wrangler with aftermarket pacer rims and it works every time!

Joshua Oberst
- Petal, MS

Jacob Whitley and all, Hello.

Did the ACRYSOL solve your wheel problem, "Bleche-Wite left milky white spots on the rims"? I have the exact same problem! Please let me know. If anyone else can help, please do.

Thank you. Irritated, Jeff

Jeff Silva
- Suwanee, GA, USA

The cheapest way to remove any stains..water spots..etc..from polished aluminum rims is an Eagle One product called Nevr-Dull .. runs about 6 bucks a can..I have a set of Center-Line Satin finished aluminum rims that had the worst milky water spots you have ever seen..the oxidation build up was unbelievable..in seconds..doing nothing more than rubbing Nevr Dull on and wiping with a clean cloth..they look like high polished chrome now. Hope this helps with those unwanted spots!

Wolf Wilder
- Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

Hi,

I have a set of Ford aluminum rims and where they put the wheel weights on it oxidized on the rim. I was wondering if there was a way of fixing this.

Thank you,

Leslie Fox
electrical - Cornish, Maine, United States

If you have high polished aluminum wheels DO NOT EVER USE ANY TYPE OF SPRAY ON WHEEL CLEANER as this has acid in it and it will damage the metal.

TERRY HAAS
- TOLEDO, OHIO

I have polished aluminum wheels and have been rubbing and scrubbing the past 3 days for several hours per day.

I started with Eagle One never dull...it just doesn't get the hard water spots that the sprinkler deposited. I have an older can and I noticed that the old directions indicated that it could be used on glass. It took the water spots off my windows when glass cleaner and vinegar would not clean it. I noticed on a new can at the auto parts store that the new can no longer indicates use on glass.

I was at the parts store because I couldn't stand rubbing any more. I saw several products from Mother's (Power Aluminum, Mag & Aluminum, and Billet) Billet was no help and expensive. The Mag and Aluminum worked better but I'm so tired of rubbing...now I think I'm gonna try Mother's "Power Aluminum" with a Powerball you attach to your drill.

Paul Schneider
- Spring, TX

Wish I had read this forum earlier. Just bought my Eagle Rims....high gloss shine. Three day after, used a spray on wheel cleaner and went thru a car wash immediately...oh oh..too late, came out the other end with milky stains on the wheels just like that. I'm so mad. Now I am researching how to care for alloy rims. I will try Mother's Power Aluminium and the Mothers PowerBall that fits in your power drill. Will see what happens.

Cheers.

Pitts Flyer
- Pickering ON

Billet rims in rural NYS after the winter. After trying several mothers products and several spray on wheel cleaners I still cannot restore my rims to as new condition. Along with the brake dust the roads are treated with a mixture of salt, sand and cinders. I made the mistake of keeping them on during the winter any advice is greatly appreciated.

Cina Lagerwall
consumer - Hancock, N.Y.

Stained aluminum wheels from using Westley's bleche white: I have a set of Dick Cepek dc1 wheels and have had them for a couple months. The only polish I have used on them is Neverdull and it works fairly well. I needed to get the white letter on my tires clean and used Westley's bleche white and assumed it wouldn't stain the wheels since the tires were on them and after using it I notice that it did stain them. It was totally my fault due to not reading the instructions fully. Does anyone know of any type of product I can use to get the stains off or polish them out. I really would appreciate any help on this. Thanks alot!

Brad Smith
Cooper tire and rubber - Mantachie, MS, USA

I recently had new tires installed on my 2000 Ford F-150 with factory 17" wheels (clear coated aluminum/alloy). There is minimum pitting and coating discoloration where the old weights were. How can I spot clean?
Thanx,

Dennis Harlow
- DeMotte, IN, USA

I wish I had read this first. I have cleaned several car rims with the spray cleaners and most worked. I have eagle aluminum rims on '78 CJ7 and used a spray cleaner and got the dulled milked finish the others have posted. Darn.... Look cheap and awful.

I cleaned the rims with hot soapy water, then used Nufinish Car Type Polimer hoping it would clean and protect. Did not touch the dulled finish.

I then tried rubbing compound with the Mothers Power Ball and some hand rubbing in the tight spots/corners. The Rubbing Compound seemed to work pretty well. 5-10 min per rim and was done after another hot soapy bath and rinse. Worked Very Well and Nice and Shinny again. I then applied a coat of NuFinish to hopefully keeping the aluminum from oxidizing.

The Eagle Aluminum Rims really have a nice shine to them.

QUESTION ALSO. What is the best way to protect the bare aluminum rims from oxidation and the elements. I saw one post that said auto paste wax and would like to hear what others say.

Fred
Mpls, MN

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- Mpls, MN, in the USA

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