matthew7.3
02-09-2010, 12:10 AM
hey guys i have a set of 17x10 pacer wheels and they are very dull looking i found some new ones on line and the say they are high luster polish what is a really good cleaner to bring back the shine
krshultz
02-09-2010, 04:32 AM
hey guys i have a set of 17x10 pacer wheels and they are very dull looking i found some new ones on line and the say they are high luster polish what is a really good cleaner to bring back the shine
Hard to say for sure. Are they chrome plated, anodized, or bare aluminum? It sounds like they're bare aluminum, but it would be wise to make sure. Metal polish can ruin anodized surfaces.
If they're bare metal, I'd start with some S100 Polishing Soap. You can pick it up at Harley dealers. Wonderful stuff. Follow that with a finer metal polish, something like Wenol or Autosol, Simichrome, Flitz, there are countless ones available. I like Wenol because, believe it or not, you can sometimes find it in stock at the kitchen store Williams Sonoma.
Prepare yourself for a lot of work though. I own a set of bare aluminum CCWs for my S2000, and I will never, EVER own a set of polished aluminum wheels again. Way too much work to keep after.
bigjake0524
02-09-2010, 04:38 AM
Hollywoods is some really good polish..
Enoch
02-10-2010, 10:10 PM
Mothers Power Ball + Electric Drill + Excites Metal Polish = Mirror Like Shine.
Easy as pie! I will take poilshed aluminum or billet over chome any day of the week.
00Rich
02-14-2010, 02:29 AM
Mothers Power Ball + Electric Drill + Excites Metal Polish = Mirror Like Shine.
Easy as pie! I will take poilshed aluminum or billet over chome any day of the week.
:whs:
bobvillaoftn
02-14-2010, 10:32 PM
What kind of polish should I use for my dick cepek DC 1's?
mwalsh9152
02-15-2010, 01:02 AM
Wicked Products aluminum / chrome polish, Ive used everything polishing my wreckers, and found this to be the best.
http://www.wickedproducts.com/wickedshop/Shiny_Metal/16_Alumag_Chrome.html
bobvillaoftn
02-15-2010, 01:13 AM
would that be safe for them though. no risk of peeling or anything? i dont know i always just wash em but have wondered what kind of polish to use to make it better.
chappy
02-15-2010, 05:24 AM
I plan to use this stuff Our Products - California Custom Products Inc. (http://www.californiacustom.com/ourproducts.html)
I work with a guy that swears by it and uses it on his semis and polishes his alluminum boxs with it and wheels.He has tried all the stuff I have mothers,meguiars,wizard,the blue stuff,and swears by this stuff.There testimonials are nice and I talked to one of the people with wheels in there and pics and they said its for real so we will see.
mwalsh9152
02-16-2010, 12:29 AM
whatever you decide to use, make sure you put a good coat of synthetic wax on them after youre done to seal in all that hard work
mjones
03-28-2010, 03:34 PM
i went to lowes ang got a green bar of metal polish i think #5 and a couple of cloth 4" grinder pads and polised away tooksome time but they are shiny
mwalsh9152
03-28-2010, 08:36 PM
Rouge is the best way to do it, I didnt realize you could get it at Lowes.
On particularly bad wheels or tanks we would acid wash them, then use a rotary buffer with an old wool pad with the Wicked products, then I would give it a good hand polish for the final application.
userma3648
03-29-2010, 04:47 AM
after the bars i would use a good metal polish!
Cant go wrong withs ADAMS METAL POLISH
ifitssmokinitsstrokin
03-29-2010, 04:49 AM
Zoops polish and seal is great but pricey !!