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    Ive got Polished Aluminum Z06 wheel's not sure If there coated but doesnt look like it..

    Ive hit a spoke with mothers and never-dull and helped some..

    Whats the best way to get the fog out of it?

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    Just keep polishing.

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    Originally posted by KuruptWS6spd
    And yes my box is ALWAYS this clean

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    • #3
      what about the mothers ball

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      • #4
        hey i know what you mean.......i have polished aluminum..........they suck for that.....i tried that mothers and never dull neither worked.....i tried some other chrome polish......and rubbed and rubbed then had the g/f start rubbing.......lol but now they shine!!!!!!!

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        • #5
          i found this over on LS1Tech...seems like a really good idea. this dudes rims looked way nicer after he did this....
          http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=472189&

          he stripped the clear coat that's on the rims and the actually polished the aluminum!
          1998 Camaro SS Bullseye Turbo
          2002 F-250 7.3 Leveled on 20s with 35's
          2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary
          http://www.mifbody.com/vbulletin/sho...-Update/page11

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          • #6
            Wow those look good, really makes me want to find some WS6 rims already and get to work.
            Doing less with more


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            • #7
              yeah they came out really good for that dude "rolltide" he's got some nice cars too!
              1998 Camaro SS Bullseye Turbo
              2002 F-250 7.3 Leveled on 20s with 35's
              2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary
              http://www.mifbody.com/vbulletin/sho...-Update/page11

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              • #8
                thats sweet. he made them as shiny as mine

                please excuse my spelling... i went to a cathlic school.
                Originally posted by 02hawk796
                3.4 Camaro > < 4.6 Stang

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                • #9
                  heres a before and after shot of my wheels that i did this winter and also a pic of my hsr and coolant reservoir i did the same way. spent about 6 hrs on each one, but they turned out great. To do it i needed lots of sand paper from 80 grit up to 1000, a corded drill, a bunch of polishing wheels and tripoli and white rouge compounds. If the wheels are already smooth you wouldnt really need to sand just get the polishing compounds for that real shine. all of the stuff in the pics started out as natural finish aluminum, no polishing done at all, just aluminum as it comes.
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                  2011 Cadillac CTS-V sedan black raven 6spd

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                  • #10
                    Yep I am going to polish the crap out of everything I can get my hands on! Watch out boys this one is my engine is gonna blind ya!!

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                    • #11
                      i polished my A/C parts and they turned out great

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                      • #12
                        Yeah we worked on Nick's car yesterday with the buffer and saw a definite improvement.

                        (Is there anything I can do to keep the shine once I have it the way I want it) Is there clear coat for engine compartments? Or any other trick? Thanks.

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                        • #13
                          yea if someone has the answer for that i would like to hear it. i dont know of anything to keep polished aluminum shiny. i guess if that was the case there would be no such thing as aluminum polish haha

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                          • #14
                            Yeah if it were chrome it'd be a different story but polished aluminum will just need to be polished once in a while depending on how good you want it to look.
                            Doing less with more


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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by pheonix_rising
                              Yep I am going to polish the crap out of everything I can get my hands on! Watch out boys this one is my engine is gonna blind ya!!
                              You should polish the crap outta your stock wheels and give them to me! lol You know, you could polish the OEM wheels and throw them on Jen's Jimmy. . . . Would look great IMO.
                              Nick H.
                              Current MIFC Vice President

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