Best way to shine up my Fuchs?

[88'3xBlk911Cab]

My 911 has 177K miles on it and I am the 4th owner. Bought the car in May 2004. 3rd owner used it as her dialy driver and didn't really detail it that much from the amount of crap I vacuumed out of the carpet and polished off the paint. I have really done a lot of detailing and waxing to the paint and used the Eagle One "Nevr-Dull" wadding polish on my wheels but I want them shinier. What is the best method to achieve this for a DIY?

[Plavan]

Al Reed. Not DIY though

[Dan in Pasadena]

Al Reed.

[anthony]

The wheels are already polished, right? You should be able to bring them back with most any metal polish - Blue Magic, P21S, Mothers, etc.

[Rufblackbird]

If the wheels are polished then my favorite polish is Mother's aluminum polish.

[88'3xBlk911Cab]

Thanks for the feedback. Yes they are polished, not chrome. I will try some aluminum polish and lots of elbow grease!

Thanks again,
Mary

[Jack Olsen]

Could somebody lay out a step-by-step with the Mothers polish?

[89911]

I know some here don't have the desire to refinish your fuchs and would rather send them to Al Reed. But to send them to him just to have him polish them with something like Mothers.......thats just wrong!

[strokher racing]

Mr Buffer polish is the best stuff you can buy. Forget all the mothers stuff. They dont call me Chrome Eric for nothing

Eric Hood

[gadams]

I got this tip off of the 911turbo board. Someone recommended mr buffer metal polish. I went to the web site and bought a couple of bottles and this stuff is by far the best and easiest polish I have used. I have no affiliation with mr buffer other then one purchase.

http://www.mrbuffer.com/2k4pages/INDmain.html

[Jack Olsen]

Okay, I've got some Mr. Buffer on the way. Do I still use a high speed drill and a buffing wheel?

[Silveresrty911S]

Now the rub, if I had my wheels re-finished and clear powder coated by Al Reed. Can I use any one of these to get minor scrathes off from cones committing suicide on my last AX?

[gadams]

The instructions say:
How to Polish metal with Mr. Buffer Metal Polish...
Always SHAKE WELL before use.

1) Simply apply a small amount of Mr. Buffer to a soft cotton rag or buffing pad.

2) Buff the surface with light pressure.

3) After Polish dries from your buffing, Simply remove with a clean dry towel by wiping away!!

4) Repeat as desired to get that perfect shine.


I will ask mr buffer and post their response.

[88'3xBlk911Cab]

Thanks guys! I have some Mr. Buffer on the way. I really appreciate the posts.

Mary

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally posted by Silveresrty911S
Now the rub, if I had my wheels re-finished and clear powder coated by Al Reed. Can I use any one of these to get minor scrathes off from cones committing suicide on my last AX?

NO! If you try using metal polish after they've been clear anodized you removed the anodizing and thereafter you have to keep polishing to maintain the bright(est) look. I had my phonedials full polished and didn't opt for anodizing because Al's advice was that while it eliminates the needs to polish, it also reduces the shine by about 10%. Now? SOmetimes I wonder if I shouldn't have cleared them, but oh well. They look awesome!

89911 - Al Reed does not "just use something like Mothers'" on them. And frankly, no it's not "just wrong" if someone wants to have his wheels professionally repolished. The level of finish you will get from a pro polisher like Al versus what you can do at home with Mothers and your fingers or your electric drill is pretty drammatic.

[JMPRO]

After you have polished the wheel, sprinkle a little corn starch or baby powder on the wheel to absorb all that black gunk as you clean up. The powder absorbs much of the oily gunk and makes the final clean up much easier.
Jerry

[88'3xBlk911Cab]

After you have polished the wheel, sprinkle a little corn starch or baby powder on the wheel to absorb all that black gunk as you clean up. The powder absorbs much of the oily gunk and makes the final clean up much easier.

Great tip.

[JMPRO]

There is some stuff called "Zoops" that is for coating a polished wheel that will not dull the finish like almost all other coatings, but will last for up to a year. You will have to do a search for it.
Jerry

[88'3xBlk911Cab]

http://zoops.com/home.asp Just bought some

[JMPRO]

Lady 911 driver, let us know how hard or easy it is to use and does it really go on 100% clear with no dulling of the shine.
Jerry