Cleaning Nasty Aluminum Wheels with Household Products - WOW !!!!
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2017
- would never have guessed that it would work this well !!!
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I can’t speak for other people but I would like to tell you this. I love all kinds of mechanic you tubers . But I really like yours because you show what someone with a basic budget can do. A lot of these guys, I’d say 90 percent of these guys have lifts , 50 thousand dollars in tools or more, multiple pole barns or large garages. I don’t have … any of those things . And don’t get me wrong , there’s nothing wrong with that and I love those guys. They’ve earned what they have . But sometimes … I just want to see how the ordinarily Joe gets it done .
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good job.ill bet ur dad was a happy fellow.good to here someone giving there father a nice fathers day apreciation gift.
i had these rims and caps stock on my 89 Ford Ranger 4x4 .... loved them ! i like the screw on caps they don't come off on pot holes and running over critters ........
What a great truck! Caps on! What a great son just like mine💜
That's an interesting approach... I wonder if maybe corn starch would work even better than the baking soda since it's more neutral-to-acidic rather than the basic baking soda which would have neutralized the acid in the lemon juice. You may be able to compound your effort that way.
I also wonder if maybe something silly like an orange or lemon rind would work better than a sponge for the same reason?
Just bought a set of 15x7 vintage saw blade wheels along with some 31-10.5r15 federal a/t tires for about $320. thank you for this cleaning vid, helps a lot!
Thanks for the tip. I bought some lemon juice and got my very dirty Alcoa wheels very clean with minimal effort!
What a great gift! And a resourceful application of household materials!
Just bought these same wheels for my F150, and in the same condition. Those turned out looking pretty good! Time to do mine!
Four years later I got the same wheels for mine. How are yours holding up? Learned anything about taking care of em?
@randystanton6280 sold the truck over 3 years ago. No idea how they held up.
I used small convex mirrors for the centerhubs on my motorhome and they looked pretty good.
Great video, going to try this on my Pro Comp rims.
Good man. Learned something new. Merry Christmas.
Thank you for your practical knowledge. My rims came out great.
good job mate! nice and simple yet very effective
Awesome! I would go with the covers too but either way those wheels came out awesome!
That was a great gift n the truck looks better with the center caps!!! Very cool lookin!! Lemon juice n baking soda is great for many things to clean off grime.
Man those came out really good keep the caps for sure keep up the good work 👍👍👍
Excellent video ! I'll be testing this on a 2005 Silverado I just bought. Its a Minnesota with lots of ugly on the mag wheels.
my dad used to collect those all the time, i think i might have a whole wall of em in his shed, ill have to check it out next time i git down to the ranch, have so much i got from him when he passed
Amazing, it's good to see someone actually use elbow grease, so many people now days don't want to get down and dirty for a clean car.
That is a great deal for those wheels.
I keep hoping to find a set for a good price to install on my 2000 Ford E150 cargo van.
Wife: "Honey, I'm making chili for dinner. Have you seen my large pot?"
Thanks for the tip👍🏼
🎉 thanks for sharing, I knew the properties of backing soda. My wife will send me back to the grocery store 😅 but it was worth it
Home Depot - 505 sprayed on every 10-15 min for 1 hour. Scrub with scotchbrite sponge (green side) Dirt, Clearcoat gone. Dawn wash and rinse - ready for polish. Done on 94 F-150 Factory alum. rims
Wow, thanks brother. Im gonna try it out today. They look great on the truck, nice rims and tires can make any p.o.s look 100% better.um but i didnt mean the awsome truck your showing!!!
Its 1 of the best looking aluminum factory mag that Ford put on there trucks I have them on my 93 4x4 and yes I have xtra caps for 2x4 and 4x4 love the look.
Nice. Definitely going to try it out on my 88' Town car.
