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Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:40 pm 
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Hey guys since i dont have a license my car just sits in the driveway and it probly wont be too much of a problem now but during winter water has been sitting on my 12 slotters and they have been rusting up.
I have used steel wool to remove the rust but now there are patches in my chrome around the rim :( lol but anyway does anyone know wot i can put on there to stop them rusting ? my bro rekons some grease will do the trick... ? lol

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Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:45 pm 
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after the steel wool and soapy water i used silvo and had no more trouble with the slotters mate.. just gota doa awesome job i spent ages on each rim.. mine where f**k wen i got em and looked new wen i finished.. good luck mate
good to see some young blokes into the old cars and not commodores haha

 

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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:53 pm 
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haha cheers mate whats silvo tho lol ?

 

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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:22 pm 
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To get the rust off, Coke and steel wool according to mythbusters

 

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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:50 pm 
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i thought mythbusters proved coke did sweet fukall ? anyway its not gettin it off thats the problem its keepin it from comin back lol

hold on... silvo... as in brasso ?

 

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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:56 pm 
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Busso wrote:
i thought mythbusters proved coke did sweet fukall ? anyway its not gettin it off thats the problem its keepin it from comin back lol

hold on... silvo... as in brasso ?
No to the contrary, they were surprised how well it worked on the rust, but no good as a degreaser.

 

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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:54 pm 
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Try a wire wheel in a grinder to get it off and a bit of gold galv, killrust or the likes to stop the rust.

Then if wanna touch em up buy some "chrome spray" just to blend it in a bit as you cannot get rims rechromed.

 

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Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:34 pm 
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what ?!? u cant get them rechromed ? :(

 

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Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:25 pm 
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Busso wrote:
what ?!? u cant get them rechromed ? :(


you can but its gonna cost $$$ call up some wheel shops, if they dont do repairs there they will put you onto a place that does.

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To get the rust off, Coke and steel wool according to mythbusters


bit of a worry we drink this stuff really.

 

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Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:50 pm 
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Try a wire wheel in a grinder to get it off and a bit of gold galv, killrust or the likes to stop the rust.

Then if wanna touch em up buy some "chrome spray" just to blend it in a bit as you cannot get rims rechromed.


in my experience "chrome spray" is just glorified silver paint and doesnt look anything like chrome
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Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:53 am 
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i know theres a joint around here who do chroming because a mate of mine said his old man got some funky sculpture type ashtray chromed or somethin they should be able to do my wheels most probs aye ?
anyone had hweels chromed and know the costs involved ?

 

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Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:20 pm 
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u can get silvo anywhere safeway and bunnings and s**t man. its a liquid u polish on and the off again

 

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