Hot Rods Nothing like magnesium....

I got my front wheels back today and had to post this pic...I love the look of oxidized magnesium, but damn they look good polished! I wonder how often I will have to polish them

 

You will grow to hate them soon

 

At least once a month...

 

Looks "pussy good"!

 

Love the shine,always looks like the owner cares when stuff is kept shiny.

 

Purdy!

 

wow, looking good.

you must be racing for money. I couldn't afford to have my wheels polished

 

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww

 

Wow shinny Look's good!

 

Nothing (metal wise) looks as good as polished magnesium's luster.

Second closest is the finish real rodders puts on their wheels

 

It's been 45 minutes since you posted. It's time to polish them now!

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Back when I ran Halibrands on my '29 coupe, I had to polish them every couple of weeks throughout the summer to keep them as shinny as yours. After 5-6 years of doing that I took them off and ran steelies. A lot less work, but not near as cool.

 

Can you put something on them? Boeshield?

http://boeshield.com/

 

I wonder. I was thinking about Dry Wash....I will play with them a little after the auto-rama...

 

Nope...just good friends!

 

Yeeeeeah, that'll last a week!

I give you 'till the middle of summer and you'll say "screw this"!

They do look purdy though!

2 things don't last, clean black cars and polished wheels.

What car is that on Don?

 

they look great , but theres a saying , "polish on saturday show on sunday"

 

So bright and shinie,i likie...

 

I thought it was "race on sunday - sell on monday"?

 

In Ohio - ALOT. Hope that you do not get caught out in the rain. They sure do look purdy though.

 

When you have downtime, put large garbage bag over wheels with a desicant bag inside. Saves the shine a long time. Also coat the wheels with a wheel wax, easy on, easy off and lasts longer.

 

Nuthin looks better than polished magnesium, but its a pain...I gave up doing them back about 1975. Dark gray kinda grows on ya! Always heard they can be clear coated?

 

Better than that is to buy those large vacuum bags as seen on TV an suck all the air out --The polish will last over a year.

 

Well someone worked their ass off you better buy them dinner and not chicken dinner.

Oh and you probably better buy stock in Mothers.

 

He says no Mother's unless it is the billit. He uses Busch Aluminum Polish. Can't bag them as the car will get used...we will see how bad it really is...They used to keep them polished on the car back in the day!

 

Wheel wax?

 

Hart Automotive 33 Willys.

 

Hell, I didn't even know you could polish magnesium. Looks good.

 

I agree 100% I buy Busch by the cases and everybody I have shown buys from me. Mothers is crap when it comes to magnesium! How often to repolish, depends on the weather the more damp the more often. I also am growing to like mine dark, sad thing it takes years to look good. I have them on three cars and could never keep them all polished here in Ohio!

 

After polishing them, clean with Laquer thinner and spray with clearcoat. I hear that there is some clear powder coat that works well too. I prefer the raw sandcast look like the Bonneville cars and old gassers.