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Loking for ideas on how to protect chrome wheels during the winter months.. I live in northern ohio and the winters can be harsh on things... I was thinking about spraying thim with under coating.. I Know it would take some elbow grease and cleaner to remove it.. Any ideas would help..

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Loking for ideas on how to protect chrome wheels during the winter months.. I live in northern ohio and the winters can be harsh on things... I was thinking about spraying thim with under coating.. I Know it would take some elbow grease and cleaner to remove it.. Any ideas would help..

 

you could brush on a layer of axle grease would be real ugly by the time the winter was over but shiny wheels once cleaned

sic lsx Senior Enthusiast

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Wax wax wax and more wax. Reg car wax. Everytime u clean wax after. Also i would pull wheels off abd clean the backside of wheels with steal wool abd paint satin or flat black.

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These GM Trucks have some bad quality chrome on the wheels. I recommend getting a set of 2007-up police package Tahoe rims for winter use and storing your chrome wheels until spring/summer.

 

Polish, and Waxing helps protect against brake dust but the salt will quickly eat through the coating. Axle grease is very durable and will provide excellent rust protection except it will fly off at high speeds on your paint, and possibly enter onto your brake rotors.

sic lsx Senior Enthusiast

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Also its nasty and clean off when it clears up and wax again. Ive seen people use tire shine wet or some kind of silicone spray on the when the roads r bad.

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These GM Trucks have some bad quality chrome on the wheels. I recommend getting a set of 2007-up police package Tahoe rims for winter use and storing your chrome wheels until spring/summer.

 

Polish, and Waxing helps protect against brake dust but the salt will quickly eat through the coating. Axle grease is very durable and will provide excellent rust protection except it will fly off at high speeds on your paint, and possibly enter onto your brake rotors.

 

 

haha that would look nasty. im sure there are some better offerings in the aftermarket rim world. id say your best bet if you have the cash is to get some other GM pickup rims for the winter that dont look like ass

sic lsx Senior Enthusiast

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i had chrome Z06 wheels on my camaro and stock chrome on our old truck when we live in missouri and i never had any problems. I pulled them in garage and cleaned then if it was nasty out and re waxed them. Painting the back side is a must to me and it just makes the wheel look better! They always pit and start to rust/flake on back side 1st. Painting will help with that. I have to many people to do these things and it has worked!

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Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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Loking for ideas on how to protect chrome wheels during the winter months.. I live in northern ohio and the winters can be harsh on things... I was thinking about spraying thim with under coating.. I Know it would take some elbow grease and cleaner to remove it.. Any ideas would help..

Don't do it! The wheels in your sig pic are actually plastic wheel covers over alloy wheels. Any amount of elbow grease will rub right through the thin coating and ruin them... unless those aren;t the wheels you are talking about?

 

Wax the plastic with a good wax and hope for the best. :D

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