Looks good with the caps on look great
Thank you for sharing this video & tips. This worked like a charm 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 Only cost me $1 😂😂😂
Hea, I tried using lemon juice and baking soda with a toothbrush on my 1981 Kawasaki motor that had a lot of oxide buildup on the head fins from sitting in a barn for years. Guess what, your trick really worked well in removing the built up aluminum oxide. I've tried all purpose cleaner, engine cleaner,and aluminum polish with very so so results. This worked the best. Thanks!
Hey, that's awesome! Good to hear!!!
Usually soda (base) and an acid cancel each other out.
1D0N at what ratio do they cancel each other out? Looks like he used abunch of soda and a few squirts of lemon juice
Wow! They look amazing. I have a 1987 Trans Am so can't wait to try this on my rims. Thank you
I had those same wheels on my 74 short bed. Miss that truck lol. I have a 73 that’s on the back burner for now
Nice job they look good.
I think you can get 4 nice center caps to snap in place instead of the metal covers. Then get some nice new chrome closed lug nuts spline drive for easy on and off.
tannie minka I just bought types rims yesterday very cheap with brand new tires for $140 bucks and I wash the rims it's looks way better
I used play sand in place of baking soda. Gives a brushed aluminum finish look.
Without for sure, looks great
I've made center plugs for the caps out of plastic lids. Find some that fit in from the back side and seal them in place with Seal All or something that won't be too difficult to remove later if the center needs to be replaced later on. Install one pair on one side and the other pair on the other as you can't see both sides at the same time. Same goes for wheels, never could figure out why guy's install one pair on the front and a different pair on the back. If both pair are the same offset and width I always installed the pairs side to side rather than front to back. Don't think any body ever noticed.
The wheels should be waxed or clear coated right away after cleaning/polishing to stop or at least delay the oxidation process. This will keep the wheels nicer looking longer as the oxidation process starts immediately after the cleaner is washed off and does stop until they are cleaned again.
Nice old truck. Had a 68 with a 3 on tree when I was 17. Plain Jane no chrome, bench seat work truck. Didn't know anything about fixing them up back then so didn't like it cause it wasn't cool.
I think , paint the steel wheels, and get some classic ford caps. Great look. The alum looks good, but not as good as factory. Love the 3 on the tree. Reminds me of when driving was actually work. hope he has power steering, those tires will be a hassle to get around corners.
Nice video
289 my favorite engine !
@ThunderHead289 keep the center caps just so you can swith back and forth if you wanted.
Very cool. Hit that with some “Never Dull”. Would look great.
dood! nice job for houshold items.. its nice to see people putting others before themselves.. im sure your dad is proud : ) God Bless
It's just car wheels.
And it's dude...not dood.
It's duud. Dood
Anonymous so? He spent hours working on something nice for his dad. Not everyone can just buy their dad a new car or pay off their house
Joseph Samsor its cleaning a wheel. it's not exactly going to change anything for anyone. not really anyway.
I just got a set of alum wheel this weekend , im hoping what u used ,I can use and it work and bring out the shine .and after I use and hopefully it works ill use a polish to bring that shine out more ....
looking good, simple and inexpensive with a little elbow grease. like you said they dont make them like they use too nor do they do things like they use too. if you could find 2 more center caps I would go that route and keep them. but thats me. you could check LMC TRUCK for the caps. thanks for taking the time to share this with us. be safe and be blessed
I appreciate the positive response. Thank you - you as well
I think the chrome caps make the rims look nicer and have more of a muscle truck look, I got rally rings with a center cap on my 98 gmc safari van
SOS cleaning pads do pretty good also just don't press to hard they will leave scuff marks. Great video I like my old Fords also
you can use white vinegar + baking soda, make a paste out of it then use a sponge. aftr applying let it sit for a few mins.. i use this on windshield and on windows too, its good on removing watermarks.. 😁
Hey, thanks…gonna try this paste!
I would keep the stock wheels, and white line tires, just add some correct for the model year dog dish hubcaps.
couldnt believe it stuff made mine look like new thanks simple n easy
i used oven cleaner
Great job! I was looking for an idea to clean mine
Caps on, looks great
sweet! love those old fords
I bought a set of center caps off e-bay they are plastic but fit good and I am going on 3 years still look good
If you can find a can of powdered "Bar Keepers Friend" at the local supermarket, would clean up those wheels in 2 minutes flat. Its great stuff.
