WHAT'S GOOD TO POLISH ALUMINUM WHEELS WITH?

 

You talking about tottally polishing them and getting a chrome shine or just cleaning them ?What kinda finish do they have now ? Brushed ?

 

They are polished aluminum. And I want them to really shine!

 

I have had some that where pretty bad and kinda starting to pit. I used Eagle wadding cloth and then Mothers and elbow grease to polish them on out.

 

Just a thought on a post I seen before.

Most new wheels have a "clearcoat" finish on them, and if you use alot of "cleaners" on them, you will break down the clearcoat. It was recomended to throw a coat of wax/polish on them every 5K when you rotate the tires. I have not done it yet, but plan to give it a try on my first tire rotation in another 1,000 miles!!!

Joey "O"

(I hear the Motheres aluminum polish is very good!)

 

I agree with joeeyo. You take off the clearcoat, you'll be having to polish these thing every other week. Keep in mind, their polished aluminum, not chrome. They will only shine so much.

 

After I left my big tires and wheel on a little too long and got salt on them, I used Mothers to clean them up. It took me an entire afternoon to get them looking good again. Those wheels will NEVER see snow and salt again! They look good now though, sitting in the garage until spring.

Bob

 

Thanks fellas. I'll try the Mother's aluminum polish.

 

I used Mothers on my third brake light cover before I painted it. That stuff ROCKS!!,,,,98

 

paint thinner

 

joeeyo-usa the zaino on your wheels-it is awesome

 

whenol (spelled differently but you get the idea) it can be picked up at most all hot rod shows. then polish them good with the drill mounted tools. after that get the por-15 clear made specifically for the wheels and they will keep their shine.

 

If they're polished try this; clearcoated don't.
www.wenolmetalpolish.com

 

I had a '97 Explorer with the saw tooth aluminum wheels.
I had a polishing shop remove the clear coat and buff them to a high gloss, (about 70.00 per wheel)

Since after the polishing was done there was no clear coat to protect them.

The shop told me to use a produdt named Met-All to hand polish whenever they became water spotted.

It worked great, it can be bought at a automotive paint and body shop equipment store.

my .02 cents

 

I've been using Mothers Clearcoat Wheel Polish on my factory wheels. It makes the clear look like it's wet!!!,,,,98