I have a set of gunmetal wheels with a polished lip. I was wondering if anyone could suggest a polish or protectant product to help keep the lip looking good. I tried using some liquid metal polish I found in the auto section at Wal-Mart (Blue Magic I think) and it didn't seem to work so good; it didn't remove tarnish on the finish very well at all. It was also very messy. Eagle One "Nev-R-Dull" wadding polish worked a little better but I don't know how well it will protect the finish, if at all.

I'm thinking of getting some Wheel Wax from Tire Rack to protect the wheels, but I'm also looking for a polish or something that will remove any tarnish and bring out the shine in the lip. Any suggestions?

 

^^^ what he said ^^^

 

Yeah, me too. I'm going to order wheel wax this week.

 

After a few rainy days here I found out that the Eagle One does little to protect the wheels from spots and tarnishing; as I suspected. I might have to just use that for polishing and the wheel wax for protection.

If anyone has experience with any other products, please let us know.

 

If the wheel is covered with clearcoat, the metal wheel polish is pretty much worthless. I believe Mother's makes wheel polish for clear coat finishes. I have it and it works pretty good....

 

No clear coat on the lip, thats why I'm looking for an effective polish.

 

Mothers Billet for that lip !

 

can you put a picture of your wheels on, i wanna see how the gunmetal looks

 

In the aircraft industry we used a product called flitz It is awesome , we used it for paint and for aluminum and It lasts for ever , and takes very little work. I have black Motegi ff7's and they are a pain to keep clean I ussually don't advocate wax from the car wash , but I do it to my wheels only and then wipe clean , and it is a whole lot easier than using spritz every time. hope this helps

 

Thanks for the help, guys. I'll have to look into your suggestions.

dallas-tc-31: where can I get Flitz?

hamadeh: this is what gunmetal looks like--

 

I've seen Flitz on TV Infomercials.... In searching the web I found this: http://www.flitz-polish.com/

Aside from the Mother's Polish for clearcoat wheels, I use another one, which is a regular Mag and Aluminum Polish, seen here:

The other I noticed on their website is Billet Metal polish, although I don't know much about it:


You can see the rest of their products from www.Mothers.com , and clicking on Products, then Tire/Wheel care.
Ed

 

Thanks, Shoof!

I think I saw that Mothers Billet at the auto parts store, I'm gonna pick that up and give it a try. If it doesn't work then I'll go with the Flitz.

 

Try Brasso; we use it on the ship to clean everything that shines, and it works better than anything out there.

 

Don't want to hi-jack your thread or anything...but...

I have a set of high gloss (black) rims with a polished lip.

Would a clear-coat polish for the rim and mag/aluminum polish for the lip be the recommendation? or would the clear-coat be enough for the entire wheel?

 

I think I've seen the mag/aluminum stuff on the shelf before. It has a bunch of finishes they say it shouldn't be used on. I dunno if it's abrasive or what. I'd check out the label before I tried it on either surface. If it isn't recommended for the clearcoat/painted part of the wheel, then some regular clearcoat safe polish would probably be a better choice.