Stupid questions about my wheels
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I agree 100%, why only clean and polish the outside of the wheels and leave the inside covered with all the dirt and brake dust? The three coaats of Zaino is a great idea!!!
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If they are Ford original wheels that came with the Mustang they are called 18” polished Aluminum which is MISLEADING…
They are polished aluminum but they are clear coated and DO NOT require any actually polishing as you would with uncoated aluminum wheels. In other words there are polishes out there specifically for polishing aluminum and they are abrasive as that is how they polish bare aluminum.
I have the same wheels and LOVE them. If you polish them, and it’s a good idea to do so, just use any regular auto polish that is SAFE for clear coat like that on the exterior paint of the car. Some polishes will say they are safe for coated wheels like Blue Magic’s Liquid Metal Polish but I would NOT use it. I use it for the exhaust tips since they are stainless steel and NOT coated but I would not recommend using it on the clear coated wheels.
Since I use Zaino on the car I also put 3 coats of Zaino on the wheels. I am so **** that I actually took all the wheels off and washed the inside of the rim and put 3 coats of Zaino on the inside to help keep brake dust from building up and making it much easier to just simply rinse the brake dust off when washing the car. The other reason I took all the tires off was to hand paint the brake calipers as well…
If they are Ford original wheels that came with the Mustang they are called 18” polished Aluminum which is MISLEADING…
They are polished aluminum but they are clear coated and DO NOT require any actually polishing as you would with uncoated aluminum wheels. In other words there are polishes out there specifically for polishing aluminum and they are abrasive as that is how they polish bare aluminum.
I have the same wheels and LOVE them. If you polish them, and it’s a good idea to do so, just use any regular auto polish that is SAFE for clear coat like that on the exterior paint of the car. Some polishes will say they are safe for coated wheels like Blue Magic’s Liquid Metal Polish but I would NOT use it. I use it for the exhaust tips since they are stainless steel and NOT coated but I would not recommend using it on the clear coated wheels.
Since I use Zaino on the car I also put 3 coats of Zaino on the wheels. I am so **** that I actually took all the wheels off and washed the inside of the rim and put 3 coats of Zaino on the inside to help keep brake dust from building up and making it much easier to just simply rinse the brake dust off when washing the car. The other reason I took all the tires off was to hand paint the brake calipers as well…
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