# polishing +cleaning aluminum wheels

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**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [January 4, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/polishing-cleaning-aluminum-wheels/187213 "2007-01-04T16:39:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 5, 2007, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/polishing-cleaning-aluminum-wheels/187213/4 "2007-01-05T03:26:12Z")

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> [@Post Your Pic! v. thishasneverbeendonebefore](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/post-your-pic-v-thishasneverbeendonebefore/26916/180):
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> I wonder how it would end up with a clear powdercoat over a polished wheel. Might be worth giving AMF a call.

I have seen this done, but over time it ends up just like the factory clear. A rock chips the powder, and then water gets under it, and they look worse than if you just didn’t clean them at all.

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