Ever wonder what's behind your chrome clad wheels? It's not good.
07-16-2018, 10:30 PM
#21
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My Dad taught me early on that you pull the covers and coat the rims/covers with WD-40 and put them back on. When you get a chance during the Winter you clean them and hit them with the WD-40 again. Do that in the Spring and then again in the fall and they'll last as long as you take care of them. With the pot holes in the Winter there were a lot of times we didn't have to pull the covers because they got knocked off, usually lost.
07-16-2018, 10:34 PM
#22
Actually I do know how to make them last. Growing up in Salt Lake we had more than our share of salt on the roads in the Winter.
My Dad taught me early on that you pull the covers and coat the rims/covers with WD-40 and put them back on. When you get a chance during the Winter you clean them and hit them with the WD-40 again. Do that in the Spring and then again in the fall and they'll last as long as you take care of them. With the pot holes in the Winter there were a lot of times we didn't have to pull the covers because they got knocked off, usually lost.
My Dad taught me early on that you pull the covers and coat the rims/covers with WD-40 and put them back on. When you get a chance during the Winter you clean them and hit them with the WD-40 again. Do that in the Spring and then again in the fall and they'll last as long as you take care of them. With the pot holes in the Winter there were a lot of times we didn't have to pull the covers because they got knocked off, usually lost.
07-17-2018, 05:43 AM
#24
Senior Member
Actually I do know how to make them last. Growing up in Salt Lake we had more than our share of salt on the roads in the Winter.
My Dad taught me early on that you pull the covers and coat the rims/covers with WD-40 and put them back on. When you get a chance during the Winter you clean them and hit them with the WD-40 again. Do that in the Spring and then again in the fall and they'll last as long as you take care of them. With the pot holes in the Winter there were a lot of times we didn't have to pull the covers because they got knocked off, usually lost.
My Dad taught me early on that you pull the covers and coat the rims/covers with WD-40 and put them back on. When you get a chance during the Winter you clean them and hit them with the WD-40 again. Do that in the Spring and then again in the fall and they'll last as long as you take care of them. With the pot holes in the Winter there were a lot of times we didn't have to pull the covers because they got knocked off, usually lost.
These wheels were made in two versions for the 11th gen trucks. One are the aluminum wheels with chrome cladding, the other are steel wheels with chrome cladding.
Eventuslly, corrosion starts to work it’s way behind the cladding causing the epoxy to fail. All you can do in hopes to prevent this is the keep your wheels clean. Again, you don’t remove the cladding. This isn’t a hubcap.
I guess some people feel the need to be right all the time. However, if you don’t know what you’re talking about, sometimes it’s best just to not say anything at all.
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07-17-2018, 07:16 AM
#26
Dude....that blows. So...gonna replace with oem, ranger? Or..
07-17-2018, 08:21 AM
#27
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07-17-2018, 11:22 AM
#28
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Looks like a royal PITA removing that thing.
As an aside.
It seems the guy in that video was using a steel crowbar to pry the cover off and scrape the foam off scratching the hell out of the aluminum leaving no possible hope of polishing that now scratched aluminum.
It would have to be instead sanded, filled-in, primer'ed then painted in order to be somewhat presentable.
And then there'd be 3 more wheels to do.
A project for someone with a lot and i mean lot of time on their hands in addition to having multiple cases of beer in reserve.
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07-17-2018, 09:50 PM
#29
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07-17-2018, 10:47 PM
#30
In Michigan, REAL chrome plated wheels don't last long before the chrome starts peeling and corroding. I saw it happen on a few of my Father-in-Laws cars.... and he doesn't even drive them in the winter - - - they go to Arizona in the winter and the particular car I am thinking of was ALWAYS garaged in the winter.... old-timers that barely put miles on the car. I don't know if they make cheap chrome wheels these days, or what....
I personally would take chrome CLAD wheels any day. Had them on my 2014 Highlander and they looked as new as the day I bought the vehicle.... up until I recently sold it. I will say that you have to be more 'careful' with them.... because they are basically a chrome-like laminate over a plastic mold.... and then permanently glued to the steel wheel. If you hit a curb with a chrome CLAD wheel, it will easily shred the chrome off the substrate..... and a good stone hit will knock a chunk of chrome off.
But if you are reasonably cautious, you won't have an issue over the normal life of the wheel in my opinion....
Sorry to see THAT happen.... but you should see my wife's 2009 Chevy Malibu Aluminum Wheels (no chrome)..... they look like ******.
I personally would take chrome CLAD wheels any day. Had them on my 2014 Highlander and they looked as new as the day I bought the vehicle.... up until I recently sold it. I will say that you have to be more 'careful' with them.... because they are basically a chrome-like laminate over a plastic mold.... and then permanently glued to the steel wheel. If you hit a curb with a chrome CLAD wheel, it will easily shred the chrome off the substrate..... and a good stone hit will knock a chunk of chrome off.
But if you are reasonably cautious, you won't have an issue over the normal life of the wheel in my opinion....
Sorry to see THAT happen.... but you should see my wife's 2009 Chevy Malibu Aluminum Wheels (no chrome)..... they look like ******.