Polishing Wheels

[jwc7]

I have an older '92 Prelude that I have ignored long enough. The wheels are a "brushed" aluminum finish and in dire need of some TLC. They used to be clear-coated, but the coating has worn off long ago. I am looking for suggestions on a product to use to clean-up the wheels and then polish. Not a "high-shine" polish, but just something clean. Any suggestions?

[Setec Astronomy]

Pictures?

[jwc7]

OK, I give up, how do you post photos to the thread?

[Setec Astronomy]

https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tips-techniques-how-articles-interacting-discussion-forums/56732-how-use-image-tags-insert-photo.html

[evo77]

Has the clear coat fully worn off completely? If there are no remnants left and you have bare metal then a metal polish would be in order.

Purchase a 1" or 2" polishing pad to go with a good metal polish on a electric drill and go to town. The level of luster would depend on how long you polish so you can test it out on one spoke before proceeding towards the rest of the face.

Unfortunately without a clear coat, the finish would most likely not last long and the face would get oxidized rather quickly.

[C5Longhorn]

I like a product not sold here, but AG has many good ones.

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[jwc7]

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[Setec Astronomy]

What you have there is corrosion. It's possible there was a wheel weight there at some point. There isn't really anything you're going to be able to do to improve that, given that type of wheel finish. If it was a silver-painted wheel you could try some spot repair.

There are wheel refinishing places that will let you trade in that one for a refinished wheel, they will send you the wheel, and then credit you the core charge when you send the old wheel back. Where are you located?

[TTQ B4U]

I would have them powder coated and call it a day. Total might be $250-$350 tops depending on the color/finish selected. They can paint the center caps to match.

[Bobby B.]

The corrosion looks like it's under the clear coat. I'd strip off the clear coat and polish the wheels.

[Setec Astronomy]

The corrosion looks like it's under the clear coat. I'd strip off the clear coat and polish the wheels.

Um..strip off? How would you go about doing that?

[Bobby B.]

Um..strip off? How would you go about doing that?

You can use Aircraft Stripper. I believe Rust-Oleum and Klean-Strip offer this product. Usually found at local Auto Parts stores.

[Setec Astronomy]

Yeah, okay.

[jwc7]

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[jwc7]

I don't mind that the finished product won't be perfect. What I am trying to avoid is for the polish on the wheel to be close to chrome. The original finish was close to a "matte", and I don't want to go beyond that.