[G-Man]

My forged aluminum Machesini's (silver anodized finish) have some stains on them that just won't come out. They almost look like greasy fingerprints from handling the wheel during a tire change.

I've tried everything I can think of but nothing will take it off. Every soap known to man, wheel cleaners, WD40, brake cleaner, alcohol, you name it I've probably tried it. I've even tried some Simple Green and Castrol Purple degreaser (sparingly) with no luck.

Any ideas how I can get rid of these pesky stains? I'm just about ready to just powder coat the wheels and move on.

 

[rockscaler]

concentrated drain cleaner will take off all stains









jk dont do that

pics?

 

[serpentracer]

we use wheel acid at our car lot. it sounds (and smells) terrible but it does a great job making old rims look brand new.
look in the phone book for a place that sells detailing supplies.

Proper Wheel Care

 

[Veefer97]

Once you get a stain in the anodizing it is next to imposible to get rid of without damaging the anodized finish. Just as an example a black felt marker on clear anodize cannot be removed, ask me how I know. Also the anodized finish is extremely hard, sometimes harder than tool steel so it is far superior to powdercoat