Warning!.. Don't use Brasso on Rims!!!
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Warning!.. Don't use Brasso on Rims!!!
I wanted to polish up my stock tC rims a little bit and had some Brasso polish left over that i used for polishing my valve cover. The polish says it works on aluminum, stainless, brass...... so on and so on. Luckily I was smart and used it on a very small section of my rim first to see how it would work.
After polishing for about 1 minute by hand with not much force it started turn my rim Black. I got a wet rag and tried wiping it off, didn't get any worse or better. Its still a gloss black so it might be good if you have a lot of time on your hands and want a cheap way of making your stock rims Gloss Black.
BUT DON'T USE FOR POLISHING!!!!!
Brasso worked awesome on my valve cover giving it an almost mirror finish but was eating my rim color away. I actually kind of like the look of the black it left so I might wait a little while to see what happens to that area and might end up doing all rims with it.
Let me know what you think.
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After polishing for about 1 minute by hand with not much force it started turn my rim Black. I got a wet rag and tried wiping it off, didn't get any worse or better. Its still a gloss black so it might be good if you have a lot of time on your hands and want a cheap way of making your stock rims Gloss Black.
BUT DON'T USE FOR POLISHING!!!!!
Brasso worked awesome on my valve cover giving it an almost mirror finish but was eating my rim color away. I actually kind of like the look of the black it left so I might wait a little while to see what happens to that area and might end up doing all rims with it.
Let me know what you think.
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Last edited by MR_LUV; 06-19-2019 at 04:51 PM. Reason: Awarded 10 Yr Badge
#7
Yeah i wasnt sure what would happen I didnt expect it give my rims a mirror finish or chrome look just polish them up some. I figured i might as well try it before i went and bought some rim cleaner. This is why i tried it on a very small section first. Oh well just another reason my girlfriend cant get mad at me for buying new rims!
#10
Having been to Missouri........I would have to agree.........lol........try some clay bar to pull out the polish burn,then some scratchX,then repolish and wax......should be good to go,my kid did the same to my rims with metal polish,it came out with clay bar and scratchX
#12
Yeah ill try to take some pictures tonight after i get off of work and post them but like i said it was on a very small part so it might be hard to see. And i know i know stupid on my part i didn't think about the paint or clear coat. But hey at least others are learning from my mistake now. And gives you something to laugh at! lol
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Originally Posted by BZinn1
Having been to Missouri........I would have to agree.........lol........try some clay bar to pull out the polish burn,then some scratchX,then repolish (not with Brasso!) and wax......should be good to go,my kid did the same to my rims with metal polish,it came out with clay bar and scratchX
Fixed!
#18
It is actually not taking off the clear,more like it is staining it, the solvents in Brasso, MR. Metal,and a few others are chemical based to etch the surface then the polish works on the new etched surface.
Closest it can be compared to is wood stain to the paint but it can be worked out cause the clear is pretty tough stuff on rims.
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Closest it can be compared to is wood stain to the paint but it can be worked out cause the clear is pretty tough stuff on rims.
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Last edited by MR_LUV; 07-11-2019 at 08:21 PM. Reason: Awarded 10 Yr Badge
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Originally Posted by BZinn1
it is actually not taking off the clear,more like it is staining it, the solvents in Brasso,MR. Metal,and a few others are chemical based to etch the surface then the polish works on the new etched surface,so it acts like a,well closest it can be compared to is wood stain to the paint.........but it can be worked out cause the clear is pretty tough stuff on rims.
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