Does anyone here have aluminum wheels? I hear they have "pores" and are hard to clean. Just wondering if anyone has an advice on cleaning them.
i'm going to buy some eagles or mothers aluminum polish, but i was wondering if this cleans them as well. I have some tire lubricant i got on them that seems to be DRIED on them and i scrubbed the spot for a second and gave up. i'm just being super cautious because i dont want them to get ruined. I covered them with towels when i washed my car because its advised that you dont wash your wheels with normal car wash.
anyway...any advice is appreciated.

 

Most wheels have clearcoat on them but it sounds like yours don't. What kind are they? And where did you hear that you shouldn't use car soap on them?

 

Yeah they are polished aluminum. No clear coat.
Centerline put a little notce in the wheel boxes saying what to use. But I feel like they are going to be permanently damaged if they aren't babied. So I was asking about anyone elses experience. I haven't cleaned them yet. Had them for a week.

 

Well, I'd follow the instructions that came with the wheels. If they're only a week old, they ought to look good for quite a while. Contact Centerline and see what they say about removing the tire lube.

 

Also, check out the Mothers Powerball.

 

Powerball for the wheels?
I bought some eagle one polish spray and mothers aluminum polish, haven't used it yet.