The aluminum wheels on my truck are in bad condition to say the least.
I will be keeping them on the truck for the foreseeable short-term future, but I am not looking forward to polishing them.





Anybody got any suggestions to make this easier?
Im also open to paying someone in east texas to do it lol

suggestions/comments?

 

I would also consider painting them, but can't think of anything tasteful.

 

If you can find muriatic acid, it will save you a ton of work.

If they are pitted, you may need to wet sand them, then polish.

 

I'd go at them with a Mothers Powerball and some billet polish. They won't be perfect but they'll clean up nice enough with not much work.

 

Aklowrider is on the right track,
First start with "Zepalume" from Zep products , its sold at most semi truck places , for cleaning and brightening aluminum .
It's awesome , spray on , it foams right away and hose off . It works on raw aluminum though , not clear coated . Be sure to not breathe it As it will take your breath away , it's serious stuff !

 

Thanks guys, I'll give these a try in a few weeks when finals are done!

 

should be doable if you see the result I got on my wheels.

Before



After



Don't know what the process is called but the wheels are put in a barrel with little polishing ***** and then they let the wheels turn around.

 

That's a hell of a difference!

 

that's wicked... I need to do something like that to mine, that's an amazing difference!

 

The result is truly amazing, a few pics of the process:







It's done in different steps, with different polishing stones. Depending on the state of your wheels, it can take more than 24 hours of work to complete.