Polishing LTZ wheels

[malvizar]

So the clear coat is looking pretty bad on my LTZ wheels (not my pic but those are the same type of wheels). I am planning to strip all the clear off and repolish them, then apply clear coat to seal it up.

The only concern I have is the center cap. It's plastic and I'm not sure it can be polished to match the rest of the wheel. Has anyone else done this before? I don't want to buy all the products just to find out I can't use them.


I don't want the center cap one shade of Polish and the wheel another. I'll rather just paint the whole wheel and get a uniform color, if I can't achieve the Polish route.

Thanks

 

[Tonyrodz]

So the clear coat is looking pretty bad on my LTZ wheels (not my pic but those are the same type of wheels). I am planning to strip all the clear off and repolish them, then apply clear coat to seal it up.

The only concern I have is the center cap. It's plastic and I'm not sure it can be polished to match the rest of the wheel. Has anyone else done this before? I don't want to buy all the products just to find out I can't use them.


I don't want the center cap one shade of Polish and the wheel another. I'll rather just paint the whole wheel and get a uniform color, if I can't achieve the Polish route.

Thanks

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That should be a thin metal plate on a plastic cap. Flip it over--do you see metal tabs bent over? If so I'd think it would be fine to polish up.

 

[malvizar]

That should be a thin metal plate on a plastic cap. Flip it over--do you see metal tabs bent over? If so I'd think it would be fine to polish up.

Wow. You're right. It is a thin metal overlaying the plastic. Should Polish up just fine. Thanks for the help