Best aluminum polish, Wenol or Mothers?
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Best aluminum polish, Wenol or Mothers?
I recently picked up a set of the 91-92 16" rims. They have already been professionally polished. My question is, which polish would you recommend as being the best?
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I can't say which one is better, but Wenol is great man!
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I've never heard of Wenol.
We have Autosol up here in Canada.
It works great
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Guys, I tried both on my polished aluminum rims and I honestly could not tell the difference between the two. The Mother's is cheaper, more available (almost every parts chain carries it), and easier to apply (mothers is in a jar vs wenol in a toothpaste tube). Since I have already bought the tube of Wenol, I'll probably use it till its gone. I might try their "polish wax" they have on the web site I posted. Overall I'm not too impressed with the wenol polish (blue tube). But this is coming from a maintenance perspective. The product may work wonders for someone who has a dull aluminum finish.
Here's a pic of my polished rims:
http://communities.msn.com/Simon7000...hoto&PhotoID=4
http://communities.msn.com/Simon7000...hoto&PhotoID=3
[This message has been edited by simon (edited August 13, 2001).]
Here's a pic of my polished rims:
http://communities.msn.com/Simon7000...hoto&PhotoID=4
http://communities.msn.com/Simon7000...hoto&PhotoID=3
[This message has been edited by simon (edited August 13, 2001).]
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simon how did you get your rims that shiny
did you only use the mothers stuff or did you have it professionally done??
cuz i got my stock TA rims and they will not get shiny!!!!
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did you only use the mothers stuff or did you have it professionally done??
cuz i got my stock TA rims and they will not get shiny!!!!
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MattW, they have been professionally polished. I shudder to think at the work involved with completing this task by hand, although it is entirely possible given one had enought time and patience.
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I've used both, and in my opinion the Mothers worked significantly better. But I think the tube of Wenol was kinda old.
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