[acg35]

Pros on polishing please chime in.

Ways/techniques on polishing/shining wheels?

[zaxjax]

What kind of wheels and what finish are they? Chrome, polished aluminum??

Different process, products and techniques for different metals

[acg35]

Originally Posted by zaxjax

What kind of wheels and what finish are they? Chrome, polished aluminum??

Different process, products and techniques for different metals

Sorry, forgot to state that. It's a chrome lip.

[John 328i]

Armor all wheel protectant works very well to help with brake dust.

[TOGWT]

Polished Aluminium Lips

They can be either a clear coated, anodized, or bare polished aluminium (using a cleaner ax or metal polish will turn the cloth black if the metal is not coated) in which case different types of polishes are needed for each.

1. Bare (uncoated) aluminium; remove any grease with a d-limonene (citrus) based cleaner P21S® Total Auto Wash. Use Optimum Metal Polish and a Mother’s Powerball and then wash with P21S® Polishing Soap

2. Clear coated; Wash surface with P21S® Total Auto Wash, remove any brake dust / tar and then use a polymer sealant

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[acg35]

Originally Posted by TOGWT

Polished Aluminium Lips

They can be either a clear coated, anodized, or bare polished aluminium (using a cleaner ax or metal polish will turn the cloth black if the metal is not coated) in which case different types of polishes are needed for each.

1. Bare (uncoated) aluminium; remove any grease with a d-limonene (citrus) based cleaner P21S® Total Auto Wash. Use Optimum Metal Polish and a Mother’s Powerball and then wash with P21S® Polishing Soap

2. Clear coated; Wash surface with P21S® Total Auto Wash, remove any brake dust / tar and then use a polymer sealant

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Thanks, helps a lot. The wheel's lips have been sanded down before. So I'm guessing the clear is off?

[zanth119]

After fully cleaning, I've found Poorboy's Wheel Sealant to do a good job keeping the shine up and the brake dust out.

http://www.autogeek.net/pbws.html