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Old 08-10-2001, 02:42 PM
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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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where are you guys getting wenol? I am running out and I can't find it anywhere here (tampa)
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http://www.wenolit.com/
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Wenol is great! I've used it for years to keep rims nice and polished. Both the red tube and blue tube work wonders.

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I've never heard of Wenol.
We have Autosol up here in Canada.
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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




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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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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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