Easiest way and cheapest way to get pretty much new looking rims is to buy new ones? or is there anyway i can polish up these dull things to really make them shine?

 

what are they?..chrome , polished?...pics?

 

ZO6 style 18" from AFS.. they are chrome but dull. i want the mirror back.

Oh and just the person i wanted to respond, been lookin at all those bmws and cars you shine up.. very nice.

 

use some of mothers chrome polish, works wonders

 

lol thanks .....well honestly ELBOW greese is what it will take....i have a chrome polish called bling and what i did with my TA is just work on one section at a time it took awhile but each section started coming back to its mirror finish..its time and patience that will bring it back oh and wax the rim after you are done...

 

A good metal polish and a Mothers' Powerball Mini will work wonders. I use a product manufactured locally called Speedy Metal Polish; others may recommend Wenol, Flitz, Simichrome, English Custom Polishes, etc. Cleaned twenty-five years worth of "dull" from the aluminum rims on my 'Vette.

 

coke and tin-foil

that gave me back my shine on my ZR1's that were dirty dull with water spots.

 

well its definitely going to take some time.. i did one whole rim.. dont know if its perfect but it is definitely 100% better.

So the long i polish the better it will look? I'm wondering if i have it to its full potential or not.. this my first time doing rims.

I was using bluemagic and i dont think it was doing a very good job, already had it on the shelf.. so i went and just bought some mothers billet and it seems to have worked better.

One more question to throw on all this, i want to get my exhaust tips back to shine.. i know i can just polish it with probably the same stuff, but what can i use to get all the grime off of it, the black little spots, tar and whatnot

Thanks!

My edit... i just thought about it.. did i buy the right polish? billet? or should i have a chrome polish or are they the same?

 

I spent an hour each on my 'Vette rims. Started with the PowerBall and Speedy and then finished with some Mother's Mag and Aluminum Polish. I don't have experience working with Mother's Billet personally, but if that's what you have and it seems to be working...
I would try some Stoner's Tarminator for the tar spots on your exhaust.