Help needed with polished wheels

[willjordan7]

Hello all,I've just got these alloys,as a novice can any one suggest products/methods I could use to bring them back up,I cant leave them in for refurb as over here they will cost almost the same as a new set:mad:The laquer has been removed allready I think!!!Thanks Will.
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[andyollie]

are you sure the laquar has been removed? if it has autosol will be a good polishing product

[Serious Performance]

Meguiars NXT Meatal Polysh would be pretty good as it's one of the few that will help protect as well as polish.

Keep them well sealed but they will always require more work than 'normal' alloys (even just the polished lips on mine ALWAYS require attention).

Cheers.

[willjordan7]

I've tried autosol by hand but its not getting rid a the little black marks,oh and we've a very limited range of megs over here:mad: ,I've never even seen the metal polish your talking about:mad:

[Detailed Obsession]

They're the Mondeo 18" wheels from the Mondy Zetec-S. They're meant to have a machined finish on the face of the spokes, which is then laquered. If the laquer has gone, then you're in trouble, as you'll be forever polishing them to keep them shiny...

Gareth :)

[myxa]

Hi, this is what i do as in wheel refurbing and polishing.
The spokes have been polished, any pitting in them will show up as tiny black marks, they will have to be rubbed out, but try any quality wheel / alloy polish, meg's nxt is very good, or belgon alu magic.
try this link here, maybe even buy a small starter polishing kit, and use them on a normal drill ( caurefully ) this will give you move polishing power in the tight area's.
Any more advice , just ask,
Thank you Mark

http://www.frost.co.uk/productList.asp?catID=27

[Detailed Obsession]

It's a shame if they have been polished - as the spoke faces are machine (diamond cut) finished and laquered from the factory (the rest is sprayed silver). Why someone would then remove the laquer seems a little odd?

Gareth :)

[Detailed Obsession]

Here's a pic of them on a car

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/Gaz7FRST/mondyzetec-s.jpg

It's the only one i could find and it doesn't really show it, but you'll have to trust me lol, they're meant to have a painted silver back, with machined polished spokes, and then everything is laquered...

Gareth :)

[willjordan7]

The laquer was removed because it had started to peel off and rather than the same thing happening again he had them polished,I found a place that sells the nxt polish and I've just given them a going over,Their still not as I would like but they've definetly improved,I might purchase a centre cap just to contrast the finish on them and see what I'll do then.

[Detailed Obsession]

I see... That makes sense... If you wanted a lasting shine, you could consider a refurb and relaquer as well :)

Gareth :)

[c3vrg]

You need to polish them like Mark said with a drill and compounds from frost .
I would think some blue steel compound similar to what i used on my audi tt wheels shown in another thread cheers Mark