Polishing BIllet Wheels

[Mystik]

whats the best stuff to polish em with?

[3rdCoastCrawlin]

I don't know about the best stuff, but I use Mothers polish and some elbow grease and my wheels come out looking damn good. I heard Zoops is a good product to use, it says it prolongs polishing for up to 2 years. Its costly though.

[Mystik]

was zoops in the truckin mag? and i use mothers but after 3rd polish they have a film on them :\

[jakedubb]

W/O a doubt the best is Mother's Billet Polish! Nevr used anything better. Follow up the polishing w/ a good thick wax. Polish off the wax w/ a Microfiber towel/rag. Believe it!

[sdime98]

a good metal polish is blue magic, it its sorta sky bluish, with a blue lid, and its about 6 oz. or so, has a hologrphic lookin label, you can get it at auto zone i think its about 3 bucks...it workds good on my billet shift knob and shift arm, and my various bilet accesories..no rims yet tho...hahahaha

[Compressed]

Ya that MOthers Billet Polish kicks some serious ass but its like 25$ here for teh size of mothers polish.

blue magic metal polish...it has a silicone in it so it repels water and it provides a great shine...i gots boyds and dem shits are had as f.uck to keep clean...its got ammonia in it too so if yer nose is clogged up take asniff woooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeee...like a 20" zenith believe it!

[tuckin20z]

i have a set of billet 20s that need a real good polish they have oxidation on them and even the mothers billet polish is not working all the way it looks a lot better but there are still some water spots on the wheels what could i use to get that off?

[Mystik]

i'll try the blue magic polish.... i just used the reg mother polish it was like 8 bux, the billet stuff was like 25 or something.... tuckin20z... when my wheels were oxidized i used about 3 various metal polishes i found around my house, a couple worked, donno if they still make em...

[sdime98]

yea blue magic is the best i've seen, its full of ammonia, i remember the irst time i ever saw it my friend told me to take a whiff, and it was rough, haha

[zY]

Brilex Solutions Heavy metal polish...works awesome.

[riddic1985]

if you feel like really making them shine break out the jewlers rouge and the high speed buffer than they will look like a mirror but it sure is alot of work

[03 SS]

Flitz is really good. Semi-chrome is pretty good too. If nothing works on your rims as far as polish, than this is probably your only alternative. Sears Hardware has polishing kits to bring them back to life if winter has killed them. There are buffing bars that come in a set of 4 (the 4 set of large bars is $9.99 (white/red/brown/gray). Then there is a set of 3 buffing wheels that also have the drill bit attachment included (small-medium-large buffing wheels). I used the brown for the tough buff & then went over them with the white. I then threw good polish & then wax on them. This will bring them back to new specks but it is very time consuming.

[96blazer]

Meguirer's Billit Polish

[reams6100]

Quote: Originally Posted by tuckin20z

i have a set of billet 20s that need a real good polish they have oxidation on them and even the mothers billet polish is not working all the way it looks a lot better but there are still some water spots on the wheels what could i use to get that off?

Start with an acid based wheel cleaner to get the hard shiz off, then polish out with Mothers. After that, seal them back up with a good wax.

i wouldn't put acid on raw billet...this could etch the metal and destroy the wheels...first find out what acid it is and at what concentration...pm me and ill check it out for you. I love my boyds but i would never buy billet again its just way too much work, now that my dime isn't a daily driver its gonna be a little easier to keep em clean but its still a bitch cause just washing the dam thing gets em all spotted up if ya dont dry em quick...blue magic and a dremel will take care of rough spots on dem twankas

[gdev_alt]

The Brilex stuff is the best stuff I have ever used...

[dailydrager]

i have tryed almost every kinda pollish their is and i bought some at a truck stop it was called white dimond and let me tell you it is 100%the best i have used and so damn easy to work with but hard to find stuff wenol is some really good stuff also that is what i use when i am out of white dimond i have a set of boyd coddingtons and they are awsome wheels but are hard to keep up a good shine on but that is what i use hope it helps some one out

[reyess]

i also have a question. i have a new set of wheels BC hot rods about 4 months old. will any of these polishing waxs damage the finish of the wheel? i wash mine with water and soap it does a good job but i have started to notice some brake dust building up on my wheels i have tried cleaning them with water and soap but the resadue is still there can i use a polish wax for wheels that will not damage the finish.

[gutlesswonder]

I Use Mothers As Well.if You Notice Spots After You Polish Them Your Not Using Enough.the Jar Says To Be Sparing.but I Ve Found That If You Are Very Generous Then They Come Out Like A Mirror.dont Let The Spot Your Polishing Run Thin.keep It Real Thick And Youll See How Good They Look.....