Polishing Billet Aluminum Wheels - Before & After

9. The fact that the Budnik M5 wheels are a five-star design made cleaning and polishing them much easier than multi-spoke wheels. Each spoke of the five-star was meticulously cleaned with the polishing wheel and compound.
9. The fact that the Budnik M5 wheels are a five-star design made cleaning and polishing t
10. Roberto then switched the polishing wheel to a much smaller head. This enabled him to get into the small ridges of the spokes and lip edges.
10. Roberto then switched the polishing wheel to a much smaller head. This enabled him to
11. Up on the workbench, Roberto used a tiny cleaning head to get into the hard-to-reach places, such as the lug-nut holes, as well as where the different surfaces met from the hoop, to the lip, to the face.
11. Up on the workbench, Roberto used a tiny cleaning head to get into the hard-to-reach

12. In the home stretch, Roberto cleaned the cleaning head and proceeded to apply the final buff on the wheels.
12. In the home stretch, Roberto cleaned the cleaning head and proceeded to apply the fina
13. Even inside of the shop, the freshly cleaned and polished wheel looked awesome and was ready for some sunshine.
13. Even inside of the shop, the freshly cleaned and polished wheel looked awesome and was
14. Side by side, it was hard to believe the wheel on the left was actually hand-polished because of how amazing the Mag Master's polished wheel on the right looked. No amount of As Seen on TV gimmicks-or elbow grease- could produce results like these.
14. Side by side, it was hard to believe the wheel on the left was actually hand-polished

15. Does this billet wheel look like it came right out of the box? Yeah, we agree, it looks better.
15. Does this billet wheel look like it came right out of the box? Yeah, we agree, it look
16. Notice the rock chips are gone on the rim lip, and the acid stains and blemishes have been buffed away to a high sheen. Special thanks to Roberto and Tom, and to Liz Kidd.
16. Notice the rock chips are gone on the rim lip, and the acid stains and blemishes have

Your Questions Answered

Time Spent Working - 5 hours
Degree of Difficulty - Moderate
Tools Needed - Nothing, Mag Masters does everything for you
Tools Used - Polishing wheel, compound, polishing machine, and years of experience
Total Cost - $65 (per wheel)
(The pricing varies on wheel size, wheel coatings, and full face and outer lip polishing, or both sides of the wheel polishing.)