Diplomat Don
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Nascarcruzin......Powerball, corded drill, Mothers metal polish. The secret is to use VERY small amounts of Mothers. About a thimble full per wheel. Cover them to keep them nice between trips.
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riggarob wrote:Sir, where is this "Wildwood truck wash" you allude to? I too, am lazy! Robbie Wildwood, Florida on I-75
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It's in the NW corner of the junction of I-75 and 44. 44 is the first exit north of where the turnpike and I-75 come together so anyone going home other than those up I-95 will go by it. There's a truck wash at Ft Pierce for those using I-95 and I would assume they polish them too.
This post is my opinion (free advice). It is not intended to influence anyone's judgment nor do I advocate anyone do what I propose.
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I use the Powerball ad Mother's. For details and pictures check out the results at http://www.rvcruzer.com/alumrims.php
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Thanx! We'll be leaving Tampa, headed to J-Ville in a few weeks. Looks like we can't miss it. Robbie
LLT wrote:I paid $10/wheel at the Wildwood truck wash. They've literally never looked so good. They removed all the lug covers, center caps and spent 10-15 mins per wheel machine and hand polishing.
I've done it myself several times... I've never been able to match those results. Spend the $10/wheel at a truck stop and save yourself a lot of grief.
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Nascarcruzin
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Well I did it, went to Wally World and bought me a powerball to polish my wheels. The first two look real good, the second two look so so. MAN WHAT A JOB!!! When I recover I will redo the last two again. Thanks to everyone for their input. Ronnie
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Nascarcruzin wrote:Well I did it, went to Wally World and bought me a powerball to polish my wheels. The first two look real good, the second two look so so. MAN WHAT A JOB!!! When I recover I will redo the last two again. Thanks to everyone for their input. Ronnie
If it's something you do on a regular basis it doesn't take too long to touch it up. The first time is a lot of work but the maintenance after that isn't so bad. All depends on how bad your wheels are to start 
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JeepBus wrote:I use my cordless drill, a Mother's "Power Ball" and some Mother's "PowerMetal" Aluminum wheel cleaner. Wash the wheel to get rid of the dirt, a few minutes with the powerball/cleaner, and a rinse with a rag/hose and I'm done.
Double that one! The small ball works the best!
PS: Wax it when you're done and the shine will last longer.
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Took me 2 hours each for the rear wheels using mothers poweball and aluminum polish., front about 45 min.
I would gladly pay $10-15 per wheel if they came out to my satisfaction.
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riggarob wrote:Thanx! We'll be leaving Tampa, headed to J-Ville in a few weeks. Looks like we can't miss it. Robbie
LLT wrote:I paid $10/wheel at the Wildwood truck wash. They've literally never looked so good. They removed all the lug covers, center caps and spent 10-15 mins per wheel machine and hand polishing.
I've done it myself several times... I've never been able to match those results. Spend the $10/wheel at a truck stop and save yourself a lot of grief.
JMO.
Rig, on a 2008 model coach,you need to check the wheels to see if they are a coated wheel, if they are they were not meant to be polished.
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