Need help with my polished aluminum wheels

[mteele]

Hey guys,



I`m new here and planning on getting more serious into the detailing game. Planning on putting together a full list of supplies I am planning on buying soon for the forum`s approval But in the mean time, the first and biggest problem on my car is my polished aluminum wheels.



Here is a picture of my rear wheel. It was last polished about 2 weeks ago using a Mother`s Powerball and Mothers Power Metal Polish:







Here is my front wheel after hitting it with the Power Metal Polish, then the Mag & Aluminum Polish (both with the powerball), and then the Mother`s Billet Polish. This was all done today:







And here is a picture of my good friend`s car with the same wheels I have. How can I get my wheels to this level of shine?









These Mother`s products just wont cut it for me. I am getting new centercaps in which are chrome, and I really need to acheive a high level of shine so my wheels match the centercaps.

[imported_RZJZA80]

um I think your friends are chromed wheels

[evo77]

Yeah his wheels are chrome my friend.

[mteele]

Nope, I know for a fact they are polished

[imported_RZJZA80]

if they are, and I think they are chromed, a machine shop is the only way you can get them to shine like that, and I`m talking grinding and sanding down, buffing, etc..

[evo77]

Well I have seen some polishing jobs that look very chrome like.



This is usually achieved by a professional using air tools and various levels of buffing compounds.