Polished the water spots out of my wheels

[Fantom]

So I decided I needed a project for today. I got tired of seeing tons of water spots on my wheels and running boards from my damn sprinklers. I've tried everything to get rid of them and nothing worked. By chance I tried this stuff we use in the house for hard water stains on glass and hard surfaces called Bioclean. I'll let you guys judge if you think it worked or not

These just required some rubbing and the spots came right off. This side was the worst and it took me about 20 minutes
Pass Side Running Board

The wheels were a little more involved. The bioclean took off the waterspots and dulled the finish. So after using it on the whole wheel, I mixed some car soap and water, washed the wheel then dried it. Used some scratch X and finally meguiar's glazing polish and buffed it...all by hand!
Before

After

Before

After

 

[patrick@WDI]

Looks good, any special cloths?

 

[Fantom]

I used a blue shop towel for the rubbing, terry cloth towel for the polish and buffed with a microfiber.

 

[Lowdown89]

Looks good man! Now come do my wheels on the dually!

 

[patrick@WDI]

Looks like I may be doing this, unless I just get my centers powder coated... But the lip will get this done

 

[Fantom]

Jason, I'm ready for it LOL

Looks like I may be doing this, unless I just get my centers powder coated... But the lip will get this done

I just couldn't take seeing those damn water spots anymore. Now I need to work on the ones on the paint on the passenger's side.

 

[patrick@WDI]

What did that set you back?

 

[Lowdown89]

I think mine are in a have to be stripped and then repolisned I bought a powerball and it just made the wheels look clean but they still look pretty much flat no shine to them at all... I want mine looking like yours !

 

[Fantom]

What did that set you back?

My girlfriend stopped at walmart on her way home from work, when I told her I was polishing my wheels. She said it was $20.

I think mine are in a have to be stripped and then repolisned I bought a powerball and it just made the wheels look clean but they still look pretty much flat no shine to them at all... I want mine looking like yours !

When I did the wheels on my dually I used a buffing pad on my drill and Power Metal polish. It's made for chrome and un-coated aluminum. It's either Mother's or Meguiar's, I forget which. It took maybe 45 minutes per wheel, but they came out awesome.

 

[jdc753]

There ya go!! Always nice when it shines up like that.

I have done the same to my steps with just some mother's chrome & mag polish I had.

 

[powerstrokedkid87]

looks real good!