✔ Everything you need to know: POLISHING ALUMINUM WHEELS 👀

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Alert! Updated May 2025:
Since this polish video, I had many people ask if I tried Flitz.
New Video below...
I find Flitz to be better than Blue Magic AND they set you up for success with a pre-clean product, polishing balls that don't tear and a great polish!
Here are two packages I had them put together, with a 15% discount with code CTL15 at checkout

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You will definitely have all the right products to get the results you want!
Its not just about the ultimate polish, but also the right prep and polishing tools!

The New Polish Video 2025:
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How to Polish Aluminum wheels and best products to use making your polishing job as easy as possible.

Get Blue Magic here or Zepyhr Pro40 (best price):
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Here are the secrets to polishing aluminum wheels and how to Quickly get dirty aluminum wheels restored. I show you how to Polish and Buff your Aluminum Wheels to a Mirror Finish!
And what products to use, which ones work to polish aluminum wheels

I also have a video on how to Fix Rust on chrome wheels:
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How to paint over chrome wheels, must know info!
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How to Paint Aluminum Wheels:
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Also a video on how to repaint your wheels:
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Paint your Wheels in BRONZE Yankee/Gold
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How to Powdercoat your wheels:
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I have polished aluminum wheels over the years and have looked for the best way and easiest way to get the job done with great results.
I have watched many YouTube videos myself trying to see if someone has the magic bullet to polishing aluminum wheels... I have seen videos showing Coca Cola as a potential polisher, WD-40, and of course off the shelf product like Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish, Blue Magic Metal Polish cream, Zephyr Aluminum polish, hi Lustre Silver bullet polish, steel wool, pro40 polish protector, Mothers chrome polish and Mothers PowerBall 2 and more...
So I decided to create 1 video that goes over ALL the products out there to see which one does the job best AND the fastest... The results will surprise you!

Let us know how your Polishing Aluminum Wheels project goes and if there's any products you think should be tried that were not in this video.

Postscript to this video...
I had purchased the aluminum wheels in the video for $600 before polishing them. The wheels came with the 4 plus a spare wheel which was just a black steel rim, with the same Toyo tire. I sold the spare for 200, which meant I was into the wheels for 400, plus my time. I did sell the 4 wheels, once I decided to keep the OEMs on my FJ80 Landcruiser, and sold them for 1400.
So, keep your eye out for Aluminum wheels that you can refinish! in my follow up Wheel video, I had purchased some aluminum wheels that looked almost the same, for $100 and put some 33" Wildpeak tires I had. They are currently on a FJ40, but will easily sell for about 1000. The tires on them really didn't cost me, since I had removed them from some previous wheels I had on a FJ62, replacing with some 35 Dick Cepek tires.
The main lesson is you can find some great aluminum wheel deals out there, usually because the person lets them go unpolished for years and feels their condition is poor, hence sells for a lower price. Also wheels and tires take up space, so people tend to sell then at lower prices to make room in their garage.
So if you polish them up, you instantly increase their value. Aluminum wheels do not rust, so even if they are in poor condition, they can be aggressively sanded, etched and polished back to a new condition. a simple hobby or side hustle, that can make you some great money... to invest into a cool ride.
One man's trash, is another man's treasure!