Hey

I have a 2006 Silverado with 17" aluminum alloy wheels i was woundering if these wheels can be polished. I would need to sand some parts that are really bad but i just wanted to make sure it can be done with wheels with no priore polish. I have looked all over the net but have found nothing in regards to the wheels i have. I know they are not steel wheels.

Thanks

 

Meguiar's, Mother's and Eagle One each offer decent wheel cleaners that work on just about any finish.

You can also try Griot's Garage - but you'll pay. Oh will you pay!!

 

I have cleaned the rims but it is more then just dirt or greas it's pitting in the rim itself and was woundering if i could sand the pitting out then polish the rims

thanks for the reply.

 

I think they come with a clear coat on them

 

Yes you can do what you are proposing, then clear coat them,but you might be of retirement age by the time you get done.

 

ok so seeing as they have a clear coat i would have to sand the entire thing x 4 then polish and clear coat again?

 

Here are some pics so far the first is how it looks with out anything and the others are in progrese. You can see just how polished they can realy get

 

You can polish them up like chrome if you want... All you need is a little elbow grease. I just refinished a set of aftermarket wheels last year. First sand them down with 100-200 grit sandpaper until you see no pitting. Then step that down until you get to like 400-600 grit. This will leave you with a smooth coat. Then use a buffing wheel on a high speed electric drill with some rouge(I'm not sure on the spelling). This is what I did and it took about 3 hours to refinish 4 16.5 inch deep dish rims like chrome. Then before I put them on the truck I used a liquid metal polish that is supposed to protect them too and bolted on. I chose not to clear coat because they have offroad tires on them and rocks will chip it all apart. I just polish with a mothers powerball and liquid polish every spring to get rid of winter grime, and every fall to put a good protective coat of polish for the winter and they stay like brand new.