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Old 03-20-05, 12:07 PM
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Default mom's billet metal polish works wonders

well yeah.. just like the title says
i thought i do a little bit of cleaning today..
and the results are below..

here is a before pic
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and heres that after pic!
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Wow that looks great. That polish did wonders on your wheels. Nice HREs btw
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1 other ? Your wheels do not have the clear coat on the lips right? How often do you find that you have to polish them. I just ordered some with the polished lips and I hope I dont have to polish them every time I wash the car.
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nope, no clear coat on the lips
you don't have to polish after every wash
dry them good or water marks will appear

however, its not a timely task and each wheel can be done in 5 minutes or less
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Thanks for the info. I dont mind polishing them but was worried about water spots. It rains alot here in FLA and I dont want to mess with the lips everytime it rains. If it rains and I dont wash them off for a few days will the water spots come out?
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YEAH, that polish is AMAZING!!! I just used it to clean up my new iForged rims - couldn't believe how well it takes out minor scratches and brings out a nice smooth shine. I also tried other stuff at the same time (Meguiars, 3M, etc), and nothing came close to the Mothers Billet. It's expensive though, about $14. for a small container at PepBoys, but worth every penny.
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I used Mothers Billet and its pretty good (I actually like it better for stainless steel exhaust). I don know if you tried the Meguiairs NXT All Metal Polish, but its one of the reasons I went with Polished all over again! It makes it so easy and yields a great shine!

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Mothers is not the easiest to use - requires a lot of rubbing, but great stuff. I'm going to try the Meguiars NXT as you suggest, it may be a lot better/quicker for the run-of-the-mill wheel cleanings.
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Originally Posted by engin_ear
Mothers is not the easiest to use - requires a lot of rubbing, but great stuff. I'm going to try the Meguiars NXT as you suggest, it may be a lot better/quicker for the run-of-the-mill wheel cleanings.

Thats just the thing, the Meguiairs goes on easy, and comes off easy! Give it a try.
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