Got the call last week....

[Hammerhead 816]

I got the call last week about some old WH hubcaps a fella wanted rid of. He said to come and look at them and he knew I would want them. I asked if they were rusty or not and he said they were a little rusted but not too bad. I said if you don't mind, don't clean them up, If I buy them I would rather clean them up myself. He said no problem, he would leave them as is. I went and looked at them today and he was right, I wanted them right now! Best part was the price, $50.00 for them all!! They cleaned up pretty good! Now I have to figure what tractor to put them on! Click on the pics for a bigger pic. KJ

[AMC RULES 36,957]

Cleaned up nice, how'd you do 'em?

[GlenPettit 1,714]

WOW! Nice caps and an excellent clean up. Also would like to know how you did it (cleaning)? . . .You got them & that price, by being a nice guy.

Looked like a very fast cleanup too, the snow didn't change in the photos.

[Hammerhead 816]

I cleaned them up with 4-OOOO(4=Ott?) steel wool, that is the finest grade of steel wool they make, to my knowledge. I use it on WH red paint too, it removes the rust and the red paint comes though great! The 2 smaller hubcaps were covered in grease, so I had to use carb cleaner on them first, then used the steel wool to remove the rust, then I pollish them with a dry diaper type of rag. Sometimes I'll use WD40 with the good ole steel wool....so that is a trade secret, some other guys on RS do that too, but we invented it! KJ

[Gene_S 93]

Them look fantastic... Thanks for the tips on cleaning them!!!

[Tankman 3,515]

Good deal! Great cleanup! Thanks for the 0000 steel wool and WD-40 (water displacement) tip.

I'm goin' to try it 1st thing in the A of M.An old jarhead, I would have used a rag and Brasso® for days!

I have a polished set, the backs aren't too great but, out-of-sight.

[Jake Kuhn 1,547]

Great deal! :handgestures-thumbup:

[Kevbo 80]

Wow steel wool did that! I sure will remeber that...The WD-40 tip was SUPER valuable!

[Wheel-N-It 2,967]

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Hammerhead says "Now I have to figure out what tractor to put them on"

Wheel-N-It Says

PUT THEM ON MY C-125 !!! :text-yeahthat:

[KC9KAS 4,741]

Very nice set of hubcaps. The cleaned up very nice.

[dclarke 4,011]

Nice hub caps!... Thanks for the cleaning tip. :thumbs:

[VinsRJ 721]

Isn't it amazing what a little elbow grease can do!