Is there a huge difference between the two? I can't remember ever having seens polished wheels up close before. Which looks better?

 

chrome has more shine, where as polished kinda has a dull look to it. polished is a lot more to maintain, but looks good when super clean

 

Anybody got a picture of polished wheels on a car?

 

These are polished - http://home.comcast.net/~david.mills/z28/z25.jpg
http://www.go-fast.org/z28/photos/ccw1.jpg

Dave

 

Polished are an absolute nightmare to keep clean. They tarnish easily and have to be polished every so often. However, they look good without being TOO "blingy".

Chrome is more mirror-like and required less maintenance.

 

I have polished ZR1 replicas, with clearcoat.... shine is excellent and there is no more maintenance than a painted wheel. Even my Pro-Stars, which are not clear coated get a good polish about twice a year, although they don't see anything much in the way of bad weather.

Polished ZR1's:
http://cjcfo.fbody.com/members/injun...D/Frt34vwD.jpg
http://cjcfo.fbody.com/members/injun...J/Backlugs.jpg

Polished Pro-Stars:
http://cjcfo.fbody.com/members/injun.../DCP03466a.jpg
http://cjcfo.fbody.com/members/injun.../DCP03451a.jpg

 

I like the flashiness of chrome

 

The spokes on TT2's are polished. I hit mine once a year with a buffing wheel / rouge bar.