I need some help polishing my rims!!!!!

[stangman]

well i'm off tomorrow & i'm going to be polishing my polished aluminum rims. i have the mothers hand polish, but i want a really, really nice finish. if you guys can recommnd some good aluminum polishes, i would appreciate it. if you all don't think there is any that will give me the finish i want i'm going to go buy a dremel & get some jewelers rouge from work & try that
thanks

 

[NiteMareGT]

well i'm off tomorrow & i'm going to be polishing my polished aluminum rims. i have the mothers hand polish, but i want a really, really nice finish. if you guys can recommnd some good aluminum polishes, i would appreciate it. if you all don't think there is any that will give me the finish i want i'm going to go buy a dremel & get some jewelers rouge from work & try that
thanks

The trick to those wheel polishes is to keep rubbing until the polish turns black, then it's ready to wipe off after it's dry. The Mother's you have should do the trick !!

 

[stangman]

well i have done that, but sometimes some of the salt crap just won't go away. should i just give it a little more elbow grease

 

[downsouthman1]

I will, once & for all recommend the perfect aluminum wheel cleaner/polish. Try Windex; I do. I'll show yall pics before too long.

 

[stangman]

i do windex for cleaning when it's not too dirty in the summer, but this road salt crap is really hard to get off

 

[downsouthman1]

I apologize. I forgot about the fact that you're in the north & regularly get stuff on your rims that's hard to remove. It rarely goes crazy (weather-wise) down here & if it does only the main roads & all highways get salted so I let the Mustang park. I drive my wife's FWD 98 Honda Accord V6. It hums on ice.

 

[stangman]

here's the back story...... we had some bad weather right when my tranny went to the crapper. well i didn't get to clean my car before it went to the dealer & it sat down ther for a month with road salt on the rims, waiting for the tranny to get fixed

 

[downsouthman1]

That hurts. I sure hope you get 'em cleaned.

 

[NiteMareGT]

i do windex for cleaning when it's not too dirty in the summer, but this road salt crap is really hard to get off

Use a rag, hot water (in abbundance) and dishwashing liquid. This should get this off. Then clean with Windex, then apply the good polish. Should give you the finish you want.

 

[stangman]

Use a rag, hot water (in abbundance) and dishwashing liquid. This should get this off. Then clean with Windex, then apply the good polish. Should give you the finish you want.

sweet, exactly what i was looking for , but one more thing, i've heard using a brillo pad can help too, any truth to that

 

[NiteMareGT]

sweet, exactly what i was looking for , but one more thing, i've heard using a brillo pad can help too, any truth to that

I wouldn't use it, may induce scratches.......try a scouring pad at the most.

 

[aj1025]

The best metal polish i've found for my car's polished wheels is Harley Davidson motorcycle polish, this stuff works way better than other polishes out there, but you'll learn like the rest of us, should've saved more money and bought the chrome, not near as much maint.

 

[stangman]

The best metal polish i've found for my car's polished wheels is Harley Davidson motorcycle polish, this stuff works way better than other polishes out there, but you'll learn like the rest of us, should've saved more money and bought the chrome, not near as much maint.

i'm working on it that's why i want these to shine real purty like

(chrome deep dish bullitts are in my very near future)

 

[aj1025]

the harley davidson polish will work great guranteed, just alot of work but worth it.

 

[CottonBurnerz]

Yup I used my dad's Harley's chrome polisher.. good stuff

 

[03gtpony]

use blue magic aluminum polish and blue shop towels that are both sold at auto zone. this will make your wheels look like chrome. this is very easy to work with.