Good morning! I drive a 97 FL 120. It has 1-single 150 gal. tank. Aluminum wheels on steer tires and until recently had painted buds on the drives. Well my boss bought a used trailer with alum. wheels on it and put a set on the drives for me. Well that became a challenge see, i count'nt just let them go unpolished. I have been teaching myself how to get the best job done. First you need to understand that the shine comes from the reflection of the metal, not that the metal is shinney. And that depends on how smooth the alum. is. If your wheels have yrs. of acid wash and salt from the highway, they may be real pitted and then you need to decided on how much work you want to do. I started with a 220 grit wet sand. I won't go any lower on the grit than that. It's abrasive enough that it takes a little work but will scratch the **** out the alum. and it's harder to get that out than anything. I went to a 400 next and then a 1000 grit. The polishing bars you have will work fine. It takes playing around to get the hang. What i like to finish with was a very loose wheel and liguid polish with "lite" touch. That seemed to get any polishing scratches out and leaves a smooth look. Good luck! It's a lot of work, but looks good when your done.
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