Polishing My Rims

My 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 rims come with a "special" coating on them called DuraBright (DB). After some time, or straight from the factory as far as I know, they become spotty and look like crap.

So I've tried several products, working my way down the chain till I landed at wet sanding. I'll post some pics of my progress in the next post. As of right now, to yield the best results, I wet sand with 1000 grit, 1500, to 2000. Then I used GC Metal Polish (worked better than Meg's 105), HD adapt then lastly with HD Polish. They look better, not going to get the chrome look of any metal besides chrome, but I'd like to get some more if I can. I tried using some Menzerna 4500 after the HD Polish and it added swirls.

This is my first time playing with polishing metal and it isn't going bad, but it's painstaking as I have to do half of it by hand.


Can anyone recommend a product that will help finish the metal after I use HD Polish?

I have Wheel Wax as a LSP, or should some sort of sealant be used?

Also, there seems to be a bit of a blueish tint to the newly polished section after I clean it detailer spray, is that a metal property, or is it being caused by the HD polish (which is purpleish in color)? It's much more blue when I use my LED Maglite, haven't dragged the rims upstairs to see in the sun yet. I tried 3 different lights with all showing some blue, incandescent, fluorescent and LED.


Any help is appreciated, Thanks!

 

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Why not coat them after all that labor??? Looks like good results.

 

With a clear coat you mean?

 

No like opti coat or cquartz. Sorry as I don't have much experience with metal polishing but maybe IPA, Menzerna TI, or carpro eraser will clean all the left over polish off the wheel to help the blue haze?

 

Ok. Ill look into the opti coat.

Maybe a cleaner wax for the blue? Didnt think about Megs cleaner wax I have.

 

What about Wolf's Rim Shield?