How to Polish Aluminum Rims by DC SuperShine

A Step by step on how to polish an Aluminum Rim, sometimes rims need to be polished while still on the truck, this is the way I do it. I rarely come across rims that don't come back to a decent to very good shine.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Aluminum polishing
• trucks
• truck rim
• rim polishing
• rim cleaning

[matts4290]

Do you recommend using an acid wash first to clean the wheel? If so, what type of acid? I'm polishing rims that are loose and dismounted.

[DCSuperShine]

@matts4290 I don't use acid... but a good product that i've tried before is "Zep A-lume"

hope this helps

[ahillbilly76]

i was wondering. how many times can you cut the chrome this way?

[DCSuperShine]

@ahillbilly76 Lot`s I have customers for over 10 years, that I do their trucks twice a year!

unlesss you`re sanding out huge pits or scratches you`re good to go! Thanks for watching

[bigrob18772]

Dennis would it be a good idea to use this same process on the tanks and the grill

[DCSuperShine]

@bigrob18772 yes you can use the sos instead of sand paper to a certain extent, if the aluminum if only dirty/oxidized it will work fairly well. but if it's pitted from road grim and dirt sanding is a must to remove the imperfections. hope this helps and good luck!

thanks for watching

[DCSuperShine]

@jkyu55 sent you a PM... thanks for watching!

[jkyu55]

great job, good vid. Can you tell me about the pad you used? I have the exact grinder, been doing it by hand and a palm sander. My email address is rchapa1992 at yahoo.. thanks for your time and keep up the great work!

[DCSuperShine]

@Mcr444 depends on where you're from... if you're from the south with no winters much longer... lol up here in Ontario Canada it will last 3-4 months with no maintenance... if you're a guy that takes care of your truck and washes it weekly and rubs it every so often it can last 2 years. I've had customers enter truck shows well over after a year of us polishing it, still looking like the day we polished it! but he took care of it every single weekend.

[Mcr444]

Hey, good job! Typically how long would this last on a vehicle that's being daily driven?