i just bought a set of ef ftrs and they are a bit grubby. i am trying to clean them up. the front of them look fine, but the back of the rim is very dirty, i guess they were only ever cleaned on the car and i can't seem to get them to clean up. i have tried degreaser and high pressure water, then i tried autosol metal polish, then i tried some 1200 wet and dry. the wet and dry and metal polish worked okay, but i still have marks and stuff in the machining grooves. Any ideas?
the pictures both show after dgreasing and high presure but before metal polish & 1200 and then after.

 

 

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If your worried about the inside of the rim, just give them a quick sanding, degreaer then spray some aluminium paint and clear gloss and will stay on for awhile, did that to my rims paint is still on there.

oven cleaner,,

CRC Brake Cleaner for the brakes and back of the wheels with brake dust. Meguires Hot Wheels cleaner for the outside.