How To Polish The Alloy Wheel As Diy

[hatharasinghe]

Dear all

Could you tell how to polish alloy wheel to look shiney what are the best chemicals or any things can use for this as a DIY project pls update .

Thanks.

[rangerover]

You can try autoglym wheel cleaner. I am yet to find a good solution for some yellow oxidation / staining on my alloys!

[MeanGreenZ28]

what finish? Is it painted or bare aluminum/alloy? Bare paint is basically like the paint on your body. However if it's stained with brake dust/rust/etc. you're probably out of luck and would need to strip it and repaint. A wet sanding may bring the finish back if it's only scratched up and then polish.

For bare wheels ... If its pretty badly oxidized, start with a steel wool and then start using something finer like 2000 grit wet sandpaper an then use a good metal polish like braso to get a good shine. Or there's even good metal polishes on the market that will do that all in one step. I used to use one here that they sell for big trucks. It's a can of abrasive cotton soaked in polish ... works extremely well!

[MasterDon]

Try the wheel cleaner liquid from Wurth.Mine gets caked with brake dust all the time cos of the old timey brakes and that stuff clears it up nicely.

[Ripper]

what finish? Is it painted or bare aluminum/alloy? Bare paint is basically like the paint on your body. However if it's stained with brake dust/rust/etc. you're probably out of luck and would need to strip it and repaint. A wet sanding may bring the finish back if it's only scratched up and then polish.

For bare wheels ... If its pretty badly oxidized, start with a steel wool and then start using something finer like 2000 grit wet sandpaper an then use a good metal polish like braso to get a good shine. Or there's even good metal polishes on the market that will do that all in one step. I used to use one here that they sell for big trucks. It's a can of abrasive cotton soaked in polish ... works extremely well!

i use those scotch pads soaked with brasso on the truck wheel and wash it all of afterwards.

didn't want put it here before cos i wasn't sure whether that's a good way to do it

[terrabytetango]

@ripper It works, I used abrasive cotton pads soaked in Brasso with my rotary tool and achieved a good result with the wheels on my previous vehicle. But by god it's tiring work, I wouldn't suggest it to anyone unless they're willing to go through with it all the way. Not the kind of job one can leave incomplete.

[MeanGreenZ28]

definitely not lol, the last time I did my aluminum wheels, I just did the brushed look finish with scotch pads 'cos I was tired after scrubbing all the crap off of it (had just bought the wheels used and the previous owner barely maintained them) ... it looked quite modern and techy! lol