Hey guys, got a quick question for yall. What's the best product to clean Polished wheels? I want to remove the brake dust and keep it shiny!! Thanks!!

Andy

Two things i use are, Mothers mag and aluminum polish and Blue Magic metal polish. You can get them at any auto parts shop.

I did a side-by-side comparison and i could not tell the different between the two and it made the wheels look great.

Once you polish them up, it's easy to wipe them down once a day with a micro-fiber cloth or a really soft cotton cloth from the autoparts store.

This method has worked for me, I hope this helps.

Thank you for the reply, I will go get some tomorrw!!

Andy

P.S. Anyone else gives thumb up to those 2 products? :)

Well are you talking aboput claening or polishing?

If you mean cleaning I just use soapy water from when I wash my car. I believe those spary on cleaners are junk, I have only found a few that really cut brake dust.

For polishing I use Eagle one never dull or wenol. I also like mothers mag and aluminum cleaner. I don't know anything about blue magic, i need to try it out one day.

Hehe, I guess both cleaning and polishing...I haven't got my rims on yet, so I am gonna try get the brake dust off first *bought it used*

So, to clean the rims, use soapy water, eh? Won't that hurt the polished wheels?

I think I am gonna try it tomorrow morning...

Andy

I use soapy car wash water. If i is safew on paint it will be fine on your wheels. Just be careful what You use to wash them with. If you use a sponge make sure you check that there is no dirt in it. Cleaning wheels s just like paint, be as careful as you can. And when using an unfamiliar prouct test it on a small spot to see if you will like the results.

By the way, what type of wheels are you getting?

I also use a sponge and soapy water to clean first, then use the polish.

Heh, thanks to someone in Ranger Forum, I finally got the wheels I wanted for a reasonable price. Here is a pic of it, hope I can get them mounted soon!! Waiting for shop to get the tires...

Andy

okay, I got my permission to mention his name now, hehe, Thanks to Doug904 for selling these wheels!! :)

They are Eagle 212s

Andy

P.S. I will take some pics as soon as I get it mounted!

Originally posted by Ranger911
Heh, thanks to someone in Ranger Forum, I finally got the wheels I wanted for a reasonable price. Here is a pic of it, hope I can get them mounted soon!! Waiting for shop to get the tires...

Andy

Those are pretty sweet, they remind me of the b. coddington stingrays...which was my first choice in wheels until I found a better deal. (eagle 217's)

Oh yeah, I saw those Eagle 217s, they are pretty sweet too, did you get them from Eaglewheel's website under Specials? I saw those, but too much for me, hehe :)


Andy

Originally posted by Ranger911
okay, I got my permission to mention his name now, hehe, Thanks to Doug904 for selling these wheels!! :)

They are Eagle 212s

Andy

P.S. I will take some pics as soon as I get it mounted!


Aww you %&#**$#$, just kidding. I had talked to doug a long time ago about buying those wheels but with school and all I could never come up with the cash. Congrats on the new buy, they are great looking wheels for a ranger!

Originally posted by Ranger911
Oh yeah, I saw those Eagle 217s, they are pretty sweet too, did you get them from Eaglewheel's website under Specials? I saw those, but too much for me, hehe :)


Andy

I got them from a local shop here. I paid $1699 for everything. 18x9's

Originally posted by Roadrunner



Aww you %&#**$#$, just kidding. I had talked to doug a long time ago about buying those wheels but with school and all I could never come up with the cash. Congrats on the new buy, they are great looking wheels for a ranger!


Hehe, thanks, Roadrunner, I just got outta school in May, and I had to gather up all my cash to get those wheels!! My piggy bank is right at $2.XX!! Doug was soooo helpful he knocked some prices off the wheels and offered to drive half way to the GA border line for me to go pick it up!! Doug is DA MAN!! Thanks again!

Andy

Originally posted by eliktronix


I got them from a local shop here. I paid $1699 for everything. 18x9's

Heheh, Eliktronix, ur too rich for my blood!!:pimp:


Andy

Originally posted by Ranger911



Hehe, thanks, Roadrunner, I just got outta school in May, and I had to gather up all my cash to get those wheels!! My piggy bank is right at $2.XX!! Doug was soooo helpful he knocked some prices off the wheels and offered to drive half way to the GA border line for me to go pick it up!! Doug is DA MAN!! Thanks again!

Andy

Yep, I'll second that! I've known Doug for a little over a year and he's definitely a good guy! I didn't know he was selling those wheels, those looked great on his white Splash and I'm sure they'll be tight on your truck as well!

As for the original post, I have to give a thumbs up to Mother's Mag and AL Polish... I use the stuff all the time on all kinds of metal, and it's never steered me wrong! I used it with a buuffing wheel in my power drill this past weekend to polish up the wheels on the wagon and it worked great!

As far as cleaning brake dust, etc. off of the wheels, try some stuff called "Westley's Bleche-White." It's great stuff! I use it almost every time I wash the truck, you just spray it on the tires (it's made for rubber and cuts brake dust on wheels too) when they're dry, then scrub them clean with a wet sponge, rinse the tires/wheels off and continue to clean the rest of the vehicle. It gets all the brown residue that some cleaners leave behind and leaves a fresh clean rubber surface just waiting for some new tire shine! :nuts:

hehe, I didn't know he was selling those tires too until one day I decided to find some Eagle 212s on Ebay...and bam! there it was!! I was gonna email him, and I noticed his email address was so familiar!! So I hunt him down like a dog saw a piece of juicy meat!! :nuts: :nuts: I gotta thank him again for selling me those rims, it made my dream come true, now I just have to find a way to get those puppies mounted!!

Andy

i use mothers aluminum polish, i also wash my truck 1-2 times a week and really blast the rims with the pressure washer and dry them with a towel before i leave ( so the water wont leave water spots on them) i try to polish them once a month, i went 8 months before i first did it and they felt like sand paper and took me 5 days to totally polish them. the more often you do it, the easier it will be each time, just did the drivers side tonight and got both done in 2 hours, they have alot of nooks and crannies and curves. gonna do the other side tomorrow, hope this helped some if u want to see a pic of my rims all snazzied up, go to snapshots and click on my thread entitiled " linkto all my pics on street source mag.

If you really want to clean/polish them up,use a 4" grinder with a buffing pad and some jewelers rogue. I only do this about once every 3 months,but it keeps mine looking about as shiney as chrome wheels. As for weekly cleaning,I use either Wenol or some stuff called Extreme Wheel cleaner. Its very similar to Never Dull,but does a better job IMO

use windex or other window cleaner for chrome wheels