# what product to use to polish rims? **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [March 18, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718 "2009-03-18T11:34:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sonson\_jdmvtek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sonson_jdmvtek/32/5269_2.png) [@sonson\_jdmvtek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sonson_jdmvtek)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/1 "2009-03-18T11:34:16Z")
i have jus bought sum 15" drags there all chrome but i wanna get them even more chrome i want a really good mirror finish to them that when i drive down the street peoples head turns towards my hatch…heres a pic ![http://i41.tinypic.com/2qcf0gy.jpg](http://i41.tinypic.com/2qcf0gy.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/2 "2009-03-18T11:38:25Z")
do they have a clear coat? (you don’t want to metal polish a clear-coated surface) ---
**Author:** ![blackout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@blackout](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blackout)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/3 "2009-03-18T11:43:11Z")
> [@sonson\_jdmvtek"](#): > > i have jus bought sum 15" drags there all chrome **but i wanna get them even more chrome** i want a really good mirror finish to them that when i drive down the street peoples head turns towards my hatch…heres a pic you can’t get them any more chrome then they are. chrome is chrome. You can polish them with chrome polish and a mothers ball. It worked well for me. ---
**Author:** ![sonson\_jdmvtek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sonson_jdmvtek/32/5269_2.png) [@sonson\_jdmvtek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sonson_jdmvtek)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/4 "2009-03-18T11:47:14Z")
yea they still have their clear coat…but i want them to shine…im going to try that buffing ball idea ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/5 "2009-03-18T11:48:14Z")
buffing ball will simply remove and damage the clearcoat in most cases… you have to deal each surface’s finish with what is appropriate… ---
**Author:** ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/6 "2009-03-18T12:24:43Z")
i dont think having really shiny wheels on a civic is going to break any necks ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/7 "2009-03-18T12:27:33Z")
to the OP: :picard: at everything you type. ---
**Author:** ![ericvw7989](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ericvw7989/32/5070_2.png) [@ericvw7989](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ericvw7989)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/8 "2009-03-18T12:29:09Z")
> [@LAFENGAS](#): > > to the OP: > > :picard: at everything you type. i just lol’d ---
**Author:** ![blackout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@blackout](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blackout)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/9 "2009-03-18T12:34:47Z")
> [@sonson\_jdmvtek](#): > > yea they still have their clear coat…but i want them to shine…im going to try that buffing ball idea > [@theblue](#): > > buffing ball will simply remove and damage the clearcoat in most cases… you have to deal with each surface’s finish with what is appropriate… chrome has clearcoat? ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/10 "2009-03-18T12:36:00Z")
> [@blackout](#): > > chrome has clearcoat? re-read, use deductive reasoning…then edit. ---
**Author:** ![blackout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@blackout](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blackout)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/11 "2009-03-18T12:45:05Z")
> [@LAFENGAS](#): > > re-read, use deductive reasoning…then edit. I deduce he doesn’t know what kind of rim he has… ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/12 "2009-03-18T12:53:21Z")
use that maguirs polishing shit for rims ---
**Author:** ![blackout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@blackout](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/blackout)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/13 "2009-03-18T12:59:03Z")
if they are aluminum with a clearcoat, you could strip the clearcoat and actually polish them. I’ve done this with motorcycle parts that were cleared aluminum. there are write-ups all over the internet on it also. ---
**Author:** ![sonson\_jdmvtek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sonson_jdmvtek/32/5269_2.png) [@sonson\_jdmvtek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sonson_jdmvtek)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/14 "2009-03-18T14:01:41Z")
my fault if i dont know what kind of rims i have…i know i bought them they were put on another car for 3weeks all i wanna knw is do i jus use the mgwiers polisher that comes in a lil can red and white…i knw there drags ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/15 "2009-03-18T14:07:20Z")
i know it’s in a can, i dont know what color it is. i also have “something eagle” polish that i used for my chrome rims both work fantastic. people use the maguires for polished slips, i would assume this would be the same ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/16 "2009-03-18T14:11:24Z")
in both cases you’re referring to wheel cleaner for raw metal and not for clear coats. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-product-to-use-to-polish-rims/64718/17 "2009-03-18T14:13:09Z")
Post this on [autopia.org](http://autopia.org) after you receive five or so responses post back here so that the people telling you to strip the clear coat learn something.