Car Maintenance : Cleaning Oxidized Aluminum Rims

An aluminum rim that's oxidized is usually caused from salt getting under the clear coat and pitting the aluminum. Use sandpaper and a clear coat of paint to protect aluminum car rims with help from car restoration specialists in this free video on car maintenance. Expert: Gary Malec & John Grassi Bio: Gary Malec and John Grassi rebuild cars and boats, do household handyman work, and build computers. Filmmaker: gary malec

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15 Responses

  1. @stormer1092 Lol!

  2. I used a better method, Jack the car up, put the wheel onto the car and stick it in gear, hold the paper against the wheel and use it like a lathe, this will give a perfect and very fast sanding finish, only idle speed upto second gear or you will lose your fingers!,work your way right down to 1200 grade paper, then use a 2k laquer with hardner, works a treat

  3. I bet if you lick it enough it will get shiney

  4. @mikebakeson123 Don't. It's aerosol and will leave little bubbles and won't be completely clear, it will scratch and stretch creating white streaks.

  5. Don't listen to this idiot. Get some aluminum foil and vinegar, dip the foil in the vinegar and rub the rimms, it comes off like magic. The foil won't scratch it at all!!!!

  6. this is fucking dumb you dumbass you didnt get it all off retard

  7. @yukonrott how much and where from?650cc?hp 70?

  8. @geamnegru the only reason i watched this was to see the jet ski i saw it on the pic for the vid i got the same jet ski.. im lookin to sell mine haha

  9. hey i have some rims that were sitting outside for over a year. looks like theres worms all over is this corrosion? how do i fix it?

  10. sell the stand up kawasaki???

  11. Wow. I'm using 2000 grit

  12. where can i buy the clear coat for the rims?

  13. start with 200 the go up 400 ..600.... still its smooth with no scratches

  14. You'd have to re-apply the clear coat to if you use most any tire or wheel cleaner.

    5 Stars the other guy on eHow with a Grand Cherokee in his garage basically talked about removing corrosion. The wheel was pristine therefore making his video useless.

  15. 200 grid? does that scratch? should you resand? should your polish? helP!