marshrat99

I've got a '79 with original aluminum wheels that are in desperate need of cleaning/polishing. What's everyone's advise on best way to proceed and products to use? I've enjoyed it very much this year, the weather has turned crappy today and I am beginning to think of winter projects. :cheers:

pzcg7l

Nev-r-Dull. It works great!

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77Dream

Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish. Its the best stuff I have used. Here is a place that sells it (found this store using google and have never ordered from them, its just an example not a recommended place to shop).
http://www.bikedepot.net/momagalpo.html

red76vette

Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish worked great on mine. Only problem was my fingers were pretty sore by the time I finished all four wheels. Got all four done in an afternoon.

Captain Morgan

I had my wheels professionally polished when I lived in Utah. They charged $35 per wheel, and they turned out great. I repainted the center section and ordered new center caps to finish them off.
The price was WELL worth it to me, as I was very busy at the time and was able to complete other projects while the wheels were off.
Here are pics:

I don't have any close-ups of the wheel before polishing, but this will give you an idea.



Here are pics after it was polished, during my painting stage:





Here is the final product:

79VetteMike

WOW!!-pretty.... :)

rafox77

Your wheels look GREAT. I also don't have the time to do this myself, how did you find someone to do them, where what would I look for in the yellow pages?

75Rag

get a tube of autosol and use plenty of elbow grease. the wheels you see in my sig pick are 20 years old and still look great.

Captain Morgan

I knew a guy that had used the place where mine were done. However, I would look for either Metal Finishing, or polishing or plating. You might have to make a few phone calls, but I would think you could find someplace within your area. You might also want to check with some of the local wheel retail stores or maybe even some metal fabricators to see if they know any metal polishers in the area. Good luck in your search. I could give you the name, address and phone number of the place that did mine, but I don't think you really want to ship your wheels to Utah.

dman535

I wetsanded my wheels with 600 grit sandpaper. Then took an arbor and mounted a cloth buffing wheel in it. Using an air grinder the wheels came up to a shine pretty fast. It is really a lot easier to do them off the car with the center cap removed.