hand-job is the best !!!!

[yorkie boy]

just spent two hours cleaning the wheels on my rt/10!!.as a few of you know,when viper owned the car he had the wheels stripped and polished,so they take a lot of looking after!!.i bought a couple of large buffing wheels and polishing compound for the electric drill.tried it and then decided a large amount of elbow grease and a tube of solvol autosol will do the trick!!.they absolulely gleam !! i wish you could all see them.
new stripes next week! some really good quality material!!
sorry to bore you!!!
steve

[Viper]

once buffed retaining the shinyness is fairly easy keeping them dry is the secret, if they get wet dry them off ASAP

I got into the habit of 'dry-cleaning' them regardless after every run if just to remove brake dust

(send me a pic and i'll post it for you)

[10 cyl]

for longer lasting shine without having to use a metal polish all the time , use zymol wax from halfords after using a metal polish.
Last year I only had to polish my wheels twice, as long as you don't leave salt/grit off the road on your wheels, and wash them down with wash/wax zymol after using your viper, unlaquered wheels need not be a hassle.