I decided to start a new thread on the 8 hole rims. My previous post on getting rims chromed didn't really get any feedback. It's been discussed to death already anyway.

I tried multiple searches on refinishing wheels, rims, etc. and had no luck.

If these 8 hole rims have some scratches on them (I'm told they do), can they be "repaired"? I'm assuming the rims are alloy. What does Alloy mean? Aluminum?

I read many of the posts about alloy rims, and there are mentions of polishing out scratches, clear coats, powder coating, even painting. There was a bit of contradicton in many of the entries.

Does anyone one know exactly what kind of finish these wheels have? Can they be restored?

Last, I try to initiate a search on any topic involving 8 hole rims, but the search function doesn't allow a word of less than 3 letters long, therefore I can't simply enter "8 hole rims". If I enter "eight hole rims" nothing comes back. Any ideas...

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".