| Care for Alcoa Wheeles [message #236011] |
Sun, 12 January 2014 19:50  |
Steve
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Any suggestions for treatment or care of Alcoa wheels prior to mounting? Wax or other treatment?
Tires were next on my list for the GMC. I had a momentary laps of financial reason and ordered a set of Alcoa rims (I have not told the CFO yet, any suggestions on that would be appreciated as well).
Wheels will come from Jim K through Ken Frey, so I managed to support two vendors with one order.
Since I am not in a rush to get them mounted I could take some additional time and wax or prepare them if there is a best practice. I have always put a couple coats of wax on my painted steel or chrome wheels, but I never dealt with aluminum and not sure if there is a preferred product.
1978 GMC Royal
Eastern Pennslyvania
1968 Chevrolet C20 396 Camper Special
1969 Chevrolet C20 Camper Special
1985 Buick Electra Park Avenue
1992 Camaro 25th Anniversary Heretage Edition Black
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| Re: Care for Alcoa Wheeles [message #236024 is a reply to message #236011] |
Sun, 12 January 2014 20:28  |
JohnL455
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Quick Glo was enforsed by Jay Leno as having a protective effect besides polishing. I have only tryed Speedee and the wadding type polish in can. Not ideal as yours are new.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: Care for Alcoa Wheeles [message #236025 is a reply to message #236011] |
Sun, 12 January 2014 20:29 |
cbryan
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With reference to the purchase of the Alcoa wheels, can you run the "safer" and "more reliable", "smoother ride" and "much easier and quicker to get cheaper replacement tires anywhere in USA" argument, concealing the fact that you just wanted some? And, "It costs close to the same to replace tires and rims rather than get those agricultural 16.5" tires." That last I have heard but have a little trouble believing it as I have never seen the "numbers run". Let's see, about $1800 for 6 rims, and at $130 per tire is about $2600 total. The Firestone 8.75/16.5 is about $160 on a famous internet site, but your ability to source them cheaply locally might be limited. $960 for 6 and Katy bar the door for the spare. Maybe you got some of JimK's "used like new" Alcoas.
I think you did well. I have had uniform good luck with alloy wheels and variable luck with steel ones with respect to their getting wobbly, some vehicles never and others time and again.
You won't have to buy rims again, barring large catastrophe.
Best,
Carey
Carey from Ennis, Texas
78 Royale, 500 Cadillac, Rance Baxter EFI.
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| Re: Care for Alcoa Wheeles [message #236029 is a reply to message #236011] |
Sun, 12 January 2014 20:45 |
Dennis S
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Steve
Some owners have used Nyalic on their Alcoa wheels with very good success.
http://www.nyalic.com/automotive/
Alcoa also makes/markets a wheel coating or wax as well as a cleaner.
Dennis
| Steve Adams wrote on Sun, 12 January 2014 19:50 |
Any suggestions for treatment or care of Alcoa wheels prior to mounting? Wax or other treatment?
Tires were next on my list for the GMC. I had a momentary laps of financial reason and ordered a set of Alcoa rims (I have not told the CFO yet, any suggestions on that would be appreciated as well).
Wheels will come from Jim K through Ken Frey, so I managed to support two vendors with one order.
Since I am not in a rush to get them mounted I could take some additional time and wax or prepare them if there is a best practice. I have always put a couple coats of wax on my painted steel or chrome wheels, but I never dealt with aluminum and not sure if there is a preferred product.
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Dennis S
73 Painted Desert 230
Memphis TN Metro
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| Re: [GMCnet] Care for Alcoa Wheeles [message #236064 is a reply to message #236025] |
Mon, 13 January 2014 08:10 |
jhbridges
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Carey -
A bit over $2K for the Eagels JimK sells and a set of Cooper radials last summer, shipped, mounted, on my coach.
--johnny
'76 23' transmode norris
From: Carey Bryan <chbryan@bigfoot.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Care for Alcoa Wheeles
With reference to the purchase of the Alcoa wheels, can you run the "safer" and "more reliable", "smoother ride" and "much easier and quicker to get cheaper replacement tires anywhere in USA" argument, concealing the fact that you just wanted some? And, "It costs close to the same to replace tires and rims rather than get those agricultural 16.5" tires." That last I have heard but have a little trouble believing it as I have never seen the "numbers run". Let's see, about $1800 for 6 rims, and at $130 per tire is about $2600 total. The Firestone 8.75/16.5 is about $160 on a famous internet site, but your ability to source them cheaply locally might be limited. $960 for 6 and Katy bar the door for the spare. Maybe you got some of JimK's "used like new" Alcoas.
I think you did well. I have had uniform good luck with alloy wheels and variable luck with steel ones with respect to their getting wobbly, some vehicles never and others time and again.
You won't have to buy rims again, barring large catastrophe.
Best,
Carey
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Carey from Ennis, Texas
78 Royale, 500 Cadillac, Rance Baxter EFI.
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