CLEANING WHEELS?????????????9*&^%43

whats the best stuff for BARE aluminum wheels ? to clean them ??????
 
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[IMG]http://img04.static-nextag.com/image/Flitz-Metal-Polish-2/1/000/012/748/320/1274832036.jpg[/IMG]
 
WHAT PRODUCT WORKS BEST?

I use to use blue magic
Messy but works good! 

Now I jus use the same turtle wax detailer I use to clean the car :shrug:

Yup yup blue magic or the mothers mag/aluminum you have pictured below work great :biggthumpup:

POWERBALL ? or no POWERBALL ?

powerball + some elbo grease to finish !

I say no power ball unless that shit is that bad???

All elbow grease for me
You can get in to deeper spots and less risk of damaging

I'll have to mess around next good day of weather ......

Oscar your wheels isn't bare aluminum.  Shouldn't be using any abrasives.  Just treat same as paint

I use the Powercone. Gets into all those places my fingers can with half the effort and time.

[QUOTE=Blitz;389157]Oscar your wheels isn't bare aluminum. Shouldn't be using any abrasives. Just treat same as paint[/QUOTE]
 
I know that but haven't ever had any problems when I've used it
It's not that abrasive. If it scratched anything at all, the shine would block you from seeing it unless you were eyeball close to it
 
I used the blue magic on my diamond faced AMEs and never had an issue as well

Well I messed around with my wheels today and got a new type of polish , its WIZARDS METAL POLISH looks like cottenn candy best stuff ever! Forget the power ball , will post pics tomorrow

Used the power ball/cone with blue magic today
Works like a dream! Unfortunately my wheels have deep pitting that won't come out

[QUOTE=DRPUCH;389310]Well I messed around with my wheels today and got a new type of polish , its WIZARDS METAL POLISH looks like cottenn candy best stuff ever! Forget the power ball , will post pics tomorrow[/QUOTE]

Oooooo I hated that stuff! Funky to use and messy if I last recall
I like paste type polishes because you can whip it on and whip it off w/ ease
I use liquid base stuff now unless I really want to have them shined up

IMO, get them professionally polished and then clearcoated. No more headache :biggthumpup:

[QUOTE=OCKlasse;389368]IMO, get them professionally polished and then clearcoated. No more headache :biggthumpup:[/QUOTE]
if you go this far, why not just chrome them?

[QUOTE=ALEXTHESUS*PECT;389370]if you go this far, why not just chrome them?[/QUOTE]

Different look...rather have polished look.   Problem with clearcoating from what I've seen is that its not exactly crystal clear

[QUOTE=Blitz;389430]Different look...rather have polished look.   Problem with clearcoating from what I've seen is that its not exactly crystal clear[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it won't be 100%, but then it won't look anywhere near that good one day after polishing them :smiley-rofl: