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Wheel Polish

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I know there are many polishes on the market that proclaim to be the best, but which really is the best Alloy Wheel Polish that gives a good lasting shine ?

Or is it just a case of 'Personal Choice' ?
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I would use whatever I had in to final polish/remove oxidisation, which happens to be Solvol Autosol right now. Basically shine with your favourite metal polish. Next is the best bit for long life. Now I wipe silicone oil over the polished alloy surfaces and the edge of the rim, rubbing it into nicks and any minor surface imperfections. Leave overnight, wipe down, then next day polish with an easy wax type car polish, minute wax, etc, even a pledge furniture polish, something that is easy to polish and a good shine to get rid of any oily residue to stop dust sticking. The residue of silicone oil won't go completely, especially in surface imperfections it slows down white oxide development and the final polish gives a shine that lasts longer and seals in the oily residue for longer protection.

It needs to be silicon oil from a bottle, not the silicone spray which doesn't work as well. Maybe too many thinners? Some spray almost acts as a cleaner. Silicone oil is clear, and generally safe around rubber and seals as it is not petroleum based. Wickes used to sell the oil as "Silicone Lubricant" in a white container with blue lettering, for assembling plastic waste water pipes with O ring push fittings. In a grease form, it is also used on Ski bindings, seals. The Wickes product was not food safe, and for that reason Wicks have stopped selling it, but you can get it online unbranded at reasonable prices. Wiping modern car door/boot seals with it can reduce the tendency of seals to stick after long periods in hot weather.
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Are you polishing bare metal? If so Tripoli Brown (aggresive), followed by Blue using a drill buffer cone gives very good results.
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JHV8 wrote: Mon Aug 08, 2022 9:56 am Are you polishing bare metal? If so Tripoli Brown (aggresive), followed by Blue using a drill buffer cone gives very good results.
No, it's the 17" alloy wheels that Appleyards sell
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Well if they are laquered then you have to clean them like any other painted surface, because your not actually getting to the bare metal.
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I have used both Autosol and Mothers Mag & Alluminum polish and to be frank, can hardly tell any difference.
I bought some Mothers "polishing cones" which fit into an electric drill, and I find they take a lot of arm-ache out of the process.
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Personally I prefer Peek metal polish, if the corrosion is bad use find wire wool to give it a bit more bite. Depending on how fanatical you are wet and dry can help but even with some suitable protection it rarely lasts more than a season even if protected with some sort of polish unless you keep at them.
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Thank you for replays ..

Like the "polishing cones". Idea this will save a lot of work..
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I don't know whether you can get this on UK market but "Purple" is what all the detailers use here including myself. Gives the best shine I have ever had over 33 years of using different polishes. A bit expensive but worth it. Don't forget to shake the "bottle" before use. kenny38
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Re: Wheel Polish

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I think the alloy of the wheel itself will have an effect on which polishes work well and the results you will get. The original alloy wheels are quite ""hard"" and difficult to get a very good finish. At the other end of the spectrum my 17" wheels are Boyd Coddington from 2001 and quite soft but polish easily to a mirror like finish, see below. No idea what the Appleyard ones are like. I use Mothers to polish the 17"if there are defects, like cat pee! and Silvo liquid for maintenance. If using the cones be careful you don't hit the sharp corners on the spokes as it is quite easy to dull the sharp edge.
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