I have had a couple sets of these wheels. They have one heck of a clear coat on them. Using an abrasive pad will scratch the clear coat. In order to really polish them you will need to strip the clear off and then use an aluminum polish. If the clear is in good shape you can use a polish for automotive paint like Meguiars. The truck looks great!
Nice job ... thanks
Nothing better than laundry detergent on grease. Dawn use to be my fave
Those Center caps look great on that truck look like it came that way, I've always thought those wheels were great on old Fords
Awesome job bud
they have non acidic cleaners you can buy specifically for aluminum wheels, so if you had an expensive pair that is probably what you would want to use. but in this case your method worked fine!
Brother smile I think you should have been a chef also lol excellent job
Have there been any clearance issues with 31x10.5 tires? I had a problems when turning hard left/right with a similar setup on my 71 F100.
They look great I think they look better with the dust cover
It's odd to see you doing car vids Thunderfoot but I guess you have to switch it up from science now and again. Great job man!
I got aluminum baja wheels on my Wrangler TJ. I'll try this with some mothers wheel polish and WALA!
Wow, u did a great job.
Spray oven cleaner works awesome for cleaning crudded up wheels. Good job on the cleaning.
Side note- baking soda reacts with acids (lemon juice) just water is fine to make a paste. Borax is an awesome aluminum polisher and believe it or not, so is plain old all-purpose flour or corn starch
Baking soda aluminum foil and boiling water shines silver
Carlene Stevenson don’t do it on silverplate though- you’ll end up durning your silver into brass (or whatever the base metal is) it eats the plating right off of it. My mother in law had that happen with a platter. Live and learn and tell the tales so others don’t fall down the same holes.
@@moonwatcher4049 thank you before I do anything I was going ton Google my original rims for my car to determine the metal I have Is 250 and plan to remove curb rash was going to dip the rims but I am a die hard DIYER but do my homework by gaining knowledge from everyone's videos learning dos don'ts and the best way after seeing the options
I was thinking oven cleaner... With the magic oven cleaner does on a grime / grease baked in oven.
I've seen oven cleaner ruin aluminum
Good choice in using baking soda. After using something acidic, you want to neutralize the acid or else it will keep eating away
the metal.
One trick that I have used
Cut out cardboard circles drill 1/4 inch hole and bolt them with a bolt and washers makes a cheap buffing wheel if you use polishing compound
Your a genius
Rich Overmyer thanks for that great idea!
I'm thinking vinegar but I haven't tried it. Maybe try some on the back of the rim in case it dosen't work or dulls the aluminum. Also put the rims up on a table while you're scrubbin them. Nothing worse than workin on the ground. They did turn out pretty good though. I would keep the center caps on the wheels.
Just my opinion; I liked the Steel rims better when you first showed the Aluminum comparison. I think it was the way the new rims and tires appeared to come way out of the fender (offset?). When you showed them again without the center cap I really liked the way that looked. Like I said just my opinion. I think it is great what you did for your father and his kick ass truck. really enjoyed the video and one of my pet peeves is to see a nice vehicle with dirty rims.
Simple Green for cleaning aluminum works great especially once you have done a deep restoration type clean...it won't damage any surfaces if left on for any amount of time...I add about 2 oz of Dawn 1/2 gallon of Simple Green and add 1/3 water in a gallon pump sprayer and keep that on hand. I use that on my wheels and tires, wheel wells, frame rails...You can use it on painted surfaces for cleaning algae build up on vehicles that have been sitting, it won't damage paint but will remove waxes. So at minimum I would rewash with a car wash/wax soap and use a spray wax if you aren't going to hand wax. So when using it on my wheels I use a spray wax after. Simple Green cleans tires easily with a single pass light scrub around the sidewall and into the treads without any residue...If you use tire shine type products and you want to get your tire back to clean bare rubber this will do that...I discovered it when searching for an effective non corrosive non petroleum non solvent based water soluble cleaner for my dirt bikes...
