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Old Sep 26, 2020 | 03:45 PM
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These rims were originally two tone silver gray which I was not a fan of. They were loaded with curb rash and one wheel had very heavy scraping on it. If you're lucky enough to live in the Connecticut area I had these done for an extremely reasonable price. They sandblasted them ground out all of the curb rash,

sandblasted the whole Rim inside and out, behind spokes powder coated and clear-coated 300 bucks for all four such a deal for sure and no sales tax!
 
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Pleeze post business name / location / 'phone number!!! My wheels are Rocky Horror!!!
 
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Old Sep 26, 2020 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by viper1996
These rims were originally two tone silver gray which I was not a fan of. They were loaded with curb rash and one wheel had very heavy scraping on it. If you're lucky enough to live in the Connecticut area I had these done for an extremely reasonable price. They sandblasted them ground out all of the curb rash,

sandblasted the whole Rim inside and out, behind spokes powder coated and clear-coated 300 bucks for all four such a deal for sure and no sales tax!
Before I put my newly refurbished Selena wheels back on my car, I ceramic coated them to facilitate brake dust removal. This was around 2 years ago and they still look great.

You may want to do it, too.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2020 | 03:00 AM
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Agreed, wash your wheels, use ferrous remover, wash them and air dry and then apply some C5 wheel armour.

Two years later brake dust still washes off. Although every 6 months I apply some 'reload'
 
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Old Sep 27, 2020 | 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by MarkyUK
Agreed, wash your wheels, use ferrous remover, wash them and air dry and then apply some C5 wheel armour.

Two years later brake dust still washes off. Although every 6 months I apply some 'reload'
Pretty much the same as here. Keeps my lovely 20 inch Sentas looking, well, lovely.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2020 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Stuart S
Before I put my newly refurbished Selena wheels back on my car, I ceramic coated them to facilitate brake dust removal. This was around 2 years ago and they still look great.
I recently had the dealership ceramic coat the calipers and wheels on my Rapide. Yesterday was the first wash since I had them coated and was easier to wash for sure. The car has a 20 spoke pattern and was a bear to clean. So far so good. Plan on coating my wife's XC60's wheels. They're mostly black and pain to clean.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2020 | 10:34 AM
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You should teach your wife how to clean her own wheels and ... ... uh, ... maybe not such a good idea.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2020 | 05:15 PM
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Plastec in South Windsor CT
I highly doubt they have a website!
 
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Old Sep 30, 2020 | 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by viper1996
Plastec in South Windsor CT
I highly doubt they have a website!
You mean like this one?

Plas-Tec Coatings, Inc | Custom Work | South Windsor CT
 
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Hey Marty, Do you use this one for the Ferrous remover or another one? Just wondered because it would be nice to have clean wheels.

Amazon Amazon

 
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Old Oct 8, 2020 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Budster
Hey Marty, Do you use this one for the Ferrous remover or another one? Just wondered because it would be nice to have clean wheels.

https://www.amazon.com/Chemical-Guys...01CJEBEIG?th=1
First of all it's Marky, as in Mark...Marty is a wee bit too American for me, would prefer Troy or even Brad!

I use Dodo Juice Ferrous Deuller as my product of choice, but they all do more or less the same job

Amazon Amazon

I think a 1l bottle has lasted me 4yrs
 
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Old Oct 8, 2020 | 05:23 PM
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Just a heads up Marky, autocorrect sometimes changes your name to Marty when I type it so it could have been that.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2020 | 05:38 PM
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Opps, sorry about that Marky. It also could have been my impeccable typing skills.

 
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