I was tired of the dull look to my original aluminum wheels on my 79.  I decided to remove the clear coat and try to polish them up.  I got a decent shine, but nothing like I've seen on other cars with the same wheels.  Does anyone out there have the secret process?  I'm not afraid the put a lot of "elbow grease" into it.

See Forums - view C3 Car care - thers are several posts about polishing the wheels  - One is Topic: Polished aluminum (2)

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Big Al

Two products I've used...Griot's Garage Mag Wheel Polish and Meguiar's Aluminum Polish.  Both are excellent for what you want.  Either will make your wheels sparkle.

I've found this works on my American Racing Wheels. I use the wax after the polishing.  http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=ARE%2D9000102&N=700+115&autoview=sku

Everyone will have a different opinion on metal polishes, but the one tool I would highly recommend buying is a Mother's Powerball.

This is a great kit to do wheels. It's a combination kit:http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=953&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=433&iSubCat=436&iProductID=953

This is just a buffing kit to save money:http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=951&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=433&iSubCat=436&iProductID=951

This is just the smoothing kit if that's all you want:http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=949&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=433&iSubCat=436&iProductID=949

This is an all purpose kit that I have and like:  http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=16939&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=433&iSubCat=436&iProductID=16939