Mother's Powerball Mini

[withac]

Has anyone used the Mother's mini Powerball? After going to all the trouble to shine up these rims http://www.tahoeforum.com/showthread.php?t=11078 I want to keep them shiney. I was thinking about the mini to polish them with after they are mounted. I was looking at one in the store today and it said to keep it wet, a dry Powerball can be damaged. Sounds like they are only used to apply polish not remove it. I imagine it would still help, but the shine comes from how well you buff it up after applying the polish so I would still be buffing it by hand, right? Any ideas or suggestions?

 

[bahollis]

I have lots of those type of gadgets that sit in the garage gathering spiderwebs.

After all the time you've invested in them, I'd do the polish by hand.
How long could it possibly take? Maybe even invest in getting them clear coated again.

BH

 

[withac]

I have lots of those type of gadgets that sit in the garage gathering spiderwebs.

After all the time you've invested in them, I'd do the polish by hand.
How long could it possibly take? Maybe even invest in getting them clear coated again.

BH

Thanks for the feedback. I looked into different products to clear coat them myself but some of the feedback I got pointed out that clear coat is essentially paint and paint can chip and flake, then you have that to deal with, plus, with a clear coat if you kiss the curb you've now got to deal with the clear coat being scuffed or rubbed right off, with just polished aluminum you get out your sandpaper and take out the scuff then bring it back up to the shine.

On one hand I really want to put something on them to protect them but on the other the points about possible problems with a clear coat makes sense.

 

[Skeeter04]

I tried the powerball on motorcycle wire wheels and I was disappointed
I've stuck with a diaper cloth and a quality polish,it takes more time but the results are worth it

 

[withac]

I tried the powerball on motorcycle wire wheels and I was disappointed
I've stuck with a diaper cloth and a quality polish,it takes more time but the results are worth it

I've got a pack of some DuPont ultra soft polishing cloths. Eight bucks for a pack of 50, they're great for the final polish on the aluminum.

 

[Yuke2K]

Have you tried Flitz polish? It's not technically designed for use on wheels, but it does shine things up really well and leaves a semi-protective coating on them. Don't know how long the coating lasts though.

 

[metro273]

^^^I 2nd the Flitz product. We use it at work and the results are pretty good!

 

[withac]

Haven't tried the Flitz. Have you tried Autosol? Comes highly recommended. I'm going to borrow some from a friend and do one spoke with it, one with Meguiars, one with Blue Magic, and one with a buffing wheel and rouge. Then see if anyone can tell the diff.