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What can I buy to strip the clearcoat off my chrome wheels. They are cloudy.
 

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boric acid
 

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do chrome wheels have a clear coat???
 
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Well these definitely have a "coat" of something on them. It's starting to flake and chrome looks brand new underneath, so if it's not a clear coat please tell me what it is.
 
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Well these definitely have a "coat" of something on them. It's starting to flake and chrome looks shiny were it flaked off. so if it's not a clear coat please tell me what it is.
 

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just buy some metal polisher. my wheels had a strong greyish coat when i bought the car, and after two hours of cleaning them with a metal polisher i could finally see they were chrome
 

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thenewguy65 said:
Well these definitely have a "coat" of something on them. It's starting to flake and chrome looks shiny were it flaked off. so if it's not a clear coat please tell me what it is.
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you might be seeing the layers of chrome or nickel peeling off
 
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