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Old 04-12-07, 01:24 PM
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Default Wheel polish recommendation

Hey guys. I have Axis Milano wheels and I had the clearcoat removed on the lips to obtain that mirror shine. I tried Meguires polish and I am not pleased with the results..Hard to remove and messy imo with little improvement.. Which wheel polish would you guys recommend to give a brilliant shine ?
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Mother's polish ball as a tool used with Clearkote's Metal polish or Blue Magic polish (found OTC). Can you post pics of what the wheel looks like right now? I want to see what kind of finish is on the wheel.
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I'm very satisfied with Mother's polish. Really brought back the shine that a lot of the wheel cleaners couldn't do. BTW, this was the chrome polish. Not sure what kinda wheels you have.
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I have used Mother's in the past. IME, it is more to restore luster rather than a product to "polish" a non-"polished" finish to a polished finish.
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I use Heavy Metal Polish. It works great on my polished lips. I use the medium and then the fine and follow that up with Poor Boys wheel wax.

http://heavymetalpolish.com/
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Sorry guys but nothing beats "One Grand Metal 300".
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Originally Posted by Lexkost
Sorry guys but nothing beats "One Grand Metal 300".
Sorry but absolutes in car detailing are far and few between.
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I use Zaino on my entire car inclding the wheels.

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Don't forget to seal the wheels after all the hard polishing work!
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