I drop the rims in a Spectank, filled with Carbsolve solution, for a few hours and rinse them with warm water and a sponge. It removes brake dust, road film, tar spots, paint, grease and oil etc. You are left with a spotlessly clean rim.
For dust cap replacements, I have found suitable plastic and rubber end caps from auto rubber specialists, plastic piping manufacturers and injection moulders, even from furniture manufacturers who make furniture from bent steel tubing.
Legit! Thank you!
Not sure if anyone has commented this or not, but these are factory Forged wheels made by Alcoa for Ford...they are clear coated, you can use aircraft paint remover or ez-off oven cleaner to strip the clear coat, then they can be mirror polished, a lot easier
In an attempt to make certain jobs like this easier, I tried to buy some elbow grease at my local auto parts store. The clerk in the aisle thought I was trying to be funny and walked away...
In the video it talks about using lemon juice as an acid. Lemon juice has a pH falling between 2 and 3, which makes it 10,000-100,000 times more acidic than water. The thing about ph is it is an exponential scale, so you really don't need all that much of it. In fact adding multiple bottles doesn't increase the acidity. Soldier On!
good job man !!
I like it with the caps.
yo we got the same ariat boots
lol awesome vid!
Love the truck!
Looks good
Looks good with dust covers on it
Good tips thanks . Dam brake dust .
Shout works great even on the tires
Bar keepers friend and baking soda also work really well on unpainted metal
Keep the dust covers, nice solid color paint job, n remove the shell.....N she will be even more beautiful....Nice job on the clean up...
That's a manual wow great vid man
That car at the end sounds like my buddy's motor in his '79 blazer on 44" and military axels 383 stroker
Oven cleaner or scrubbing bubbles tile and tub cleaner work very good for light grime.
The Summit sticker on the pot is what made all the difference.
You can also try oven cleaner. It works well.
Just got some American racing outlaws for pretty cheap. Need to clean them asap
well you're brave enough you can run them through the dishwasher with Platinum Cascade it does wonders to copper bottom pans I bet it will clean aluminum wheels nicely
I will have to try that on some aluminum !!!
Liquid Cascade (not the newer formula that uses Dawn) does indeed work well at cleaning aluminum.
Several years ago I used it on a filthy aluminum toolbox that I purchased for cheap at a local auction. I used the blue scrubbing sponge that is for non-stick pans and applied the Cascade directly to the damp sponge. Didn't really scrub much. Just applied it with the sponge and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Then hosed it off. Took the toolbox down to the bare/clean aluminum ready for polishing.
I then tried it again a last year on the back side of some aluminum wheels from a Jeep I parted out. I wanted to clean off all the baked on brake dust. That took quite a bit of scrubbing after allowing the Cascade to sit on there for a while. I also used a pressure washer to rinse those. End result was about the same as the toolbox but it did appear to cause issues with the clear coat that was on the face of the wheels even with me trying to avoid getting it on the face of the wheels.
The Cascade also makes your dead skin turn to slime...
... Just imagining the look on my wife's face when I tell I I put wheels in the dishwasher. Ouch!
Spaghetti Meatloaf what happens if you get caught putting your wheels in the dishwasher?
Possibly another video?
Cascade works because it is probably one of the basic pH products in your home the opposite of the acid used the video
Everyones wanting freebies tonite! lol! Like the videos Thunderhead!
Hey thanks Man!
you also can use a mr. Clean Magic Eraser sponge does wonders
I believe I have seen those caps on LMC Truck online.
Looks great! I prefer the dust covers on.
Good mix, I'll be tryin it out on my rims !
Thanks,
Wulfy
Ps. That cam sounds sweet !!!
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Very nice video.
Nice looking 69 Ford
What engine is in the 69 Ford?
We used to own a 72 Ford F-150 Ranger XLT 2wf automatic with a 360 V-8. Loved that truck.
Father sold it in like 92 with under 60k original miles.