Wheel polishing questions????

[LordoftheBling]

got me some 17 X 10 Boyd Smoothie II's on the way..

have a few question about wheel care as all ive ever had was chrome.

1)What is everyone using as far as polishing the wheels. i have some mothers mag / aluminum polish that i use on my prostars? anything out on the shelves better??

2) once i get the wheel clean and polished up nicely can the wheel be waxed with regular car wax..ie Gold class. to provide some protection for them?

3) what about the clear coat in a can. how well does this stuff work. seems like i could get the them polished up nicely, wax them with some gold class and then spray the clear coat on them and be set for a few months..

anyone have some other advice for me??

Jeff W

[bobrules]

Clear coat will dilute the finish. Regular clearcoat will not give you as nice a look as it won't be 100% transparent. It will chip, and once it chips, you will have to either look at the unsightly clearcoat as it deterioates or strip the wheels. A major PITA. (I spent way too much time with aircraft stripper taking the stock paint/clear off my wheels, the stuff was burning through chemical gloves, and it's just not fun.

You can either polish your wheels every month or so, or wax them with carnauba, or find aluminum sealer.

My buddy sent his LT1 intake out to get be polished, for like 125$ it came back absolutely amazing, it looks unbelievable. The guy who did the work sent a sheet with information on how to maintain the finish. He suggested a sealer (which I cannot remember for the life of me right now) that is made specifically for Aluminum, like 125$ for a can, but if your buying 1000$ wheels and want the best look and dont' want to polish every month and risk letting them pit, it might be worth it to you. I'll ask my buddy for the name.

[bobrules]

http://www.zoops.com/zoopseal.asp

Thats the stuff, 2-3 year finish...w/o dulling like clearcoat would.

[Loochy88]

mothers aluminum wheel polish is the way to go. i use it like once a week, and my wheels look great

[bobrules]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Loochy88:
mothers aluminum wheel polish is the way to go. i use it like once a week, and my wheels look great<hr></blockquote>

I'd rather be driving my car then waxing my wheels every week. It gets old...then again I have friends who wash their cars 5 times a week.

[ReodDai]

I have wheels that took me 5 hrs to polish one wheel last time... I will NOT sit around and polish all 4 every week. It would be a weekend project and I have to work lol.

[gregmondro]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by bobrules:


I'd rather be driving my car then waxing my wheels every week. It gets old...then again I have friends who wash their cars 5 times a week.<hr></blockquote>

i use mothers too on the chrome wheels on my dsm

a little elbow grease and they're good to go :D

of course, i wash my car every week too.